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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER UNIT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
735 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE DISTRICT ON TUESDAY WITH LIGHTER WINDS.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA WEDNESDAY WITH A CHANCE
OF RAIN ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE DISTRICT FOR THE END OF THE WEEK
BRINGING WARMING AND DRYING CONDITIONS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 60 AT IGNITION TIME...MAX 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FEET AGL BY THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 87-92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700 FEET AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING,
                    INCREASING TO 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FEET AGL BY THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.


FORECASTER...BSO
$$REQUESTED BY...SHAWN MURPHY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110524.WALKE.01/HNX