FNUS76 KHNX 110136
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOTGUN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
636 PM PDT FRI JUL 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1650 PDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OFF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH SATURDAY AND PRODUCE A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT ACROSS CALIFORNIA. AS MID LEVEL MOISTURE BECOMES ENTRAINED
IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW...HUMIDITIES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY HIGHER
OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF THE FIRE TOWARDS THE SIERRA CREST SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. A STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WILL OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. DURING THIS TIME...A DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS
WILL MOVE INTO THE DISTRICT ACCOMPANIED BY LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 4-7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 4-7 IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 9-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 4-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 8-12 MPH BY 1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST AT 15 MPH BY 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090710.SHOTG.02/HNX