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SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1010 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING CLOUDY SKIES...GUSTY WINDS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BRIEFLY BRING DRY
AND WARMING CONDITIONS AHEAD OF ANOTHER SYSTEM EXPECTED TO IMPACT
THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF MORNING SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-41 AT IGNITION...MAX 48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50-52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO WEST 4-8 MPH BY NOON PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 10-15 MPH BY 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 300 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO NEAR
                    2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPING
                    WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 400 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPING WINDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...MATT SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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