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SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITAKER RX...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
401 PM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
DISTRICT THROUGH MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS ANCHORED
OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. MEANWHILE...A FAIRLY STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND
BRING MARINE AIR INTRUSIONS INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AT TIMES.
GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN PASSES EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THIS
EVENING FOR A BRIEF PERIOD AS A WEAK COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE
AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE COOLER THAN NORMAL THROUGH THE
PERIOD WITH HUMIDITIES REMAINING AT MODERATE LEVELS. A WARMING
TREND IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE BY MID NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES
REACHING ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS AND A RETURN TO LOW HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10-12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10-12 MPH.



FORECASTER...BROTHERTON
$$REQUESTED BY...FEMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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