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SPOT FORECAST FOR MPRD APACHE SADDLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
846 PM PST MON FEB 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1425 PST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING DRY
WEATHER AND A WARMING TREND THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 21-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST 2-5 MPH. GUSTS TO 10 MPH POSSIBLE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 32-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 63-68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTH UP TO 1-4 MPH AFTER 1000 PST...
                    NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH AFTER 1400 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH EARLY MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTH 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...BEAN

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REQUESTED BY...KATE RODRIGUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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