FNUS76 KHNX 190606
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARNES NORTH RX...USDA, SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1106 PM PDT MON MAR 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 PDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FAST MOVING PACIFIC DISTURBANCE WILL BEGIN PUSHING
INTO THE BURN AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EXIT LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TODAY BEFORE
SIGNIFICANT COOLING ARRIVES ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE STORM
SYSTEM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE BACK INTO CALIFORNIA THURSDAY
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS....0.00 TO 0.05 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS....AROUND 0.10 INCHES.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS....0.05 TO 0.10 INCHES.


FORECASTER...BROTHERTON
$$REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130319.BARNE.01/HNX