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SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1108 PM PDT SUN APR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HUMIDITIES IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS TO REMAIN LOW THROUGH
TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOW HUMIDITIES
OVER THE FIRE AREA...AS WELL AS POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY MONDAY
NIGHT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH
MONDAY...THEN BECOME STRONGER AND GUSTY OVER THE RIDGES BY
TUESDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 8-11 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-3 IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    20 MPH BY 1600 PDT.
 MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 20-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 2-5 IN THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. RAIN LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...KATE RODRIGUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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