FNUS76 KHNX 190401
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
801 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 19.
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. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD SOUTH TO THE BURN SITE BY LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT. A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN EXISTS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
COOLER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL SUNDAY INTO MONDAY THEN A DRYING
TREND IS EXPECTED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO WEST 4-8 MPH BY NOON PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 20-35 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT (THURSDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 20-35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 20-30 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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