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SPOT FORECAST FOR COMANCHE COMPLEX...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
716 PM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1732 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
FIRE. THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN WILL ALSO INCREASE DURING THIS
PERIOD THANKS TO A DEEPER INFLUX OF MOISTURE. ALTHOUGH THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW WEAKENS A BIT AFTER THE WEEKEND...A THUNDERSTORM STILL
CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE MONDAY AND TUESDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EASTERLY 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH
                    BY NOON PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH
                    BY NOON PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 MPH DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM...MAINLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-5 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH BECOMING EAST 3-5 MPH BY
                    2200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH BECOMING EAST 4 MPH BY 2200 PDT.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF AN
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...TIM CHAVEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110910.COMAN.01/HNX