FNUS76 KHNX 220209
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKROCK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
709 PM PDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS IT MOVES
INLAND. A STRONGER PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS WEEKEND AND BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF WET WEATHER OVER THE
BURN SITE BY SUNDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN MODERATELY HIGH THROUGH
THE PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES AVERAGING SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48 AT IGNITION...MAX 52-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET BY 1300 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78-84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW STOCKWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101022.BLACK.01/HNX