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Spot Forecast for Happy Fire...CA-SQF
National Weather Service Hanford CA
209 PM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 PDT on September 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A noticable cooling trend will take place across the area through
Monday as a strong upper trough deepens off the coast and then
moves inland. This system will bring increased precipitation
chances and a period of increased winds on Monday. A Winter
Weather Advisory is in effect from 11 PM Sunday through 5 PM
Monday above 8,000 feet from Fresno County northward. Another
system will follow on Wednesday and bring additional
precipitation chances and keep temperatures below seasonal normals
through Thursday.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....54-59.
Min humidity........35-40 percent.
Eye level winds.....Upslope winds 6 to 7 mph.
Surrounding ridge...Southwest 13 to 16 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to 3300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 13 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 12 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) becoming
                    mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain in the evening, then chance of rain and
                    snow overnight.
Min temperature.....31-36.
Max humidity........87-92 percent.
Eye level winds.....West winds up to 7 mph.
Surrounding ridge...Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......Falling to 50 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Chance of snow
                    showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....35-40.
Min humidity........65-70 percent.
Eye level winds.....Upslope winds up to 5 mph with gusts near
thunderstorms.
Surrounding ridge...Southwest 10 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to 3100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 9 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 9 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.

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Forecaster...KALB
Requested by...Robert Benik
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/15/24
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.EMAIL robert.benik@usda.gov