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SPOT FORECAST FOR WBC NORTH...SLNWRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1144 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING COLDER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES OVER MERCED COUNTY WEDNESDAY.
A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL VALLEY MAY PROVIDE A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE FIRE AREA MAINLY IN THE MORNING. STRONGER NORTH
WINDS WILL BRING DRIER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVES
EAST OF THE SIERRA.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF MORNING SHOWERS.
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH 1400.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    BECOMING WEST BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 10-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO NORTH 8-13 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 15-17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121024.WBCNO.01/HNX