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SPOT FORECAST FOR MONOTTI...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
905 PM PST FRI MAR 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE
AREA SATURDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE
NORMAL. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN MAINLY ON SATURDAY
NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SEVERAL DEGREES BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BUT
REMAIN A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3-7 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH BY THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 6-12
                    MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8-12 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER 1000 PST...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1500 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...CLINT GOULD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130301.MONOT.01/HNX