FNUS70 PHFO 240500
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NAPAU FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
700 PM HST WED MAR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1805 HST ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG AND STATIONARY SURFACE HIGH FAR NORTH OF THE AREA WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT WILL CONTINUE
TO BE LOCALLY GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRADES SHOWERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
ACTIVE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...BRINGING SOAKING RAINS TO THE AREA.
PASSING SHOWERS WILL PERSIST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH ANOTHER AREA
OF INCREASED SHOWERS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY GUSTY IN SHOWERS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 28 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4500 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 28 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4500 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
                    MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BIRCHARD
REQUESTED BY...TODD RANKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110323.NAPAU.01/HFO