FNUS76 KHNX 180723
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1123 PM PST WED NOV 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE
GULF OF ALASKA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
THURSDAY AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE ONSHORE FRIDAY
AND INTO THE WEEKEND BRINGING COLDER AND WETTER CONDITIONS AND
INCREASED WINDS TO THE BURN AREA.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER 1200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-12 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER 2000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. RAIN AND
                    SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 48-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 37-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH
                    AFTER 1200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...JOHN CAROTHERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101118.ICEBU.02/HNX