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SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR VALLEY...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
538 PM PST THU JAN 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BUILD OVER THE
REGION AND PROVIDE DRY AND RELATIVELY MILD WEATHER FOR FRIDAY AND
THE WEEKEND.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-7 MPH AFTER 1200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 5-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-7 MPH AFTER 1200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 MPH.


.EXTENDED OUTLOOK...

.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH UP 2-4
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH.

.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 1-3
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTH 3-9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 1-3
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHWEST 3-11 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...NOAH CHING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110114.CEDAR.01/HNX