FNUS76 KHNX 262320
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOTOR...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
420 PM PDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1423 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MONSOONAL MOISTURE BEING DRAWN NORTHWARD INTO THE
AREA AND WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY
TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NEAR THE SIERRA CREST AS
THE MOISTURE BEGINS TO MOVE OUT OF THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN STEADY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY TUESDAY BRINGING COOLER AND
DRY WEATHER FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY EAST OF THE FIRE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 PDT WITH POSSIBLE DOWNCANYON GUSTS
                    TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...
                    MAINLY EAST OF THE FIRE AREA.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....103-108.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EASTERLY 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-8 MPH BY 1000 PDT
                    WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    EAST OF THE FIRE AREA IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 PDT WITH POSSIBLE DOWNCANYON GUSTS
                    TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....103-108.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EASTERLY 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-8 MPH BY 1000 PDT
                    WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.



FORECASTER...BEAN

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REQUESTED BY...CA-SICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.MOTOR.01/HNX