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SPOT FORECAST FOR MPRD PMC...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
753 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION FROM THIS SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN SITE. A COOL NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA ON THURSDAY KEEPING UNSETTLED
CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN SITE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REBUILD OVER
THE REGION ON FRIDAY FOR A WARMING AND DRYING TREND AND AN OFFSHORE
FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 3-6 MPH BY NOON PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 8-16 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 10-20 MPH BY NOON PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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