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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDEN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
919 PM PDT WED SEP 28 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
913 PM PDT WED SEP 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1742 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION WILL BRING DRY WEATHER AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE
FIRE THURSDAY. A NORTHWARD INFLUX OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BRING
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. DRY
LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE UNTIL DEEPER MOISTURE ARRIVES SATURDAY. THE
THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY AS A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT BRINGS A SOMEWHAT DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS INTO THE
REGION ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.

5 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...

A DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FIRE MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES AVERAGING CLOSE TO NORMAL. A STORM
SYSTEM WILL BRING WET WEATHER AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE
FIRE BY LATE WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN
MUCH COOLER THAN NORMAL THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND MODERATELY HIGH HUMIDITIES. SATURDAY WILL BRING LOWER
HUMIDITIES AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    2-4 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHERLY 7-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF AN
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST 7-10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE

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REQUESTED BY...JOSH PIEROTTE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE