FNUS70 PHFO 122046
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESIDIENTS DAY INCIDENT...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1046 AM HST THU NOV 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 HST ON NOVEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DEEP LAYERED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED
NORTHWEST OF KAUAI IS PRODUCING SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE BIG
ISLAND. AS THE LOW MOVES WEST...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TREND BACK TO
THE EAST TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY AND INCREASE. THE POSSIBILITY OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-4900 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. HEAVY SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-4900 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. HEAVY SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
                    FREQUENT HEAVY SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-4900 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEJESUS
REQUESTED BY...HEIDI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091112.PRESI.01/HFO