FNUS76 KHNX 270030
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP - A...SEKI/SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
530 PM PDT THU AUG 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1638 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL
BRING A DRAMATIC COOL DOWN BEGINNING ON FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
COME TO AN END THIS EVENING WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED OVER
THE BURN SITE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL ALSO BRING
INCREASE WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-5 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 76-79. TOP 65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 15-18 PERCENT. TOP 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 9-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER
                    1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 72-74. TOP 60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 18-20 PERCENT. TOP 25-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTIAN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100826.SHEEP.02/HNX