FNUS76 KHNX 101030 CCA
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEAK FIRE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
329 AM PDT WED AUG 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0121 PDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
NEAR PERSISTENCE DRY CONDITIONS WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERY IN THE FIRE AREA. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN
WITH ONSHORE RIDGE WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 85-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 11-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4-7 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    DECREASING TO DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 10 MPH AFTER 0200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 600 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 86-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...JASON SCHILLINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110810.PEAKF.01/HNX