FNUS76 KHNX 261818
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SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE RIVER BURN UNITS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1118 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS
              INTO THE REGION DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AS THIS
              SYSTEM DIVES SOUTHWARD INTO THE GREAT BASIN...IT WILL
              BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE BURN SITE TUESDAY
              THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS DIMINISH BY
              WEDNESDAY...LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN
              THE CANYONS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9-13 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 14-20 MPH BY NOON PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    DIMINISHING TO 5-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING
                    TO 10-20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO
                    8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. (LOCAL
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE CANYONS)
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12-17 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091026.WHITE.01/HNX