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SPOT FORECAST FOR BARNES MTN NORTH...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
910 AM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 PDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP
DRY CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER
THE BURN TODAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA
TUESDAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN. THE MAIN EFFECT
WILL BE LOWER TEMPERATURES...HIGHER HUMIDITY...AND AN INCREASE IN
WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    3-6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-7 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......WEST 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    1-3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY SUNRISE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 MPH.


FORECASTER...MENDENHALL
$$REQUESTED BY...TOMAS GONZALEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111031.BARNE.02/HNX