FNUS76 KHNX 060635
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORBIDDEN...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1135 PM PDT WED JUN 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1608 PDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ALONG WITH A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING
A WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE SIERRA. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH
INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE FIRE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY.
HOWEVER THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY DUE TO A
STRENGTHENING RIDGE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL ALONG
WITH LOW HUMIDITIES.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH BY 1100.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 10-12 MPH IN THE MORNING...TURNING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 MPH BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 8-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 MPH,

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH BY 1100.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 10-12 MPH IN THE MORNING...TURNING
                    WEST 8 MPH BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY SINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130605.FORBI.01/HNX