FNUS70 PHFO 171750
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KEALAKEAKUA TIMBER...HAWAII FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
750 AM HST SUN JAN 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0726 HST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LIGHT TRADE WIND FLOW WILL PREVAIL ON THE LARGE SCALE THROUGH
MONDAY. HOWEVER...ISLAND SCALE WIND CIRCULATIONS WILL OVERRIDE THE
LIGHT TRADE WIND FLOW...WITH LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING AT
NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MID-MORNING. UPSLOPE WINDS/SEA
BREEZES WILL PREVAIL FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...
WITH THIS PROCESS REPEATING AGAIN ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A MARKED
INCREASE IN NORTHEAST WINDS IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY...BUT LIGHTER SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN ON
FRIDAY. SOME CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA DURING
THE AFTERNOONS...BUT RAIN CHANCES OVER THE AREA ARE MINIMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. HAZE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4100 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........E NEAR 5 MPH THIS MORNING...W 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4100 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY. HAZE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4100 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........E NEAR 5 MPH THIS MORNING...W 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BIRCHARD
REQUESTED BY...BATTALION CHIEF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100117.KEALA.01/HFO