FNUS76 KHNX 250522
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WBC NORTH...SLNWRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1022 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE APPROACHING THE COAST WILL BRING
SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS TO THE FIRE AREA DURING THE MORNING.
OTHERWISE CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN UPPER
RIDGE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST BUILDS INLAND. MEANWHILE AT THE
SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER OREGON AND NCAL
THURSDAY BRINGING STRONGER NORTH WINDS TO FIRE AREA DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT TOWARDS THE GREAT BASIN
THURSDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN A DRY OFFSHORE FLOW OVER MUCH OF
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 8-13 MPH BY 1400.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                   15-20 MPH BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8-13 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 700 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    THEN INCREASING TO 5-9 MPH BY 1100.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121025.WBCNO.01/HNX