FNUS76 KHNX 020024
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
524 PM PDT WED SEP 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1637 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
INLAND FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND BRING WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER
OVER THE FIRE THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH SATURDAY. FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY...EXPECT A
COOLING TREND WITH INCREASING WINDS DUE TO AN APPROACHING UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH.

.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 89-91. TOP 77-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 12-17 PERCENT.TOP 17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    WEST 4-9 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 MPH.

.TONIGHT (THURSDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE 46-48. TOP 40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE 36-41 PERCENT.TOP 56-61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH BY
                    2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-9 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO
                    SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 91-93. TOP 79-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 11-16 PERCENT.TOP 16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20100901.SHEEP.01/HNX