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SPOT FORECAST FOR VC 2 UNIT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
735 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL CA WILL
KEEP DRY WEATHER OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A
MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE END
OF THE WEEK AS A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN CANADA
DRIFTS SOUTH TO THE CENTRAL COAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL SPREAD RAIN OVER THE BURN AREA AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
GUSTY WINDS AND VERY COLD AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM AND SNOW
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO AROUND 1000 FEET BY FRIDAY NIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-46 AT IGNITION...MAX 60-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........86-90 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37-41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 94-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 41-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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