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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOLOKAI FIRE - KAUNAKAKAI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
903 AM HST WED SEP 2 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...PLEASE CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM HST
THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AS TRADE WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASE.
WINDS OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS ALONG THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE
BURN AREA WILL BECOME BREEZY AND GUSTY...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 TONIGHT MAY PRODUCE LIGHT SHOWERS OVER THE UPPER
ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN AREA...BUT THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
APPEARS TO BE LESS THAN 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 16 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 25 MPH.


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FORECASTER...POWELL

REQUESTED BY...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE