FNUS76 KHNX 150157
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA RX BURN...USFS SEQUOIA N.F WESTERN DIVIDE R.D.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
657 PM PDT THU OCT 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ONE MORE DAY OF VERY WARM AND
DRY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY AND
GIVE WAY TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE BURN SITE. THE LOW WILL BE OVER THE
CALIFORNIA/ARIZONA BORDER BY TUESDAY WITH JUST A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-47 AT IGNITION...MAX 70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75-83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 0-2 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101015.PONDE.01/HNX