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SPOT FORECAST FOR ASH MOUNTAIN RX- UNIT 2 3...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
659 PM PDT SUN JUN 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 PDT ON JUNE 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL RESIDE OVER THE BURN
SITE THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK WITH CONTINUED WARM
TEMPERATURES...LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITIES AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO A POSITION OFF THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST ON TUESDAY THEN PUSH INLAND ON WEDNESDAY
RESULTING IN COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES OVER THE
BURN SITE.

.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-99.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT (MONDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTAIN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110627.ASHMO.01/HNX