FNUS70 PHFO 311541
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NAPAU FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
540 AM HST THU MAR 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1749 HST ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THEN BECOME MORE EASTERLY
AND DIMINISH SLIGHTLY FRIDAY AS A WEATHER SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHES
FROM THE NORTHWEST. GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH ONLY
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY THIS MORNING. TRADE WINDS WILL
DECREASE FURTHER OVER THE WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS AT THE BURN SITE. A NORTHWESTERLY DRAINAGE WIND
DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS OVER THE WEEKEND IS POSSIBLE AS
WELL...HOWEVER EASTERLY TRANSPORT FLOW WILL PERSIST. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE CLOSER THE STATE OVER THE WEEKEND AS WELL. A DEVELOPING
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE COUPLED WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE
RAINFALL CHANCES ACROSS THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH LIGHT TO
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS. THE EXACT DISTRIBUTION OF PRECIPITATION
STILL REMAINS UNCERTAIN FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. PATCHY HAZE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10
                    PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH THIS MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH GUSTING TO 18
                    TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 18 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UNSHELTERED NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH
                    GUSTING TO 15 MPH.
                    SHELTERED NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH GUSTING
                    TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY HAZE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4500 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH GUSTING TO 19 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 19 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UNSHELTERED NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH
                    GUSTING TO 18 MPH.
                    SHELTERED NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH GUSTING
                    TO 10 TO 13 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY HAZE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4500 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH GUSTING TO 18 TO 24 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 21 MPH.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UNSHELTERED NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH GUSTING
                    TO 15 MPH.
                    SHELTERED NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH GUSTING
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DEJESUS
REQUESTED BY...TODD RANKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110330.NAPAU.01/HFO