FNUS76 KHNX 180020
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND 2...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
520 PM PDT SAT JUL 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1703 PDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL TURN THE FLOW ALOFT
MORE WESTERLY TONIGHT. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH DROPPING
SOUTH THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING DRIER AIR INTO THE
REGION STARTING LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO
NEAR NORMAL BY TUESDAY AND REMAIN NEAR NORMAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....95 AT REQUEST...MIN 74-78.
MAX HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 34-37 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH BECOMING 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...WITH SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILD UP LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 98-103.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH EARLY IN MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH BY MIDDAY THEN INCREASING TO
                    WEST 9-14 MPH LATE BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9-15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...JASON MEGOWAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100717.SAND2.01/HNX