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SPOT FORECAST FOR MPRD ADMIN PILES - APACHE SADDLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
838 AM PST MON DEC 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 PST ON DECEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE COAST AND
MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE BURN THROUGH TONIGHT...DECREASING
ON TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...ALTHOUGH SOME
HEAVIER SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE LIGHT.
HUMIDITY WILL GENERALLY REMAIN HIGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 30-33.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING EAST 2-4 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 19-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 3-5 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AFTER
                    2200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT BY SUNRISE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 34-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    2-4 MPH AFTER 1200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 MPH.


FORECASTER...MENDENHALL
$$REQUESTED BY...KATE RODRIGUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111212.MPRDA.01/HNX