FNUS76 KHNX 150547
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDWOOD MOUNTAIN RX...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1047 PM PDT SUN AUG 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA THROUGH TUESDAY. RIDGE WINDS COULD BECOME GUSTY AT
TIMES DURING MONDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO STRONGER UPPER LEVEL WINDS
SHIFTING SOUTH TOWARDS SEQUOIA PARK. NEAR PERSISTENT TEMPERATURES
WITH SOME DECREASES IN HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE PRESENCE
OF A DRY ONSHORE FLOW. TEMPERATURES WILL START A WARMING TREND
WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    3-6 MPH BY 1000. GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 13 MPH. GUST TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 700 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    3-6 MPH BY 1000. GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTIAN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110815.REDWO.01/HNX