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SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
813 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS TO MOVE INTO
CALIFORNIA. WEDNESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRY OVER THE BURN SITE
AS THE FIRST SYSTEM MOVES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE NEXT
CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE BURN SITE WILL BE ON FRIDAY WITH RAIN
BECOMING LIKELY BY FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN
SITE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH THE PRECIPITATION CHANGING OVER TO
SNOW BY SUNDAY.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH BY 1200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 15-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120118.PONDE.01/HNX