FNUS70 PHFO 090144
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HULEIA H-5...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
344 PM HST SUN MAR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 HST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST NORTH OF THE STATE WILL KEEP THE
ATMOSPHERE UNSTABLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH JUST EAST
OF KAUAI WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ALLOWING FOR LIGHT TRADE WIND FLOW
ON MONDAY...GIVING WAY TO POSSIBLE DRAINAGE WINDS MONDAY NIGHT.
THE PATTERN LOOKS SIMILAR GOING INTO TUESDAY WITH LIGHT TRADE
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE GENERALLY ISOLATED
OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF CONVECTIVE SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOONS GIVEN SUFFICIENT DAYTIME HEATING.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5000 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 33 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5100 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 31 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-5200 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEJESUS
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GALES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090309.HULEI.01/HFO