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SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
731 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY WILL BRING SOME CLOUDS...INCREASED MOISTURE AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE BURN SITE THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRY
WEATHER WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE THEN EXPECTED THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY AS A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW PREVAILS ALOFT.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH BY NOON PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH BY NOON PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 6-12 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 3-6 MPH BY 2100 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-20 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 6-12 MPH BY 2100 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...DAVID ERNST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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