FNUS70 PHFO 270104
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAUNA KEA FIRE 33...DEPT. OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
303 PM HST THU AUG 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0015 HST ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE DRY AND STABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE
BURN AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WHILE BACKGROUND TRADE WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA
WILL BE INFLUENCED BY LOCAL TERRAIN AND DAY TIME HEATING...RESULTING
IN GUSTY UPSLOPE WINDS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON
HOURS...AND RELATIVELY LIGHTER...DOWNSLOPE WINDS AT NIGHT. NO
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AT THE SITE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO
                    30 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 22
                    TO 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HUI
REQUESTED BY...LISA HADWAY LYMAN PERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100827.MAUNA.04/HFO