FNUS70 PHFO 271451
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NAPAU FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
451 AM HST SUN MAR 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1834 HST ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE GUSTY TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST ANOTHER DAY. THE TRADE WIND
SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE FIRST FEW
DAYS OF THE NEW WORK WEEK...WITH TRADES EXPECTED OVER THE BURN
AREA...AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY. THE TRADE SHOWERS...WHICH ARE
BEING ENHANCED BY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NEAR KAUAI...ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE BURN AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
STEADY RAINFALL SINCE 200 PM HST SATURDAY HAS PRODUCED A TOTAL
OF 1.3 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION AT THE PRAWS7 SITE THROUGH 424 AM
HST THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...DRIER TRADE WIND WEATHER WILL LIKELY
RETURN TO THIS AREA FROM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS A MORE
STABLE TRADE WIND WEATHER PATTERN SETTLES ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. HAZE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    20 TO 25 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 10 TO 12 MPH UNSHELTERED.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS SHELTERED.
.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. HAZE. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING...
                    THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT HST.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    15 TO 20 MPH IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS WITH GUSTS OF
                    10 MPH IN SHELTERED AREAS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNSHELTERED.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH SHELTERED.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. HAZE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    18 TO 22 MPH IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    8 TO 12 MPH IN SHELTERED AREAS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH UNSHELTERED.
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS SHELTERED.

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FORECASTER...HOUSTON
REQUESTED BY...TODD RANKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110326.NAPAU.01/HFO