FNUS70 PHFO 020224
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOLOKAI - FOREST RESERVE...DEPT. OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
424 PM HST TUE SEP 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1535 HST ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS TRADE WINDS GRADUALLY
INCREASE. WINDS OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS ALONG THE UPPER PORTIONS
OF THE BURN AREA WILL BECOME BREEZY AND GUSTY ON WEDNESDAY...
POSSIBLY CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. DRY WEATHER...
LOCALLY BREEZY WINDS...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN MOISTURE WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY PRODUCE LIGHT SHOWERS
OVER THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN AREA...BUT THE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION APPEARS TO BE LESS THAN 25 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH BY NOON.

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FORECASTER...WROE
REQUESTED BY...DAWN GREENLEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090901.MOLOK.01/HFO