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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLIDES...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
923 PM PDT TUE SEP 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2058 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION... RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION
WILL BUILD WESTWARD INTO CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THIS RIDGE...ALONG WITH A TROF OF LOWER PRESSURE OFF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST WILL HELP FUNNEL SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE
SOUTHERN SIERRAS WHICH WILL BRING INCREASED CLOUDS TO THE FIRE
SITE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BEFORE THE UPPER LOW LIFTS INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AS THE LOW LIFTS...THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME
MORE WESTERLY...SHIFTING THE MOISTURE WELL TO THE EAST OF THE
FIRE.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-7 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-7 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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