FNUS76 KHNX 100051
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI/SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
551 PM PDT THU SEP 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1701 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLOW WARMING TREND WITH LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO
AROUND AVERAGE VALUES DURING THE WEEKEND DUE TO A WEAK UPPER-LEVEL
RIDGE SETTING UP OVER THE AREA. THIS RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY.

MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT WINDS MEASURED FROM THE BASE OF THE FIRE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX BASE 71-75            TOP 64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN BASE 35-40 PERCENT.   TOP 38-43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 3-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 4-7 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET ABOVE BASE OF THE FIRE...
                    NEAR THE TOP OF THE FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN BASE 42-46            TOP 37-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX BASE 87-92 PERCENT.   TOP 83-88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT...
                    THEN EAST 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-5 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 3500 FEET ABOVE BASE OF FIRE...
                    BELOW THE TOP OF THE FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX BASE 73-77.           TOP 67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN BASE 29-34 PERCENT.   TOP 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 3-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FEET ABOVE BASE OF THE FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTAIN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100909.SHEEP.01/HNX