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SPOT FORECAST FOR JAWBONE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1008 PM PDT TUE AUG 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2102 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL MOVE
INLAND OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
DRY LIGHTNING WITH THIS SYSTEM AND FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE HEIGHTENED
WITH THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. DRY
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL
LOWER SLIGHTLY TO NEAR NORMAL ON WEDNESDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE
THEREAFTER. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN INFLUENCED...EXCEPT GUSTY
AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
                    DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 86-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON WINDS 4-9 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH AFTER 1100
                    PDT. GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 11000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 63-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 6-12 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 6-13 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH BY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 86-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON WINDS 6-12 MPH IN EARLY
                    MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON AFTER 0800 PDT
                    THEN BECOMING WEST 8-17 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT. GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN ALLISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120821.JAWBO.01/HNX