FNUS76 KHNX 190347
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
847 PM PDT SUN SEP 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1622 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE DISTRICT BRINGING
A WARM AND DRY TREND IN THE FIRE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL
BE MAINLY DIURNAL TERRAIN DRIVEN. CLEAR SKIES PREVAILING WITH SOME
CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE SIERRA CREST.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 1900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWER TO 800 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...JOHN DAHLBERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110918.SMITH.01/HNX