FNUS76 KHNX 250658
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN FIRE...BASS LAKE RD SNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1158 PM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1719 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL AND
HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS
OVER THE WILDFIRE. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO TREND LOWER BY THE
END OF THE WEEK WITH MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND AS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENS. MOISTURE FROM SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF
THE TROUGH WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE WILDFIRE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS
MAY ALSO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE STRONG UPPER TROUGH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 12-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 36-41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...BURT STALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100824.BUCKH.01/HNX