FNUS76 KHNX 152037
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAMP...SIERRA ECC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
137 PM PDT FRI OCT 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1325 PDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER
THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN ON SATURDAY AND GIVE
WAY TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE FIRE. THE LOW WILL BE OVER NORTHERN
BAJA BY TUESDAY WITH JUST ISOLATED OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...RON GARCIA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101015.SWAMP.01/HNX