FNUS76 KHNX 090542
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR VALLEY PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
942 PM PST THU MAR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER CALIFORNIA THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT CONTINUING A WARMING TREND AT THE BURN SITE. THE
RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST ON SATURDAY THEN AN UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WHICH WILL BRING
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED MOISTURE FOR THE EARLY PART OF
NEXT WEEK.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH AFTER 1000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 3-7 MPH AFTER 1000 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 6 MPH AFTER 1000 PST.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL DURING
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 MPH
                    AFTER 1900 PST

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH AFTER 1000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 MPH AFTER 1000 PST.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...MIKE FRALICKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120309.CEDAR.01/HNX