FNUS70 PHFO 221528
FWSHFO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POKII RIDGE FIRE...HAWAII DLNR DOFAW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
528 AM HST WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2116 HST ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A MID/UPPER TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE STATE
WILL PROVIDE SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS THROUGH TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY. THE TROUGH IS ALSO WEAKENING THE TRADE WIND FLOW SOMEWHAT
AND WILL PUT THE CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE IN A HYBRID DAYTIME SEA
BREEZE/NIGHTTIME TRADE WIND SETUP. THE SEA BREEZES IN THE
AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE CLOUD BUILD UPS AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...FOSTER
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK PORTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120821.POKII.01/HFO