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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
615 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL OCCUR
THIS WEEK. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF TROUGHS WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BRINGING WIND...RAIN...AND
SNOW AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
THURSDAY THEN A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE CHANCES FOR
SNOW FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 36-41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST 3-7 MPH AFTER 1200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 31-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84-94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL AROUND 5000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 32-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 81-86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-16 MPH AFTER 1200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING MORE
                    WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. TEMPERATURES DOWN 3-5 DEGREES.
MINIMUM RH UP 1-3 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-9 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST 7-14 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES UP 2-4 DEGREES.
MINIMUM RH DOWN 1-3 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........SOUTH 6-12 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 10-20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE.
MINIMUM RH DOWN 1-3 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 8-16 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...MACK SPARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110215.REDMO.01/HNX