Suppression Forecast Issued by NWS San Joaquin Valley, CA
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING EXERCISE...CAL FIRE TULARE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
753 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG COOLING TO
THE REGION WEDNESDAY. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH HIGHER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK
AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL. MAINLY DIURNAL
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD.
.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-23 PERCENT BY 1600 PDT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH AFTER 1100
PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
TO NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
FORECASTER...OCHS
$$REQUESTED BY...DON TASHIMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130522.SPRIN.01/HNX