FNUS76 KHNX 060130
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
630 PM PDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1636 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. THIS WILL
BRING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...INCREASING HUMIDITIES...AND A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONALLY...LOCALLY STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL OCCUR THIS WEEKEND AS THE
LOW MOVES EAST OF THE STATE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 67-69...TOP 59-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 34-36 PERCENT...TOP 25-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE 50-52...TOP 41-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE 65-68 PERCENT...TOP 55-57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY DURING THE
                    EARLY EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING NEAR 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 63-65...TOP 56-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 40-42 PERCENT...TOP 29-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090805.WILDC.01/HNX