FNUS70 PHFO 182212
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KEALAKEAKUA TIMBER...HAWAII FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1212 PM HST MON JAN 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1159 HST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WIND FLOW WILL PREVAIL ON THE LARGE
SCALE INTO TUESDAY. 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 TUESDAY. A
MARKED INCREASE IN NORTHEAST WINDS IS STILL EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SHOWER CHANCES OVER
THE FIRE AREA. OTHERWISE OVERALL RAIN CHANCES FOR THE FIRE AREA
ARE MINIMAL. LIGHTER SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN ON
FRIDAY...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY TIL MID-AFTERNOON
                    THEN PARTLY SUNNY. HAZE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 MPH
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. HAZE THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BIRCHARD
REQUESTED BY...BATTALION CHIEF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100118.KEALA.01/HFO