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SPOT FORECAST FOR HELIPORT...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
816 PM PDT WED APR 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1625 PDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT
IS CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY. THE MAIN EFFECT WILL
BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BURN SITE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OTHERWISE...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL BRUSH THE AREA
EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR SEVERAL DEGREES OF COOLING...MUCH STRONGER
WINDS...AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200 PDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 15-25 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING DECREASING
                    TO 6-12 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT (THURSDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 2000 PDT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-12 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO NORTHEAST BY 2000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM BASYE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130410.HELIP.02/HNX