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SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD...SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
641 PM PDT MON AUG 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1739 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL TRANSPORT
TROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE BURN AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT OVER THE RIDGES AFTERNOON.
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND LIFT TO CREATE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING AFTER 1300 PDT EACH DAY.
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY HIGHER THROUGH THE PERIOD.
WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY
THUNDERSTORM.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH 1000 PDT THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300 PDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH. WINDS ERRATIC
                    AND GUSTY IF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH 2000 PDT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 7-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH 1000 PDT THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300 PDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH. WINDS ERRATIC
                    AND GUSTY IF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP.

SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 9-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...ECC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110822.COLD_.01/HNX