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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARACK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
608 PM PDT FRI SEP 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1740 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL CA WITH A MODEST AMOUNT OF
MOISTURE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS
TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN
ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL
OVER THE BURN AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK AS COOLER AIR PUSHES IN. MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND WETTER WEATHER ARE EXPECTED BY THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK AS THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON MOVES INTO
CENTRAL CA.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6-12 MPH. WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC
                    AND GUSTY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6-11 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS
                    WILL BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET OR LESS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45-51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3-9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...TARO PUSINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110930.TAMAR.01/HNX