FNUS76 KHNX 080111
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
611 PM PDT TUE SEP 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1649 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING INCREASED MOISTURE
AND INSTABILITY AS IT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE FIRE SITE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. INCREASED WINDS AND
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE PASSING SYSTEM. THE
COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THURSDAY BEHIND THE
DEPARTING SYSTEM. BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST WILL
THEN BRING A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE  66-70             TOP  51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE  30-35 PERCENT     TOP  38-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WESTERLY 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 12-24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE  33-38             TOP  18-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE  75-80 PERCENT     TOP  70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE  64-68             TOP  49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE  35-40 PERCENT     TOP  42-47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WESTERLY 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100907.SHEEP.01/HNX