FNUS76 KHNX 290156
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAPE...KERN COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
656 PM PDT SAT JUL 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1750 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE AREA AS THE DISTRICT WILL REMAIN
SITUATED BETWEEN AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. DURING THIS TIME...A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL
RESIDE OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WHILE AN ONSHORE FLOW IN THE LOW
LEVELS BRINGS SHALLOW INTRUSIONS OF MARINE AIR INTO THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY AND LOWER FOOTHILLS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN...BASE 66...TOP 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX...BASE 40 PERCENT...TOP 46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5-9 MPH GUST TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 2300 LOCAL.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX...BASE 92...TOP 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN...BASE 13 PERCENT...TOP 23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTH 3-7 MPH BY 1000 LOCAL.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...NEIL BULLOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120728.GRAPE.01/HNX