FNUS76 KHNX 200041
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HELMS...SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
541 PM PDT MON SEP 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1542 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES CONTINUING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ABOVE THE FIRE SITE...NEAR THE SIERRA CREST...AGAIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST
                    DISSIPATING AROUND 1900 PDT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AFTER 1800 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EASTERLY 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 MPH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS...WITH
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE SIERRA CREST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 29-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER 1200 PDT
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.


.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST
                    DISSIPATING AROUND 1900 PDT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AFTER 1800 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EASTERLY 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 MPH.



FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...ECC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110919.HELMS.01/HNX