FNUS76 KHNX 110547 CCA
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
928 PM PDT THU SEP 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1520 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
FIRE FRIDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE STATE.
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW WITH POOR RECOVERY AT NIGHT. A WEAK UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INLAND SATURDAY BRINGING A SLIGHT THREAT OF A
THUNDERSTORM TO THE SITE. A DEEPER AND COLDER TROUGH WILL QUICKLY
FOLLOW TO NEAR THE CALIFORNIA COAST SUNDAY THEN MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR MONDAY. THE LOW WILL BRING COOLER AND
MORE BREEZY CONDITIONS BEGINNING SUNDAY...ALONG WITH AN INCREASED
THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MONDAY.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 7-14 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    1-4 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 700 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090910.HORSE.01/HNX