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SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE TREE PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
905 PM PST WED FEB 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE STATE. WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND LOWER
HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 32-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    2200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 59-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 43-48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 4-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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