FNUS76 KHNX 210850 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR EL CAP SPIRE SAR...YNP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 150 AM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2329 PDT ON MAY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED OVER THE SITE TODAY. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL OCCUR OVER THE RESCUE SITE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4-7 MPH UNTIL 0800 PDT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH FROM 0800 TO 1100 PDT. SOUTHWEST 9-12 MPH FROM 1100 TO 1400 PDT. SOUTHWEST TO WEST 12-15 MPH FROM 1400 TO 1700 PDT. FORECASTER...DURFEE $$ REQUESTED BY...KENNY BAREND TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20100520.ELCAP.01/HNX