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SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
828 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1725 PST ON NOVEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SHIFT IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL OCCUR OVER THE
BURN AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF POTENTIALLY
WET STORMS MOVES INTO THE REGION.  HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR
AT TIMES AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY MIXED
                    WITH SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW LEVEL AROUND 8000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 41-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 62-67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL AROUND
                    7500 FEET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 32-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 94-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 15-25 IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO
                    10-15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN...POSSIBLY
                    MIXED WITH SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW LEVEL 8000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 39-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 56-62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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