FNUS76 KHNX 020202
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TORNADO UNIT 1...SEQUOIA NF HUME LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
702 PM PDT SAT OCT 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO NORTH CALIFORNIA IS
BRINGING A DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE BURN SITE. A SERIES OF
PASSING WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL MAINTAIN COOLER THAN NORMAL
CONDITIONS WITH LIMITED PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR THE FIRST PART OF
NEXT WEEK.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 9 MPH BY NOON...THEN SOUTHWEST 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD
                    DAYBREAK.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 68-78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH AFTER
                    2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHERLY AFTER 2100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...PAUL LEUSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111002.TORNA.01/HNX