FNUS76 KHNX 250523
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KERN 1 A...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1023 PM PDT MON SEP 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC WILL BUILD EASTWARD INTO CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS
AND BRING DRY WEATHER...LIGHT WINDS AND A DAY TO DAY WARMING TREND
OVER THE BURN SITE. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR
MUCH OF THIS WEEK WITH LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 AT IGNITION...MAX 89-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 12-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST UP TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH
                    BY 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 59-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST UP TO 3 MPH BY 2300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 91-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 12-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST UP TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH
                    BY 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EASTERLY 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 MPH BY
                    1400 PDT.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120925.KERN1.01/HNX