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SPOT FORECAST FOR BARNES NORTH...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
616 PM PDT SUN MAR 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION
TODAY RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES. A SLIGHT COOLING
TREND WILL THEN OCCUR EACH DAY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE RIDGE
SLOWLY SHIFTS EAST.

.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO SOUTHWEST BY 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT (MONDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO EAST AFTER 2200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO SOUTHWEST BY 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...TOMAS GONZALEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130325.BARNE.01/HNX