FNUS76 KHNX 061806
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOSE 1 PILES...USFS HIGH SEIRRA RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1006 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD STORM WILL TRACK SOUTH ACROSS THE FIRE DISTRICT
TODAY. LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE OVER THE FIRE AREA MAINLY THIS
MORNING ALONG THE COLD FRONT. THE SYSTEM WILL RELATIVELY DRY WITH
A COUPLE OF HUNDREDTHS OF PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE NEAR THE FIRE
AREA. HOWEVER COLDER AIR WILL RESULT IN STRONGER WINDS THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL TURN OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE
GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL USHER IN A DRY AND WARM TREND STARTING
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON...
                    BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 44-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 6-10 GUST TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 25-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 MPH
                    AROUND 2300 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 900 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...JEFF SHUTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120306.JOSE1.01/HNX