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SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER FIRE...CAL FIRE - MADERA MARIPOSA UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1258 AM PDT MON AUG 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2347 PDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL PUSH MOST OF THE
MOISTURE EAST OF THE SIERRA. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ON MONDAY...BUT ONLY
SCATTERED CUMULUS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL
TREND WARMER AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL TREND LOWER. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND TERRAIN INFLUENCED.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 91-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 68-71.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 56-61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 93-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...PAUL PUMAREJO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110731.SILVE.01/HNX