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SPOT FORECAST FOR KALAMAULA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
741 AM HST THU SEP 3 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
WINDS EASING SLIGHTLY ON SATURDAY. AN AREA OF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS
THAT MOVED THROUGH OVERNIGHT WILL PERSIST OVER THE UPPER
ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT SUNNY DRY
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DUE TO THIS
MOISTURE...MIN RH VALUES WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY
AND WILL BE JUST ABOVE THE 45 PERCENT CRITICAL LEVEL. CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY RETURN ON FRIDAY AS DRIER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    SHOWER EARLY THIS MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    THIS MORNING BECOMING 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER
                    LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 16 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 30 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    THIS MORNING BECOMING 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 25 MPH.


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FORECASTER...WROE
REQUESTED BY...MAUI CIVIL DEFENSE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE