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SPOT FORECAST FOR PLATFORM...SLNWRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
702 PM PST MON FEB 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP A DRY AIRMASS
OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SPREAD SOME PRECIPITATION INTO THE BURN AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS THURSDAY.
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS PRECIPITATION TO THE BURN AREA ON SUNDAY.


.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH BY NOON PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT (TUESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN BECOMING LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH BY MIDNIGHT PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8-12 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    DECREASING TO 3-6 MPH BY NOON PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110301.PLATF.01/HNX