FNUS76 KHNX 250121
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP - A...SEKI/SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
621 PM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1621 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 LATE 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.....BASE 88-90. TOP 78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 12-15 PERCENT. TOP 18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 7-10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH TOWARD
                    DAYBREAK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT 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.....BASE 84-86. TOP 73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 15-20 PERCENT. TOP 23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTAIN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100824.SHEEP.02/HNX