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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1055 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC STORM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA TODAY. THIS STORM BRING PERIODS OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW TO THE AREA...WITH COLD TEMPERATURES AND LOW SNOW LEVELS.
PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AROUND MID MORNING AT THE FIRE AREA.
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AS ADDITIONAL
STORMS MOVE THROUGH CALIFORNIA.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL AROUND 5000 FEET.
                    PRECIPITATION COULD START AROUND IGNITION TIME.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 40 AT AROUND IGNITION TIME...COOLING
                    THEREAFTER TO 33-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 81-86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 8-16 MPH AFTER 1000 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.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 9-15 MPH...
                    DECREASING TO 7-11 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS..... WEST 10-12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL
                    LATE AFTERNOON...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 12-14 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. TEMPERATURES LITTLE
CHANGE. MINIMUM RH DOWN 2-4 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 12-20 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHEAST 7-14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. TEMPERATURES LITTLE
CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-9 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 10-20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. TEMPERATURES UP 2-4 DEGREES.
MINIMUM RH DOWN 5-11 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTH 3-7 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...MACK SPARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110216.REDMO.01/HNX