FNUS76 KHNX 190500
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE BURN RE MTN PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
900 PM PST THU NOV 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1905 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MAJOR CHANGE TAKING PLACE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. INCREASING MOISTURE
OVER THE DISTRICT FRIDAY NIGHT COMBINING WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH
DROPPING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE
BURN AREA FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
OVER MANY AREAS...ESPECIALLY HIGHER TERRAIN...AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES.
AS THE LOW SHIFTS SOUTH BY SUNDAY MORNING...SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY
LOWER TO THE SITE ELEVATION BY SATURDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE TO FALL
DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST
PART OF NEXT WEEK.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 42-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38-43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3-8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST BY THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 8-16 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    SNOW LEVEL FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY DAYBREAK.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 30-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 85-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP 3-7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5-12 MPH BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...JOHN CAROTHERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101118.ICEBU.03/HNX