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SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE RX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
136 PM PST TUE JAN 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL SHIFT FURTHER INLAND
AS A TROUGH MOVES THROUGH NORTH CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
BRING A STRONGER ONSHORE SOUTH WIND OVER THE FIRE AREA AS
WELL AS COOLER TEMPERATURES. HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE WEDNESDAY AS SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INCREASES WITH THE
STRONGER SOUTH WIND. CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY WITH
HUMIDITY INCREASING AND LOWERING TO MID LEVELS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    ...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5-8 MPH BY 1300.
SURROUNDING RIDGE.SOUTH 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-12 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 600 FEET AG.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 1-3 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1000.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-10 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...ERNIE VILLA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130123.ICERX.01/HNX