FNUS76 KHNX 130440
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONOTTI 320140...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
840 PM PST TUE FEB 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND WARMER WITH OFFSHORE FLOW PROVIDING SOME
BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 0800 PST...37-39...MAX 53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 0800 PST...66-68...MIN 49-51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH AFTER
                    1000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 700 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING...
                    RISING TO 3500 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH AFTER 2200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 400 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH BY MID DAY.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 6-12
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 11 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...DAVID REYNOLDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130213.MONOT.01/HNX