FNUS76 KHNX 110729
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1229 AM PDT SUN SEP 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2206 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND
BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE. THE CHANCE OF WETTING
RAIN WILL ALSO INCREASE DURING THIS PERIOD AS A DEEPER INFLUX OF
MOISTURE OCCURS. ALTHOUGH THE UPPER LOW WEAKENS A BIT AFTER THIS
WEEKEND...A THUNDERSTORM STILL CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN THE VICINITY
OF THE FIRE MONDAY.

NOTE...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND VERY ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF
       THUNDERSTORMS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    4-7 MPH BY 1500 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING EASTERLY
                    3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT SHIFTING TO
                    SOUTHEAST 5 MPH THEREAFTER.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    3-6 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110910.COW__.01/HNX