FNUS76 KHNX 020340
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOTGUN...USFS - SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
840 PM PDT WED JUL 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1729 PDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER
THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO
THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT
WILL FEED MONSOONAL MOISTURE INTO THE DISTRICT THROUGH THURSDAY.
THIS WILL FUEL THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BURN AREA. A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
PREVAIL FRIDAY THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND BRING MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SE 1-5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 21- 27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SW 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 2-6 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
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REQUESTED BY...PAUL GIBBS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090701.SHOTG.01/HNX