FNUS70 PHFO 250556
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NAPAU FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
756 PM HST THU MAR 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1855 HST ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE
TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK...BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY EASE FROM THEIR
CURRENT STRONG LEVELS OVER THE WEEKEND. BRIEF PASSING SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH SATURDAY...AND WILL DROP LITTLE
IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING INCREASED
RAIN CHANCES ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH FAIRLY DRY TRADE
WIND WEATHER RESUMING AFTERWARDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-4400 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN SHELTERED AREAS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 24 MPH IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH IN SHELTERED AREAS.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH UNSHELTERED.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHELTERED.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-4400 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 0-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN SHELTERED AREAS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 22 MPH IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN SHELTERED AREAS.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH UNSHELTERED.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 0-5 MPH SHELTERED.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-4300 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 10-15 MPH
                    IN SHELTERED AREAS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 22 MPH IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN SHELTERED AREAS.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH UNSHELTERED.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 0-5 MPH SHELTERED.

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FORECASTER...BIRCHARD
REQUESTED BY...TODD RANKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110324.NAPAU.01/HFO