FNUS76 KHNX 240014
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE RIVER RX BURN...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
514 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING PRECIPITATION
TO THE BURN SITE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. MONDAY MAY SEE SOME
LINGERING SHOWERS THEN DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
MIDWEEK. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY
AND SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO
                    6-12 MPH BY 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 8-16 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING INCREASING
                    TO 10-20 MPH BY 2400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 30-40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH BY 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101024.WHITE.01/HNX