FNUS76 KHNX 302215
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
315 PM PDT MON JUL 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1325 PDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE BURN
SITE FOR A MAJORITY OF THE WEEK. AS A RESULT...WARM TEMPERATURES...
POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND DIURNAL WINDS WILL EXIST THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. YET...THE LEADING EDGE OF THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE
CURRENTLY OVER ARIZONA WILL DRIFT WESTWARD FOR A SLIGHT RISE IN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND CLOUD COVER ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
YET...DAY-TIME HUMIDITY VALUES WILL STILL DROP INTO THE LOWER
TEENS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AT 1800 PDT...89-91 OVERNIGHT...MIN 60-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........AT 1800 PDT...12-15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT...MAX
                    43-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH. BECOMING
                    EAST TO SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
                    WINDS DECREASING TO 5-9 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 5000 FEET AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...LOWER
                    TO 900 FEET AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....99-101.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4-6 MPH AFTER
                    2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWER TO NEAR 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...ANDY CROCKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120730.SOUTH.01/HNX