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SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
917 PM PDT MON APR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WEST WILL FLATTEN OUT AS A COUPLE OF WEAK
SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH NORTH CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL PROVIDE AN
ONSHORE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH LITTLE CHANGE
IN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY AT THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL INCREASE
SLIGHTLY BY WEDNESDAY WITH THE PASSING SYSTEM.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0900 PDT BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 MPH
                    AFTER 1200 PDT.


.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH BECOMING NORTH 8 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 PDT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 5-9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...ADAM CRAWFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.PMCWE.01/HNX