FNUS70 PHFO 201509 FWSHFO SPOT FORECAST FOR KI I PRESCRIBED FIRE 2011...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 509 AM HST TUE SEP 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 HST ON SEPTEMBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE LESS THAN 500 MILES NORTH OF HONOLULU WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WIND SPEEDS THROUGH FRIDAY. TRADE WIND SHOWERS WILL OCCUR MAINLY NIGHTS AND MORNINGS...WITH FINE WEATHER AND FEWER SHOWERS EXPECTED STARTING THURSDAY. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SOUTH TOWARDS THE STATE BY THE WEEKEND...WHICH WILL WEAKEN THE TRADES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6000 FT AGL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 21 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700-5800 FT AGL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 23 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-5700 FT AGL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 22 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HOUSTON REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110920.KIIPR.01/HFO