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Fire Weather Forecast for: Visalia ECC Dispatch
National Weather Service - Hanford, CA
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Sierra Foothills
San Joaquin Valley

Dispatch Area Discussion...
537 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
 THROUGH THANKSGIVING DAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG
 THE WEST COAST. AN OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PREVAIL DURING THIS TIME AND
 PROVIDE FOR SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITIES. ON FRIDAY...A SOUTHWARD
 MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING HIGHER HUMIDITIES...COOLER
 TEMPERATURES AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO THE DISTRICT.
Sierra Foothills
Forecast Issuance time: 500 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
TODAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-70. 
    24 HR TREND......UP 2-4 DEGREES. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........33-43 PERCENT. 
    24 HR TREND......DOWN 1-3 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS...... 
    SLOPES...........VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                     3-5 MPH BY 1100 PST. 
    RIDGES...........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.  
 LAL.................1. 
 
 TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-48. 
    24 HR TREND......UP 2-4 DEGREES. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........66-76 PERCENT. 
    24 HR TREND......DOWN 3-9 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS...... 
    SLOPES...........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.  
    RIDGES...........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. 
 LAL.................1. 
 
 THANKSGIVING DAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-70. 
    24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........28-38 PERCENT. 
    24 HR TREND......DOWN 3-5 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS...... 
    SLOPES...........DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING 
                     TO UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY AFTERNOON. 
    RIDGES...........VARIABLE 3 MPH OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                     4-7 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.  
 LAL.................1. 
 
 EXTENDED...
 FRIDAY...
 PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES DOWN 5-11 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 7-13 
 PERCENT.. 
 20-FOOT WINDS... 
    SLOPES...........NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH. 
    RIDGES...........NORTHWEST 4-10 MPH. 
 SATURDAY...
 MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 3-5 
 PERCENT.. 
 20-FOOT WINDS... 
    SLOPES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-6 MPH. 
    RIDGES...........NORTH 3-8 MPH. 
 SUNDAY...
 MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 2-8 
 PERCENT.. 
 20-FOOT WINDS... 
    SLOPES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-7 MPH. 
    RIDGES...........EAST 3-7 MPH.
San Joaquin Valley
Forecast Issuance time: 500 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
TODAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG AND FROST IN THE MORNING. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. 
    24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........31-41 PERCENT. 
    24 HR TREND......DOWN 1-3 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. 
 LAL.................1. 
 
 TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-44. 
    24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.  
 MAX HUMIDITY........66-76 PERCENT. 
    24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.  
 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH.  
 LAL.................1. 
 
 THANKSGIVING DAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-71. 
    24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........27-37 PERCENT. 
    24 HR TREND......DOWN 2-5 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 1-4 MPH. 
 LAL.................1. 
 
 EXTENDED...
 FRIDAY...
 PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES DOWN 3-9 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 2-8 
 PERCENT.. 
 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 4-10 MPH. 
 SATURDAY...
 MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 1-3 
 PERCENT.. 
 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH. 
 SUNDAY...
 MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 1-3 
 PERCENT.. 
 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 2-6 MPH.

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