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SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
830 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1655 PST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTH ALONG THE
COAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BRINGING HIGH CLOUDS TO THE BURN
SITE WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES...BUT NO PRECIPITATION OR
SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBOUND OVER
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY KEEPING A DRY OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EASTERLY 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH AFTER 1000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120110.PONDE.01/HNX