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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS San Joaquin Valley, CA

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SPOT FORECAST FOR CARSTENS...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
806 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1946 PDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY ONSHORE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP SKIES
MOSTLY CLEAR OVER THE FIRE. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW
DURING THE PERIOD...SLIGHTLY BETTER RECOVERIES WILL BE SEEN TOWARD
MID WEEK AS TEMPERATURES LOWER TO BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT (TUESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...DAVID COOPER - IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130617.CARST.01/HNX