FNUS76 KHNX 240745 CCA
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SPOT FORECAST FOR HASLETT UNDERBURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1235 AM PDT WED APR 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS NORTH
CALIFORNIA...STALLING AND WEAKENING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL PROVIDE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
CUMULUS BUILDUPS EACH AFTERNOON AND A FEW SHOWERS MAINLY TOWARDS
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY DIURNAL AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SOME CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH BY 1000.
SURROUNDING RIDGE..NORTH 6 MPH IN THE MORNING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH EARLY EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2000.
SURROUNDING RIDGE... SOUTH 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH BY 1000.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL. .
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...RICHARD MORRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130424.HASLE.01/HNX


REMINDER...JEFF BARLOW...METEOROLOGIST FROM NWS HANFORD WILL BE
MAKING A FAMILIARIZATION VISIT TO THE FIRE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THANK YOU.