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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER UNIT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
550 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA MONDAY WITH
COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES, CLOUDS AND GUSTY WINDS. ON TUESDAY
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES,
WEAKER WINDS AND LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY TRENDS.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTH UP TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 9-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...SHAWN MURPHY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110509.WALKE.01/HNX