FNUS76 KHNX 200615
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAMBI INCIDENT...TULE RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1015 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1532 PST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING RAIN TO
THE BURN AREA FRIDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. GUSTY
WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. RAIN WILL
BEGIN DECREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
BY SATURDAY EVENING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF RAIN. RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE
                    TO SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 44-54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 7-17 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER
                    EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1000-2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 7-17 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING TO EAST 1-4 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.




FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...BRYAN DUFFY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120119.BAMBI.01/HNX