FNUS76 KHNX 200408
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP NELSON PILE BURN...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
808 PM PST MON JAN 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE WARM AND DRY WEATHER OVER THE PAST WEEK WILL WEAKEN AND
MOVE EAST TUESDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST ON WEDNESDAY AND MOVE INLAND ON
THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO
THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER TO
NEAR NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52 AT IGNITION...MAX 60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH...BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    1-3 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 43-48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN...THEN RAIN LIKELY
                    WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 7-15
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...BEAN

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REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090120.CAMPN.01/HNX