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SPOT FORECAST FOR MTN HOME VMP...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
926 PM PDT WED OCT 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE CHANCE OF SHOWERS
FOR THE BURN SITE THURSDAY MORNING...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING AS AN UPPER-LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL REBUILD FOR DRYING AND WARMING FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. A SURFACE HIGH BUILDING IN THE GREAT BASIN WILL PRODUCE
STRONGER OFFSHORE WINDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS WILL EXACERBATE THE
DRY CONDITIONS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 51-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER 0900 PDT...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 5-12 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5-12 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING
                    TO NORTH 3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER 0800 PDT...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST BY THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3-8 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...DAVE SHY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121101.MTNHO.01/HNX