FNUS76 KHNX 170445
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIUTE PILES...SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
845 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE DISTRICT
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND LITTLE CHANGE
IN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES. A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL
AFFECT THE REGION FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE WINDY CONDITIONS
OVER MUCH OF THE DISTRICT...BUT WILL BE LIMITED IN PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND SHARPLY LOWER WHILE RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES INCREASE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/
                    UPCANYON 3-8 MPH AFTER 1300 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 1500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-22 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 25-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-5
                    MPH AFTER 2000 PST...THEN NORTHWEST 5-12 MPH
                    AFTER 0200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    WEST 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 37-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 41-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5-12 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10-20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 15-25 IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO
                    25-35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 1200 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25-35 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...JOHN CAROTHERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111117.PIUTE.01/HNX