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FNUS76 KHNX 231449
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MERCED NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
749 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK OVER CALIFORNIA.
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO COOL AGAIN BY FRIDAY AS ANOTHER
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE COAST. MAINLY LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL PREVAIL.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 AT IGNITION...MAX 87-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    8-12 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 MPH AT IGNITION BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH
                    AFTER 1400 PDT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 3=-8 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT...THEN BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 89-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    8-12 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

$$

REQUESTED BY...TRACEY GERMINO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20080923.MERCE.01/HNX

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FNUS76 KHNX 230642
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SPOT FORECAST FOR TEHIPITE...SEQUOIA NTL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1142 PM PDT MON SEP 22 2008

FORECAST IS BASED ON A TIME OF 2335 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER ABOUT 3-5 PERCENT...BUT AT LEAST SOME
MODERATE NIGHTTIME RECOVERY WILL CONTINUE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80-83 BOTTOM...64-69 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49-54 BOTTOM...37-43 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 51-59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 83-86 BOTTOM...67-72 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...BILL HYATT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20080922.TEHIP.01/HNX

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FNUS76 KHNX 220151
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SPOT FORECAST FOR TEHIPITE...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
651 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1554 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN THE WAKE
OF A WEAK TROUGH WHICH MOVED THROUGH OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL
KEEP A COOL AIRMASS OVER THE FIRE ON MONDAY. WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK OVER CALIFORNIA.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82 LOWER ELEVATIONS...66-68 UPPER.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47 LOWER ELEVATIONS...38-40 UPPER.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 0-2 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87 LOWER ELEVATIONS...71-73 UPPER.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...BRIT ROSSO DAVE MCCANDLESS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20080921.TEHIP.01/HNX

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FNUS76 KHNX 210151
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SPOT FORECAST FOR TEHIPITE...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
651 PM PDT SAT SEP 20 2008

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1520 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND COOLER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WARMER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EARLY IN THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS BACK OVER CALIFORNIA.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78 LOWER ELEVATIONS...62-64 UPPER.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42 LOWER ELEVATIONS...34-36 UPPER.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 0-2 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL..
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82 LOWER ELEVATIONS...66-68 UPPER.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...BRIT ROSSO DAVE MCCANDLESS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20080920.TEHIP.01/HNX