FNUS76 KHNX 090554
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWALE EAST...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
954 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE BURN AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY. SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER TEMPERATURES...INCREASING HUMIDITIES
AND LOCALLY STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER RIDGES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PREVAIL FRIDAY THEN TAPER TO A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY.
LIKELY OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT.
THE STORM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE BURN AREA ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 30-33.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 1500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 15.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE UNDER 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 31-33.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
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