FNUS76 KHNX 080107
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
607 PM PDT WED JUL 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1659 PDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE COAST WILL MOVE LITTLE
THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE NEAR PERSISTENCE CONDITIONS AT
THE FIRE AREA. A MODERATE DEEP MARINE LAYER ALONG THE COAST WILL
ENHANCE THE UPCANYON WINDS ALONG THE KERN RIVER CANYON DURING THE
AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND MAINLY TERRAIN
DRIVEN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 59-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST UPCANYON 5-7 MPH GUST TO 15 MPH
                    THROUGH 2000 PDT. BECOMING EAST AND DOWNCANYON
                    1-4 MPH BY 2100.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 400 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 17-19 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING WEST AND
                    UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH GUST TO 15 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...M  STOCKWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100707.CHINA.01/HNX