FNUS70 PHFO 291506
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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESIDENTS DAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
506 AM HST WED APR 29 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...PLEASE CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE VOLCANO AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT...WITH LIGHT WINDS FAVORING A NORTH TO NORTHEAST
DIRECTION ON THURSDAY. THESE LIGHT WINDS WILL TEND TO BLOW
DOWNSLOPE IN THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS...AND UPSLOPE IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. TERRAIN NORTH OF THE VOLCANO AREA
WILL BLOCK THE NORTHERLY WINDS ON THURSDAY...AND THUS UPSLOPE SEA
BREEZES ARE LIKELY AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. HAZE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    HAZE. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS. HAZE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BIRCHARD

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REQUESTED BY...NPS
REASON FOR REQUEST...VOLCANIC EMISSIONS