FNUS76 KHNX 282316
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN FIRE...BASS LAKE RD SNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
416 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1458 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT AS
MOISTURE CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM NEAR THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THERE MAY BE SUFFICIENT
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY BY THURSDAY FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THE CONVECTIVE THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE
UPPER LOW BEGINS TO MOVE ONSHORE. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN AND RELATIVELY LIGHT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-9 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING EAST
                    3-5 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4-8 MPH BY NOON PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO EAST
                    2-4 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.


FORECASTER...OCHS
$$REQUESTED BY...BURT STALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100928.BUCKH.01/HNX