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SPOT FORECAST FOR DENNISON...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
357 PM PDT THU AUG 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1509 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA IS DOMINATING THE WEATHER PATTERN. THIS
WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY
LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. CHANCES
OF AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A DAILY OCCURRENCE
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH THE PERIOD.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 1-4 MPH UNTIL 1400 PDT...THEN
                    WEST 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 65-69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1930 PDT...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT...THEN
                    NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35-39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS UNTIL 1400 PDT...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...INCREASING TO WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...OCHS
$$REQUESTED BY...FEMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120816.DENNI.01/HNX