FNUS76 KHNX 140240
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MANOTTI 320141...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
640 PM PST WED FEB 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER AND A PREVAILING OFFSHORE FLOW CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
SLIGHTLY EACH DAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE IN
HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN THROUGH
THE PERIOD.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 0900 PST TEMP...38-40...MAX 55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 0900 PST RH 53-56 PERCENT...MIN 38-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH AFTER
                    1000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO
                    3500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-82 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...EAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 400 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...PAT LAENG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130214.MANOT.01/HNX