FNUS76 KHNX 110119
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE FIRE...CAL FIRE - TULARE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
619 PM PDT SUN JUL 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1712 PDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEVELOPING OFF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COAST WILL BRING A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL PROVIDE A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS TO THE FIRE
AREA WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY
DIURNAL AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH MONDAY. STRONGER ONSHORE
GRADIENTS MAY BRING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WINDS MONDAY EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 58-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH
                    UNTIL 2000 PDT...THEN DECREASING AND BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 90-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    2-5 MPH AFTER 0800...THEN WEST-NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH AFTER 1500 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...PHIL BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110710.GRANI.02/HNX