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SPOT FORECAST FOR PLATFORM...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
700 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS WILL INVADE THE BURN SITE BEHIND
WEDNESDAY/S STORM SYSTEM...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE
REGION. THIS RIDGE WILL PROVIDE FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES...LOWER
HUMIDITIES AND DIMINISHED WIND SPEEDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 4-8 MPH...INCREASING TO 6-10 MPH AFTER
                    1100 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 800 FEET AT IGNITION...RISING TO 2500
                    FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST AND PATCHY FOG
                    LATE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 8-12 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING.
                    BECOMING NORTH 4-8 MPH AFTER 2200 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300 FEET AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST AND PATCHY FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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