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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAMMOTH...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
744 AM PDT FRI JUN 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0716 PDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST
WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL
USHER IN MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS OVER
THE FIRE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL REMAIN DIURNAL AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    WEST 4-8 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING TO
                    EAST 3-6 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    WEST 4-8 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...KEN THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130628.MAMMO.01/HNX