FNUS76 KHNX 231739
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPEAS...USFS SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1039 AM PDT TUE JUL 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0915 PDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA
NEVADA TODAY. ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF THE FIRE AREA TODAY THERE IS STILL A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. BY WEDNESDAY THE THREAT OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
LIMITED TO THE SIERRA CREST AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION BUILDS INTO CALIFORNIA. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND
LOWER HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-2 MPH...INCREASING TO 2-4 MPH AFTER
                    1300 PDT.  WINDS MAY BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-8 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 1-4 MPH THROUGH 2000 PDT...
                    THEN BECOMING CALM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST-NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 MPH

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...BEAN

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REQUESTED BY...MARK HOWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130723.SPEAS.01/HNX