FNUS76 KHNX 312249
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
349 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1501 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST IS PROVIDING A DRY AND COOLER ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE
DISTRICT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR AVERAGE THURSDAY THEN START
A WARMING TREND FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS
OVER THE REGION.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 37-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 2100 PDT
                    BECOMING WEST 4-7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 37-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH UNTIL 2100 PDT
                    BECOMING EAST 4-7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...OCHS
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.WILLO.01/HNX