FNUS70 PHFO 210217
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KEALAKEAKUA TIMBER...HAWAII FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
417 PM HST WED JAN 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1607 HST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRE SITE IS JUST ABOVE THE INVERSION...SO POPS
WILL BE LOW IN SPITE OF NIGHTTIME RH JUST BELOW SATURATION. LOW
LEVEL AND SURFACE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...BUT TRADE FLOW ALOFT WILL
KEEP TRANSPORT WINDS STRONG ABOVE THE BOUNDARY LAYER.


SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. HAZE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 23 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZE THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4100 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 23 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...POWELL
REQUESTED BY...BATTALION CHIEF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100120.KEALA.02/HFO