FNUS76 KHNX 070308
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOTGUN...USFS - SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
808 PM PDT MON JUL 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1632 PDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
CLEAR SKIES TO THE BURN AREA. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE IS
SEEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HUMIDITIES...APPEAR TO HAVE BOTTOMED OUT
AND LITTLE CHANGE OR EVEN A SLIGHT 2-5 PERCENT INCREASE IS
POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. NO CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN EYE LEVEL WINDS.
A VERY STABLE AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN RATHER POOR SMOKE DISPERSION.


.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 63-73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 13-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH.

.OUTLOOK THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
GENERALLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES WARMING A FEW DEGREES DURING THE
PERIOD. HUMIDITIES LARGELY UNCHANGED THROUGH FRIDAY THEN INCREASING
5-10 PERCENT SATURDAY. NORMAL SLOPE AND VALLEY WINDS...WITH RIDGE
WINDS BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY BY SATURDAY. INCREASED MIXING SHOULD
RESULT IN BETTER SMOKE DISPERSION BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS WELL.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...PAUL GIBBS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090706.SHOTG.01/HNX