FNUS76 KHNX 200544
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARNES NORTH RX...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1044 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FAST MOVING PACIFIC DISTURBANCE WILL AFFECT THE
BURN AREA TODAY WITH INCREASED CHANCES OF RAIN SHOWERS...HIGHER
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS
AT TIMES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE BURN AREA
THURSDAY AND WILL BRING DRIER CONDITIONS AND SLIGHTLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES.


.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AT 6-12 MPH AROUND
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS....AROUND 0.10 INCH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 86-96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 7-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS....0.08-0.10 INCHES.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING BECOMING TO WEST 4-8 MPH
                    AROUND 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS....NONE.

FORECASTER...SANGER/ANDERSEN

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REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130320.BARNE.01/HNX