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SPOT FORECAST FOR GROVELAND PILE BURN 2S20...USFS-SOUTH OPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
631 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND LITTLE CHANGE
IN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES. A PACIFIC WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY BRINGING INCREASED WINDS ALONG WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE BURN SITE. TEMPERATURES WILL
TREND SHARPLY LOWER WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TRENDS INCREASE. THE
WEEKEND WILL REMAIN COOL AND BREEZY WITH A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...GARY CONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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