FNUS76 KHNX 090103
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI/SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
603 PM PDT WED SEP 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1649 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRUSH ACROSS
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA OVERNIGHT...AND THEN MOVE EAST OF THE REGION
ON THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN A VERY COOL
AIRMASS OVER THE FIRE WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS AND A CHANCE FOR
LIGHT PRECIPITATION THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. CLEARING CONDITIONS
AND A SLOW WARMING TREND WITH LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS
EXPECTED AFTER THURSDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE  61-66             TOP  45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE  40-45 PERCENT     TOP  47-52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 4-9 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 7-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE  32-37             TOP  17-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE  75-80 PERCENT     TOP  70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-4 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE  68-73             TOP  52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE  28-33 PERCENT     TOP  35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTIAN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100908.SHEEP.01/HNX