FNUS76 KHNX 200717
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1117 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 20.
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.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 36-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPVALLEY 2-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING WEST 3-8 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST OR UPVALLEY 7-12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 2-8 MPH INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH. GUSTS
                    UP TO 50 MPH OVER EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3-8 MPH INCREASING 5-15 MPH.

.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.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120120.PONDE.01/HNX