FNUS76 KHNX 190407
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH ELEVATION PILES  BONITA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
907 PM PDT MON OCT 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OFF THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST ON TUESDAY THEN SHIFT INLAND ON WEDNESDAY. THIS
WILL MAINTAIN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST ABOVE THE
TOP OF THE BURN. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT UNSETTLED WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME
OF YEAR.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 AT IGNITION...MAX 49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54-59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING EAST 7-12 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. A 40
                    PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7-12 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH AFTER 2200
                    PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5-10 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS...SNOW SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH
UP 2-4 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURES DOWN 3-5 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 3-5 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 3-6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH DOWN 4-10 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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