FNUS70 PHFO 261503
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAUNA KEA FIRE 33...DLNR-DOFAW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
503 AM HST THU AUG 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2213 HST ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT THE DRY AND STABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS TO PERSIST IN
THE VICINITY OF THE WILDFIRE FROM TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
BACKGROUND TRADE WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS EXPECTED ON
FRIDAY. WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
BE MODIFIED BY LOCAL TERRAIN INFLUENCES AND VARIABLE SOLAR
HEATING RATES...RESULTING IN GUSTY UPSLOPE WINDS DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS...FOLLOWED BY RELATIVELY LIGHT...BUT
GUSTY...DOWNSLOPE OR CROSS-SLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING DUE TO
RADIATIONAL COOLING AT NIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
AT THIS ELEVATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 - 4000 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    20 TO 25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    18 TO 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 - 4000 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    15 TO 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 11 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    14 TO 18 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 - 4000 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    OF 25 TO 30 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    OF 22 TO 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOUSTON
REQUESTED BY...LISA HADWAY LYMAN PERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100825.MAUNA.03/HFO