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SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR VALLEY...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
955 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 PST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY UPPER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE DISTRICT WILL
BRING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE RIDGES AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL START TO WARM
BACK UP WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO CALIFORNIA.
HOWEVER OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS
THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44 AT IGNITION...MAX 50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH AROUND 1000 PST...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 1-4 MPH AFTER 1600 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH-NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 2-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 26-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH AFTER 1000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

TEMPERATURES........WARMING 2-4 DEGREES EACH DAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........LITTLE CHANGE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH EACH AFTERNOON. LIGHT
                    DOWNSLOPE AT NIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-6 MPH.



FORECASTER...BEAN

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REQUESTED BY...NOAH CHING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110208.CEDAR.01/HNX