FNUS76 KHNX 260109
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
609 PM PDT WED AUG 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1544 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE FIRE AREA
ON THURSDAY. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT
OVER THE AREA ON THURSDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE
REGION ON FRIDAY AND BRING A DRAMATIC COOL DOWN INTO THE WEEKEND.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY EARLY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 84-86. TOP 73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 20-25 PERCENT. TOP 26-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 52-62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 78-81. TOP 67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 15-20 PERCENT. TOP 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100825.SHEEP.01/HNX