FNUS76 KHNX 120304
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT...LOS PADRES NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
804 PM PDT SUN SEP 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1745 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH
MONDAY AND PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE SITE.
HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED WITH A DIMINISHED THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING.
THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2-6 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 1300
                    PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 8-12 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    DECREASING TO 4-9 MPH AFTER 1500 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 4-9 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER 2200 PDT...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER 0300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...JOHN ABELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110911.SALT_.01/HNX