FNUS70 PHFO 200829
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SPOT FORECAST FOR KUAOKALA  09...DLNR / DOFAW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1029 PM HST SUN APR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2213 HST ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS MOVING TOWARDS THE ISLAND CHAIN
FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE LEADING EDGE OF A PRE-FRONTAL CLOUD BAND
WITH CLOUDS AND SHOWERS MOVED ONSHORE OF OAHU ALONG THE NORTH
SHORE AROUND SUNSET. THE BACK EDGE OF THIS BAND REMAINS OVER KAUAI
OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIKELY REACH OAHU LATER TOMORROW...AND
STALL NEARBY. THE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
MID WEEK. LOOK FOR LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...
EXPECT FOR HIGHER GUSTS NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS. AFTER THE FRONT PUSHES
THROUGH...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE...ALTHOUGH
THIS INCREASE WILL LIKELY NOT REACH OAHU UNTIL WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.

NO RAIN GAGES NEAR THE REQUESTED POINT...HOWEVER RADAR INDICATES
ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE AREA. JUST UP
THE SLOPES FROM THE REQUESTED POINT...RADAR INDICATES ABOUT HALF
AN INCH HAS FALLEN.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...M BALLARD
REQUESTED BY...RYAN PERALTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090419.KUAOK.01/HFO