FNUS76 KHNX 050045
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANYON 3 DAY...KCFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
545 PM PDT SUN SEP 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1740 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA
THROUGH LABOR DAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING
OVER THE BURN AREA BY LATER IN THE MORNING ON LABOR DAY. IF ANY
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC IN DIRECTION AND GUSTY.
A SLIGHTLY DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE DISTRICT BY
TUESDAY AS WINDS ALOFT BECOME MORE WESTERLY. HUMIDITIES WILL GRADUALLY
TREND UPWARD THROUGH LABOR DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...BEFORE LOWERING A BIT BY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 1-3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 3-6 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 12000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 1-3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 3-6 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 12000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.


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