FNUS76 KHNX 300440
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
940 PM PDT WED SEP 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1752 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTH CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL BRING A SURGE OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
WILL SPREAD FURTHER NORTH ALONG THE SIERRA ON FRIDAY. LIMITED LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN AN INITIAL RISK OF DRY LIGHTNING.
THE CONVECTIVE THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE
UPPER LOW BEGINS TO MOVE ONSHORE.


.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 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 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-36 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 600 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 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 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...CHARLOTTE JORDAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100929.BUCKH.01/HNX