FNUS76 KHNX 190231
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACKENZIE RIDGE...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
631 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS TO MOVE INTO
CALIFORNIA. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY THEN A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD SOUTH TO THE BURN SITE BY THURSDAY
NIGHT. A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN EXISTS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
COOLER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL SUNDAY INTO MONDAY THEN A DRYING
TREND IS EXPECTED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 20-35 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT (THURSDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 20-35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 20-30 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...PAUL LEUSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120118.MACKE.01/HNX