FNUS76 KHNX 130530
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SPOT FORECAST FOR K R R D  PILE  BRECKENRIDGE...U.S.F.S.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1030 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SEVERAL WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA KEEPING THE BURN SITE UNDER A MILD BUT DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW. HOWEVER...A DEEPER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL DROP
TOWARD THE BURN SITE BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS LIGHT PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. HEAVIER PRECIPITATION AND COOLER TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE DISTRICT ALONG WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY
WINDS THIS COMING WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT IGNITION...28-30...MAX 48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT IGNITION...58-60...MIN 44-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 6-10 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-12 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 10-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 400 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO
                    1200 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7-11 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH AFTER
                    2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-12 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 12-16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1500 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES.
HUMIDITY............MINIMUM RH UP 8-12 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........WEST 8-12 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST 10-15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES.
HUMIDITY............MINIMUM RH DOWN 3-5 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........WEST 10-15 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHWEST 14-20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........TEMPERATURES DOWN 7-9 DEGREES.
HUMIDITY............MINIMUM RH UP 2-4 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........NORTHWEST TO WEST 14-20 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHWEST 18-25 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...ADAM SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120313.KRRDP.01/HNX