FNUS76 KHNX 270105
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FALLS...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
605 PM PDT TUE MAY 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE
DISTRICT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND BRING A WARMING TREND.
RESIDUAL MID LEVEL MOISTURE LEFT BEHIND BY THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK
UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL TRIGGER CHANGES OF AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BURN SITE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A
NORTHERLY INFLUX OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE THE CHANCES
OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

NOTE...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT IGNITION 67-69...MAX 79-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT IGNITION 35-37...MIN 20-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100
                    PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 8-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AT IGNITION AROUND 1200 FEET AGL...RISING TO
                    5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH DURING THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    EAST TO NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 700 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100
                    PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...BEN JACOBS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090527.FALLS.01/HNX