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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESIDENT S DAY INCIDENT...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
726 AM HST THU JAN 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 HST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING FRONT NEAR MAUI WILL DISSIPATE TODAY...
ALLOWING WEAK TRADES ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE RIDGE NORTH OF THE
STATE TO REACH THE BIG ISLAND. THESE WINDS WILL BE BRIEF
THOUGH...AS ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS
FRONT WILL SHIFT THE RIDGE SOUTHWARD OVER THE BIG ISLAND ON
FRIDAY...CAUSING WINDS TO TURN SOUTHEASTERLY AGAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
                    HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 7 TO
                    10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...BRAVENDER
REQUESTED BY...SAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100107.PRESI.01/HFO