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SPOT FORECAST FOR COW FIRE...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1019 AM PDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0940 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER CALIFORNIA DURING
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE STRENGTHENING RIDGE WILL ALLOW FOR A
GRADUAL WARMING TREND IN TEMPERATURES. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITIES
WILL BE SOMEWHAT LOWER THAN NORMAL UNTIL WEDNESDAY...WHEN A
DEVELOPING EAST FLOW MAY BRING MORE MOISTURE INTO THE AREA OF THE
FIRE AS WELL AS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...DENISE AUSTIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120806.COWFI.01/HNX