FNUS70 PHFO 251443
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SPOT FORECAST FOR NAPAU FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
445 AM HST FRI MAR 25 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
FAIRLY TYPICAL TRADE WIND WEATHER WILL PREVAIL...WITH WIND SPEEDS
GRADUALLY EASING FROM THEIR RECENT STRONG PEAK. TRADE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. 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
AFTERWARD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 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 NEAR 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10-15
                    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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
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 20 MPH IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 0-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    IN SHELTERED AREAS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 20 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 WITH SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING. DECREASING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 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