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SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO FIRE...KERN CO FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
541 PM PDT SAT JUL 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1700 PDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING MONSOON
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HOT THOUGH
CLOUDS SHOULD RESULT IN SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT BUT CAN BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC
IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS FROM THE EAST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 94-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 12-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO WEST 3-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 62-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 31-36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 88-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST
                    TO SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...NEIL BULLOCK SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130720.RANCH.01/HNX