FNUS70 PHFO 261503
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NAPAU FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
503 AM HST SAT MAR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1909 HST ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS WEEKEND. THE TRADE WIND
SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH
TRADES EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA...AT LEAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK. AN AREA OF LIGHT SHOWERS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN BIG
ISLAND COAST MAY PROVIDE SOME LIGHT SPRINKLES THIS MORNING...
FOLLOWED BY DRIER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE STATE MAY ENHANCE CLOUD COVER AND
TRADE SHOWERS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT OVER PARTS OF THE BIG
ISLAND...INCLUDING THE BURN AREA. HOWEVER...DRIER TRADE WIND WEATHER
WILL LIKELY RETURN TO THIS AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A MORE STABLE
TRADE WIND WEATHER PATTERN MOVES IN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY TO PARTLY SUNNY. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4500 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    AROUND 30 MPH IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN SHELTERED AREAS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH UNSHELTERED.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHELTERED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. HAZE.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING...
                    THEN ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20
                    MPH IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.
                    EAST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS WITH GUSTS OF 10 MPH
                    IN SHELTERED AREAS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNSHELTERED.
                    EAST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH SHELTERED.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-4400 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20
                    TO 25 MPH IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.
                    EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN SHELTERED AREAS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH UNSHELTERED.
                    EAST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS SHELTERED.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOW...UPPER 50S.
HIGH...LOWER 70S. TRADE WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A BRIEF SHOWER
OR TWO. LOW...UPPER 50S. HIGH...LOW 70S. TRADE WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A BRIEF SHOWER
OR TWO. LOW...UPPER 50S. HIGH...MID 70S. TRADE WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HOUSTON
REQUESTED BY...TODD RANKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110325.NAPAU.01/HFO