FNUS76 KHNX 090129
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...CA-SNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
629 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1648 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL
PROVIDE FOR ANOTHER COOL DAY OVER THE FIRE AREA. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS IN THE
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CANYON. THE LOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NORTH OVER
THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SLIGHT WARMING AND SLIGHTLY LESS
WIND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...80-88    RIDGES...66-75
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...22-30%   RIDGES...25-38%
20-FOOT WINDS.......
      SLOPE/VALLEY: DOWNCANYON LESS THAN 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH.
      RIDGETOPS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                 BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY: CANYON INVERSIONS LASTING UNTIL 1100-1300 WITH
                    SMOKE GRADUALLY LIFTING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SMOKE SETTLING INTO THE CANYONS
                    AFTER 2300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...47-53.   RIDGES...41-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...50-60%   RIDGES...60-70%
20-FOOT WINDS.......
      SLOPE/VALLEY: UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    LESS THAN 4 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
      RIDGETOPS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                 THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH
                 AFTER 2200.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY: CANYON INVERSIONS ESTABLISHING 2100-2200.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...81-89.   RIDGES...67-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...20-28%   RIDGES...25-35%
20-FOOT WINDS.......
      SLOPE/VALLEY: DOWNCANYON LESS THAN 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 16 MPH.
      RIDGETOPS: VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY.......CANYON INVERSIONS LASTING UNTIL 1100-1300.


FORECASTER...BEAN

$$

REQUESTED BY...JOHN SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.ASPEN.01/HNX