FNUS70 PHFO 020207
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOLOKAI FIRE - KAUNAKAKAI...DEPT. OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
407 PM HST TUE SEP 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1543 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. TRADE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
BURN AREA OVERNIGHT...POSSIBLY CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. DRY WEATHER...BREEZY WINDS...AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH ANY INCREASE IN MOISTURE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT LIKELY NOT REACHING THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
BURN AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-5600 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 20 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-5700 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 16 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.02/HFO