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SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1148 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS AND AN ONSHORE FLOW WILL PROVIDE COOL
AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN IN THE FIRE AREA.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 43-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 11-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7-9 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 18-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 51-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTH 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST WINDS 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120117.PONDE.01/HNX