FNUS76 KHNX 111951
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1251 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1229 PDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
WITH GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
BRING INCREASED CLOUDS OVER THE FIRE ON MONDAY THEN A PERIOD OF VERY
WET WEATHER OVER THE FIRE FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
RIDGE WINDS WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM ON MONDAY
WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 MPH.

.COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091011.HORSE.01/HNX