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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOTOR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
408 PM PDT SAT SEP 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1533 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A GRADUAL INCREASE
IN MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE THROUGH LABOR DAY. A SLIGHTLY DRIER
AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE DISTRICT BY TUESDAY AS
WINDS ALOFT BECOME MORE WESTERLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX TOP 82-87.
                        BOTTOM 87-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000 PDT BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 10000 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN TOP 58-65.
                        BOTTOM 63-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 53-64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER
                    2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1-3 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 MPH.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX TOP 82-87.
                        BOTTOM 85-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH AFTER
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 12000
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...GREG COX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110903.MOTOR.01/HNX