FNUS76 KHNX 202327
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OWENS COMPLEX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
427 PM PDT TUE JUL 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1531 PDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. THE
WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE
5 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT AT THE WILDFIRE BURN SITE. CLEAR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY BUT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO SEE A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT FROM
TUESDAY'S VALUES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO SEE A BETTER
RECOVERY BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...AS AN AREA OF UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE BURN SITE FROM THE GULF OF
ALASKA. HOWEVER...THIS APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SHOULD KEEP
WINDS FAIRLY GUSTY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH
PASSES AND DOWNSLOPING DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. UPPER LEVEL
MOISTURE MAY RETURN TO THE FIRE SITE BY THE END OF THE WEEK...INCREASING
THE THREAT FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 24 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS
                    EVENING...DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 600 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 6 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND
                    BECOMING WEST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...BROTHERTON
$$REQUESTED BY...MARK LEMON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100720.OWENS.01/HNX