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SPOT FORECAST FOR BARNES NORTH...USFS SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1100 PM PDT SUN APR 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WELL WEST OF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL KEEP A DRY
NORTHWEST FLOW IN PLACE OVER THE BURN SITE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS OVER THE HIGHER
RIDGES. LITTLE DAY TO DAY CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY TRENDS IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH TERRAIN
INFLUENCED DIURNAL WIND PREVAILING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT IGNITION 59-61...MAX 73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT IGNITION 40-42 PERCENT...MIN 31-33 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 900 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO
                    2500 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-6 MPH DURING THE EARLY
                    EVENING...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH
                    AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 600 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPING WINDS 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0900 PDT.
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH AFTERWARD.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...TOMAS GONZALEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130422.BARNE.01/HNX