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SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITAKER RX...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
358 PM PDT WED JUN 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST
AND REMAIN JUST OFFSHORE THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL BEGIN A
COOLING TREND OVER THE BURN ON THURSDAY WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING
BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS BY FRIDAY. HUMDITIES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY
UPWARD. INCREASING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGES THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-11 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH OVER THE RIDGE TOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVER
                    THE RIDGE TOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 8-12 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 3-9 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...MENDENHALL
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