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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS San Joaquin Valley, CA

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Spot Forecast for Madera County Rd 274 Pile Burn Project...USFS Sierra NF BLRD
National Weather Service Hanford CA
1206 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0000 PDT on April 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure ridge to build over Central California this week, which
will lead to dry and warmer conditions over the burn area. Winds
are forecast to be light and terrain-driven through this week.
Afternoon highs by Thursday are forecast to be 10 to 15 degrees
above average.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
Min temperature.....35-40.
Max humidity........95-100 percent.
Eye level winds.....Downslope 0-3 mph.
Surrounding ridge...Variable 1-4 mph.
Mixing height.......Lowering to less than 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 4 mph.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....65-70.
Min humidity........50-55 percent.
Eye level winds.....Downslope 0-3 mph through 0900 PDT
                    then shifting to upslope 2-5 mph.
Surrounding ridge...Southwest 3-6 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to around 2500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....42-47.
Max humidity........80-85 percent.
Eye level winds.....Downslope 1-4 mph.
Surrounding ridge...Northeast 2-5 mph.
Mixing height.......Lowering to less than 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent).
Max temperature.....70-75.
Min humidity........40-45 percent.
Eye level winds.....Downslope 0-3 mph through 0900 PDT
                    then shifting to upslope 3-6 mph.
Surrounding ridge...Westerly 4-8 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to around 3300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 7 mph.

$$
Forecaster...BOLLENBACHER
Requested by...Burt Stalter
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410341.2/HNX
.DELDT 04/16/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL burt.stalter@usda.gov