FNUS76 KHNX 200317
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASCADE...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
817 PM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1637 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE THE NEXT FEW DAYS
BRINGING MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND AN END TO ANY THUNDERSTORM THREAT.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST
COAST ON TUESDAY BRINGING IN INCREASE IN WIND OVER THE FIRE BY
TUESDAY EVENING. LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR
THROUGH MONDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES
CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY.

.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT (MONDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-7 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.CASCA.01/HNX