FNUS76 KHNX 131402
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LANES...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
702 AM PDT MON AUG 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0617 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA THIS WEEK AS A STRONG RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE PATTERN. LITTLE DAY TO DAY CHANGE IN
HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE EAST OF THE
FIRE AREA OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 101-105.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 13-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 74-78.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 36-41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-8 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN SHIFTING
                    TO DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 100-104.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 12-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-4 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...B4311 - CHIEF M  WATKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120813.LANES.01/HNX