FNUS76 KHNX 191551
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINEHURST ADMINISTRATION PILE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
851 AM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.
SUNNY SKIES EARLY WILL SEE SOME HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE
NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. A LARGE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN OFFSHORE AND BUILD INLAND OVER THE WEEKEND RESULTING
IN FURTHER WARMING ALONG WITH A CONTINUATION OF DRY WEATHER.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL BY THE BEGINNING
OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY EARLY...SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 52-57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...HORSESHOE MEADOW HOTSHOTS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130419.PINEH.01/HNX