FNUS70 PHFO 241434
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NAPAU FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
434 AM HST THU MAR 24 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...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTER DROPPING
ABOUT A HALF AN INCH OF RAIN OVERNIGHT...TRADE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
TO BE ESPECIALLY ACTIVE EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL TAPER OFF
BY MID-MORNING. BRIEF PASSING SHOWERS WILL PREVAIL FROM TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH ANOTHER AREA OF INCREASED SHOWERS FORECAST
TO MOVE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. LIGHTER TRADE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT A TROUGH ALOFT NEAR THE BIG ISLAND
MAY MAKE FOR CONTINUED WET CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EARLY MORNING.
                    PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4500 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 50 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 29 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 26 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 24 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 16 MPH.

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