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SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
739 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY
BEFORE THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ANY PRECIPITATION FROM THIS
SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN SITE ALTHOUGH IT WILL BRING
INCREASED CLOUDS...INCREASED DAYTIME HUMIDITIES AND SLIGHTLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BECOME RE-ESTABLISHED
OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK FOR DRIER
AND WARMER WEATHER.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY NOON PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT (TUESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO WEST 3-6 MPH BY NOON PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 10-15 MPH BY NOON PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...MATT SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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