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Spot Forecast for Comstock Fuel Reduction...CAL FIRE

National Weather Service Hanford CA

753 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 04. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...

Precipitation and increased winds are expected on Saturday around the 

burn site, followed by drier conditions and unseasonably cool 

temperatures on Sunday. A slow warming trend will follow between 

Monday and the middle of next week.



.SATURDAY...



Sky/weather.........Partly sunny then becoming cloudy. Rain showers 

                    and slight chance of thunderstorms through the 

                    day. 

Max temperature.....57-61. 

Min humidity........65-69 percent. 

Eye level winds.....South winds 6 to 10 mph with gusts up to 22 mph 

                    at 00Z. 

Surrounding ridge...South around 13-16 mph.

Mixing height.......Rising to around 2600 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. 



.SATURDAY NIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers in the evening. 

                    Slight chance of thunderstorms through the 

                    night. 

Min temperature.....36-40. 

Max humidity........96-100 percent. 

Eye level winds.....West winds up to 8 mph. 

Surrounding ridge...Northwest winds 6-9 mph.

Mixing height.......Lowering to around 600 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....Northwest around 8 mph. 



.SUNDAY...



Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 

Max temperature.....49-53. 

Min humidity........56-60 percent.

Eye level winds.....West winds up to 6 mph. 

Surrounding ridge...Northwest winds 7-10 mph.

Mixing height.......Rising to around 6100 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....Northwest around 9 mph. 



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Forecaster...WILSON

Requested by...Mike Harris

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

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.DELDT 05/03/24

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.EMAIL michael.harris@fire.ca.govb