FNUS76 KHNX 102026
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE RIDGE PILE BURN...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
126 PM PDT WED APR 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
BURN AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE STATE. NORMAL
DIURNAL WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-3 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-3 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHEAST 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 MPH.

FORECASTER...MENDENHALL
$$REQUESTED BY...REX HAMBLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130410.BLUER.01/HNX