FNUS76 KHNX 190307
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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH ELEVATION  PILE  PIUTES...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
707 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL THURSDAY
BEFORE A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES INLAND FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL
BRING RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW ACROSS MOST OF THE DISTRICT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
OVER MOUNTAIN AREAS. THE WEEKEND WILL BE DRY WITH TEMPERATURES
NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48 AT IGNITION...MAX 55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 16-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 44-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SCOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091119.HIGHE.01/HNX