FNUS76 KHNX 160750
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIQUITO...SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1250 AM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1625 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE PUSHING ON TO THE WEST COAST WILL BRING
SIGNIFICANT COOLING AND INCREASING HUMIDITY IN CLOUDS AT THE FIRE
SITE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR MAINLY LIGHT SHOWERS...ALONG
WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS. BY SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE
BACK OVER THE AREA WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES AND LOWERING HUMIDITY
RECOVERY. WINDS WILL BECOME DIURNALLY DRIVEN BY THE WEEKEND.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY EARLY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 3-8 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 18 MPH
                    AFTER 0800 PDT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH DECREASING TO 2 MPH AFTER
                    1900 PDT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 3-8 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 MPH INCREASING TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER 0800 PDT.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...ECC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130515.CHIQU.01/HNX