FNUS76 KHNX 220430
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE FIRE...SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATL PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
930 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1539 PDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER
THE GREAT BASIN WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE
BURN THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.  THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT MID LEVEL
MOISTURE AVAILABLE TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE
FIRE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
                    OF A THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH
                    BY 1400 PDT. (WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE
                    VICINITY OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS)
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BY
                    1400 PDT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........30 PERCENT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM BEFORE
                    2000 PDT...OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH. (WINDS GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF EARLY EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORMS)
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF AN
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-7 MPH AFTER
                    1400 PDT. (WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE
                    VICINITY OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS)
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH BY 1400 PDT.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...DAVE ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090721.HORSE.01/HNX