FNUS76 KHNX 222126
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOGWOOD...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
226 PM PDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1348 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE WARM WEATHER WILL GIVE WAY TO A COOLING
TREND ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS BY THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE A
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

NOTE...EYE-LEVEL AND RIDGE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR
       ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    AFTER 2300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER
$$REQUESTED BY...CRAIG TOLMIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090422.DOGWO.01/HNX