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SPOT FORECAST FOR BARNES NORTH...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
631 PM PDT MON OCT 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ON TUESDAY AS AN UPPER LOW
OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC APPROACHES THE PACIFIC NW COAST. A DRY
COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW PUSHES INLAND TO THE NORTH. THIS WILL LOWER
TEMPERATURES TO MORE SEASONABLE LEVELS AND INCREASE HUMIDITY
OVER THE BURN.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 43-48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    1-3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 53-58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 MPH.


FORECASTER...MENDENHALL
$$REQUESTED BY...ADAM HERNANDEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111018.BARNE.01/HNX