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SPOT FORECAST FOR GROVELAND PILE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1022 PM PST SUN FEB 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
THROUGH MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES
THE WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE STATE. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
MOVE IN FROM THE PACIFIC ON TUESDAY AND BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO
THE BURN AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION FOR THE
LATTER PORTION OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...INCREASING CLOUDS BY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 62-67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 12-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 47-52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 8-12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 23 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...GARY CONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120206.GROVE.01/HNX