FNUS76 KHNX 102215
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SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...CA-SNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
315 PM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2043 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE DISTRICT WILL REMAIN SITUATED BETWEEN AN UPPER
LOW OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
MID-WEST THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A DRY
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WITH MINIMAL CHANGES IN TEMPERATURES AND
HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...83-89.   RIDGES...67-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...20-26%   RIDGES...25-35%
20-FOOT WINDS.......
      SLOPE/VALLEY: DOWNCANYON LESS THAN 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
      RIDGETOPS:  VARIABLE 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                  TO WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY.......CANYON INVERSIONS DOWN TO 1000 FEET AGL
                           LASTING UNTIL 1100-1300...INCREASING TO
                           5000 FEET AGL AT 1700 PDT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. SOME SMOKE SETTLING INTO THE CANYONS AFTER
                    2300 PDT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...51-58. RIDGES...38-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...56-63% RIDGES...61-67%
20-FOOT WINDS.......
      SLOPE/VALLEY: UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    1-3 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT.
      RIDGETOPS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                 IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH
                 AFTER 2200.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY: CANYON INVERSIONS ESTABLISHING AT 2100-2200 PDT
                      AND LOWERING TO 1200 FEET AGL.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...84-90.   RIDGES...68-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...18-24%   RIDGES...23-32%
20-FOOT WINDS.......
      SLOPE/VALLEY: DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH.
      RIDGETOPS: VARIABLE 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                 TO WEST 4-8 MPH.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY.......CANYON INVERSIONS DOWN TO 1200 FEET AGL
                           LASTING UNTIL 1000-1200...INCREASING TO
                           5500 FEET AGL AT 1700 PDT.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. SMOKE POSSIBLY SETTLING INTO THE CANYONS
                    AFTER 2300 PDT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...49-55. RIDGES...39-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...56-63% RIDGES...61-67%
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 4-8 MPH.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY: CANYON INVERSIONS ESTABLISHING 2100-2200 PDT
                      AND LOWERING TO 1500 FEET AGL.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...85-91.   RIDGES...69-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...15-22%   RIDGES...21-30%
20-FOOT WINDS.......
      SLOPE/VALLEY: DOWNCANYON LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH.
      RIDGETOPS: SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY.......CANYON INVERSIONS DOWN TO 1500 FEET AGL
                           LASTING UNTIL 1000-1200...INCREASING TO
                           6000 FEET AGL AT 1700 PDT.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...JOHN SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130809.ASPEN.02/HNX