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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHIRLEY...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
258 PM PDT MON AUG 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1350 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PULL IN SUB TROPICAL MOISTURE AND PROVIDE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. DRIER
AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN AND CONFINE THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT
FURTHER NORTH OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TUESDAY. TERRAIN INFLUENCED
WINDS WILL PREVAIL BUT STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
                    ***GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS***
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 83-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 31-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. ***GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY
                    THUNDERSTORMS***
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 62-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 12-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 81-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH BY 1100.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 12-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...SCOT STEINBRING  ICT3
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130819.SHIRL.02/HNX