FNUS76 KHNX 021503
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOTGUN...USFS - SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
803 AM PDT THU JUL 2 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL FEED MONSOONAL MOISTURE
INTO THE STATE TODAY AND FUEL THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THUNDERSTORM OR
TWO IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...AN
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PARKED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN THROUGH
SATURDAY. A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A DRIER AND MORE STABLE
AIRMASS INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FRIDAY THROUGH THE HOLIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY THIS
                    AFTERNOON WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 19-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5-10 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
                    (WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF
                     THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON)
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 12,000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........30 PERCENT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM UNTIL
                    2000 PDT. OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING WEST
                    3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.


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