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FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MERCED PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1100 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MODERATE
HUMIDITY THROUGH THE PERIOD. WINDS COULD SEE AN INCREASE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING OVER NORTH
CALIFORNIA. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING A THREAT OF LIGHT RAIN
TO THE FIRE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. SLIGHT RISK OF RAIN SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE WEDNESDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........AT IGNITION 63...MAX 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT IGNITION 80...MIN 51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    BECOMING WEST 7-10 MPH BY 1400.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...WEST 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7-10 MPH...BECOMING
                    NW 2-5 MPH BY 0500.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12-15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS..... NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...SHAWN MURPHY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110315.MERCE.01/HNX