FNUS76 KHNX 250138
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOTGUN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
638 PM PDT WED JUN 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1709 PDT ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE SIERRA HIGH COUNTRY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS IT MOVES INLAND.
THE MAIN THREAT FOR THUNDER NEAR THE FIRE AREA MAY BE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN STRENGTHEN OVER THE
REGION THIS WEEKEND FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY LOWER
HUMIDITIES.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5-9 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 12-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 MPH

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 5-10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
                    BECOMING NORTH 2-4 MPH BY 2300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-12 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTH 5-7 MPH BY 2300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...PAUL GIBBS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090624.SHOTG.01/HNX