FNUS76 KHNX 030402
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURMA...USFS - SEQUOIA N. F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
802 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE BURN SITE THROUGH MIDWEEK. DESPITE PLENTY OF CLOUDINESS...DRY
WEATHER WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A STORM
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AND BRING A CHANCE
OF RAIN TO THE BURN SITE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-7 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-5 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH
                    BY 2000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7
                    MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WILL BRING DRY WEATHER...SLIGHTLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES. EYE LEVEL WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT
WITH RIDGE WINDS GENERALLY SOUTHWEST AT 7-15 MPH.

SATURDAY WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL 5-10 DEGREES WITH HUMIDITIES INCREASING 30-50
PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS WEST 5-10 MPH. RIDGE WINDS SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
$$REQUESTED BY...KERN RIVER R  D
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090303.BURMA.01/HNX