FNUS76 KHNX 161543
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SPOT FORECAST FOR PIUTE PILES...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
743 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0650 PST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE
THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. A DRIER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER AIRMASS
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A DRY COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. WITH IT APPROACH...WESTERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE BURN SITE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS THURSDAY AND REMAIN GUSTY THURSDAY NIGHT. FRIDAY WILL
BE WINDY...CLOUDIER AND SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER IN THE WAKE OF THIS
FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING. BECOMING SUNNY
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31 AT IGNITION...MAX 49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3-5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 4-9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 12-15 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    17-22 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...JOHN CAROTHERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111116.PIUTE.01/HNX