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SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
704 PM PDT MON APR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND A WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL CONTINUE THE WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH TODAY.
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRUSH THE YOSEMITE AREA TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. OTHERWISE THE MAIN
IMPACT ON THE DISTRICT WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES OF COOLING AND
GUSTY WINDS OVER THE SIERRA CREST WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER
THE STATE AFTERWARD WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING WELL ABOVE NORMAL
BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 59-63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AFTER 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...LYNDSAY ALARCON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.PMCWE.01/HNX