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SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAIL...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
945 PM PDT SAT SEP 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2112 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS TROUGH SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
AN INCREASING DRY WEST FLOW WITH POSSIBLE MARINE AIR OVER THE BURN
SITE ON SUNDAY. THIS MARINE AIR WILL RESULT IN COOLER CONDITIONS WITH
BETTER RECOVERIES ON SUNDAY ALONG WITH BREEZY WINDS. AFTERWARD...THE
BURN SITE WILL SEE A DECREASING TREND IN HUMIDITIES ON MONDAY AS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REBUILDS OVER THE REGION. THIS HIGH
PRESSURE WILL ALSO BRING A WARMING TREND FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK AS WELL
AS LIGHTER WINDS.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-6 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 9-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 9-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER
                    1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.


.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4-9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...SAMANTHA GAULDING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110924.QUAIL.03/HNX