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Spot Forecast for Balsam Site Prep...Sierra NF
National Weather Service Hanford CA
345 PM PST Thu Jan 30 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PST on January 31.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Dry conditions will prevail through Friday morning.
Chances have increased for moderate precipitation this weekend,
beginning late Friday morning at the burn site with rain becoming
prevalent between Friday night and Sunday. A second system is
expected to impact the burn site by Tuesday and bring additional
rain through midweek.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of rain
                    after 1000 PST, then rain after 1600 PST.
Max temperature.....50-52.
Min humidity........25-30 percent.
Eye level winds.....Upslope 2 to 4 mph.
Surrounding ridge...West 4 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to around 1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain.
Min temperature.....41-43.
Max humidity........76-81 percent.
Eye level winds.....Downslope 1 to 3 mph.
Surrounding ridge...Southwest 6 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......Lowering to below 200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 3 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain.
Max temperature.....47-49.
Min humidity........70-75 percent.
Eye level winds.....Upslope 2 to 4 mph.
Surrounding ridge...Southwest 8 to 16 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to around 1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 8 mph.

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Forecaster...DAS
Requested by...Clint Wade
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL clint.wade@usda.gov