FNUS76 KHNX 120424
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COW FIRE...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
924 PM PDT SUN SEP 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2030 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
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 MONDAY EVENING
AND BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN SITE. ALTHOUGH THE
UPPER LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES INLAND BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...AN
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN THE VICINITY OF THE
FIRE TUESDAY.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EASTERLY 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 9 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM UNTIL 2000 PDT. BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLEAR BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT SHIFTING TO
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EASTERLY 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 10,000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
$$
REQUESTED BY...JAMES ROBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110911.COWFI.01/HNX