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SPOT FORECAST FOR SIT UNIT CLASS...SAN JOSE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1021 AM PDT THU AUG 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES HAVE ALREADY CLEARED THIS MORNING BUT A MARINE
INVERSION STILL EXISTS AT AROUND 2000 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON DOWN THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER
TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA THAT WILL KEEP THE MARINE LAYER BETWEEN
2000 AND 2500 FEET INTO FRIDAY. THE TROUGH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES
BELOW NORMAL WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY INTO THE WEEKEND. NORMAL HIGHS
FOR EARLY AUGUST ARE IN THE UPPER 80S AND HIGHS THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S...SO ABOUT 5-10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MINIMUM 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTH/NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW LATE DAY GUSTS 9-12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MARINE LAYER........2200.

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FORECASTER...R_WALBRUN
REQUESTED BY...KEN ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110804.SITUN.01/MTR
.EMAIL KEN.ANDERSON@SSF.NET