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SPOT FORECAST FOR MONOTTI 320140...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
753 AM PST TUE FEB 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
KEEP A DRY NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY WARMER WITH GENERALLY LIGHT
WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 51-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 2-5 MPH AFTER
                    1400 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-4 MPH AFTER 1100 PST...THEN NORTHWEST
                    3-8 MPH AFTER 1400 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHEAST 1-4 MPH AND INCREASING TO
                    3-5 MPH BY 0500 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 400 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 54-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH AROUND 1000 PST...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 2-5 MPH AROUND 1400 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...BEAN

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REQUESTED BY...DAVID REYNOLDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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