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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE RIDGE PILE BURN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
240 PM PDT TUE APR 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 PDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL DECREASE OVER THE BURN TONIGHT AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN U.S. TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE TO ABOVE
NORMAL AND HUMIDITIES WILL TREND DOWNWARD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS 5-7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 9 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 3-7 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS 2-5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH.

FORECASTER...MENDENHALL
$$REQUESTED BY...VICTOR ESPINOSA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130409.BLUER.02/HNX