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SPOT FORECAST FOR MPRD APACHE SADDLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
946 AM PST THU FEB 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 PST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL BRING PATCHY LOW CLOUDS TO
THE BURN AREA TODAY...OTHERWISE SUNNY. AN OFFSHORE FLOW AT THE
SURFACE MAY BRING SOME LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH
WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS INTO THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT WILL PREVAIL FRIDAY WITH A WARNING TREND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO 3-7 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 29-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 73-83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3-7 BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 51-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST LESS THAN 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120216.MPRDA.02/HNX