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SPOT FORECAST FOR ASH MTN RX...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
720 PM PDT THU JUN 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION
ON FRIDAY AND BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS AS WELL AS SLIGHT
INCREASE IN HUMIDITY. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY. A COMBINATION
OF A BUILDING RIDGE AND OFFSHORE WIND FLOW WILL RESULT IN WARMER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 97-101.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 63-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 46-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH UNTIL 2200 PDT...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH UNTIL 2200 PDT...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 100-104.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6-9 MPH UNTIL 0800 PDT...THEN
                    TURNING WEST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5-7 MPH UNTIL 0600 PDT...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...OCHS
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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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