FNUS76 KHNX 152305
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
405 PM PDT WED JUL 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1517 PDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
TO BUILD OVER THE FIRE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...KEEPING
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT ALONG WITH
POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY EACH NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 3-5 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 3-5 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.


FORECASTER...MENDENHALL
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090715.GROUS.01/HNX