FNUS70 PHFO 301713
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KEALAKEAKUA TIMBER...HAWAII FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
713 AM HST SAT JAN 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0618 HST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT NEARLY STALLED NEAR OAHU OR MOLOKAI
WITH NO SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE REACHING THE BIG ISLAND. WEAK SURFACE
RIDGE TO THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE GENTLE EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE BIG
ISLAND. SURFACE CIRCULATION OVER INTERIOR AND LEEWARD AREAS WILL
REMAIN WEAK AND ALTERNATE BETWEEN TYPICAL GENTLE AFTERNOON SEA
BREEZE AND NIGHTTIME LAND BREEZE. WEAK TEMPERATURE INVERSION AT
8800 FEET. AFTERNOON UPSLOPE SHOWERS A BIT MORE ACTIVE THAN IN
DAYS PAST BUT NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY MORNING. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAZE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
                    HAZE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 11 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...HOAG
REQUESTED BY...BATTALION CHIEF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100130.KEALA.01/HFO