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SPOT FORECAST FOR COVE FIRE...KERN COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
243 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0051 PDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN A
BRISK ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH SUNDAY AND PROVIDE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS
OVER THE FIRE SITE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN MODERATE WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES SATURDAY THEN FURTHER COOLING ON SUNDAY. SKIES
WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY THEN INCREASING
CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY THEN INCREASING CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH INCREASING TO 12-18
                    MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 23-33 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH AFTER NOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 56-62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO 7-14
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 21-31 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    23 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 18-28 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER NOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 48-53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...DECREASING TO 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...BUTCH AGOSTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110528.COVEF.01/HNX