FNUS70 PHFO 201550 FWSHFO SPOT FORECAST FOR PUUOO WEST FLANK FIRE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 550 AM HST SAT AUG 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0411 HST ON AUGUST 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL LINGER THIS MORNING BEFORE GRADUAL CLEARING LATE THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASING AGAIN TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY THROUGH MONDAY. INCREASED RAINS MAINLY FOR THE BIG ISLAND ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS TROPICAL MOISTURE IS CARRIED ALONG THE TRADE WIND FLOW. HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD ALSO BE ELEVATED ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN END OF THE ISLAND CHAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-4400 FT AGL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH. LAL.................1. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UNSHELTERED...EAST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. SHELTERED.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH. LAL.................1. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UNSHELTERED...NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. SHELTERED.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-4400 FT AGL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH. LAL.................1. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UNSHELTERED...EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. SHELTERED.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...KEN FREUND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110809.PUUOO.01/HFO