FNUS76 KHNX 150639
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIEWPOINT...SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1139 PM PDT MON JUN 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM HIGH PRESSURE IS BEING REPLACED BY A COOLER BUT DRY UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA. THIS LOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE WEEK WITH
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL...BUT NEAR NORMAL HUMIDITIES. INCREASING
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SOME GUSTY WINDS TO THE RIDGES OVER THE
FEW DAYS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53 AT IGNITION...MAX 79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPCANYON/UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    INCREASING TO UPCANYON 7-13 WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH DURING THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 13-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING 15 MPH BY NOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPCANYON 7-13 MPH DECREASING TO DOWNSLOPE
                    DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT BELOW THE
                    INVERSION...REMAINING SOUTHWEST 15 MPH ABOVE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 24-32 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2-7 MPH BECOMING UPCANYON 10-17 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15-20 MPH.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER ROSENBERGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100615.VIEWP.01/HNX