FNUS76 KHNX 150712
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIQUITO...SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1212 AM PDT WED MAY 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1452 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BEHIND A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...A COOLING TREND AND
INCREASING HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH BREEZIER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE BACK
OVER THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND AND TEMPERATURES WILL RECOVER WITH
LOWERING HUMIDITIES.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILDUPS...OTHERWISE
                    SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WESTERLY 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...ECC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130514.CHIQU.01/HNX