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SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
816 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1705 PST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW OFFSHORE WILL DRIFT EASTWARD TOWARDS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUNDAY. SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WITH THE LOW WILL BRING
MID AND UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE FIRE AREA AS WELL AS INCREASING
HUMIDITY. A DRY FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
DISTRICT SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONG WINDS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
INTO MONDAY MORNING.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 24-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 4-8 MPH BY 1200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-10 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    12-18 MPH BY 1200 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120114.PONDE.01/HNX