FNUS76 KHNX 050148
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDEN...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
648 PM PDT SAT JUL 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1636 PDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN
SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY MONDAY AS THE RIDGE IS
SUPPRESSED SOUTHWARD BY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS WILL MOVE
OVER THE BURN AREA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...CLEAR. TEMPERATURES COOLING A FEW
DEGREES TUESDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE WEDNESDAY. SLIGHTLY WARMER
THURSDAY.  HUMIDITIES LOWERING 5-10 PERCENT TUESDAY WITH LITTLE
CHANGE THEREAFTER.

EYE LEVEL WINDS...UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH EACH AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY
DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH EACH NIGHT.
RIDGE WINDS...SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090704.HARDE.01/HNX