FNUS76 KHNX 160230
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SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS-SOUTH OPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
730 PM PDT SUN APR 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE STATE TODAY THEN WEAKEN BUT REMAIN IN CONTROL THROUGH TUESDAY.
DRY WEATHER...LOWER HUMIDITIES AND WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES CAN
BE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE DURING THIS TIME. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH BY 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1930 PDT BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0900 PDT BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH BY 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...ADAM CRAWFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120416.PMCWE.01/HNX