FNUS76 KHNX 282245
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST...KERN COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
345 PM PDT WED JUL 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0857 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS ANCHORED NEAR THE WEST-COAST AND
IS KEEPING THE DISTRICT UNDER A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. WHILE
SOME CLOUDS FORMED OVER THE TEHACHAPI RANGE...THE BULK OF THE
MONSOONAL MOISTURE REMAINED EAST OF THE DISTRICT. AS THE WEAK UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH SLOWLY DRIFTS INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...THE RIDGE
WILL REBUILD BUT THE FLOW WILL BECOME MORE ONSHORE. THIS WILL KEEP
THE DISTRICT DRY...BUT ALSO ALLOW WARM CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ALONG
WITH STRONG AFTERNOON WINDS.


.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING CLEAR AFTER SUNSET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 88-90....AT 2000 PDT 81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-18 PERCENT...AT 2000 PDT 25-28 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 9-18 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 5000 FEET AGL AT 1700 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.THE REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-48 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH AT 2000 PDT...BECOMING
                    WEST 4-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 900 FEET AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...CAPTAIN JONATHAN TRAMMELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100728.WEST_.04/HNX