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SPOT FORECAST FOR MANOTTI 320141...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
817 AM PST TUE FEB 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TRANSITION TO WET...BREEZY AND MUCH COOLER WEATHER
WILL BEGIN TODAY AS A COLD PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO CALIFORNIA. BY
TONIGHT...THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 2500
FEET...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW DOWN INTO THE FOOTHILLS. WHILE THIS
STORM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE BURN AREA ON WEDNESDAY...UNSETTLED
WEATHER AND COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL RECOVER A LITTLE
EACH DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 38-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 68-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5-7 MPH GUSTING TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-10 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 25-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 6-8 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING. BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3-5 MPH BY 2300 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 7-9 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH.
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH BY 2300 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 6500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY AFTER 0800 PST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 43-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 53-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 3-5 MPH...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH BY 1300 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 5-7 MPH...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH BY 1300 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...DAVID REYNOLDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130219.MANOT.01/HNX