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SPOT FORECAST FOR KITFOX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
745 PM PDT WED OCT 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
TO THE NORTH SECTORS OF THE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.
THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH QUICKLY WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
REBUILDING FOR DRYING AND WARMING FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SURFACE HIGH BUILDING IN THE GREAT BASIN WILL PRODUCE STRONGER
OFFSHORE WINDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS WILL EXACERBATE THE DRY
CONDITIONS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    1100 PDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 56-61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 88-93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 44-49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121101.KITFO.01/HNX