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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIDDLE NECK...SLNWRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1036 PM PST TUE NOV 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN MERCED
COUNTY WARMER AND DRY WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS AN UPPER LOW APPROACHES THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
STRONGER SOUTH WINDS WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE FIRE AREA THURSDAY
WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE COAST CLOSER
TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING 3-7 MPH AROUND MIDDAY.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 11-16 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 MPH.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111109.FIDDL.01/HNX