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SPOT FORECAST FOR REDWOOD HOLDING ACTIONS...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1029 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DRY
AIR OVER THE THE SEQUOIA AREA TUESDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
BRING A WARMING TREND THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT IGNITION...55-59. MAX 73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT IGNITION...40-45 PERCENT. MIN 23-28.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY 1000.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 700 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY 1000.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTIAN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110816.REDWO.01/HNX