FNUS76 KHNX 140630
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1130 PM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2146 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE FIRE THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST AND A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SLIGHTLY TODAY THEN LEVEL OFF
WHILE HUMIDITIES TREND SLIGHTLY LOWER. SLOPE AND VALLEY WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...91-96        RIDGES...74-79
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...13-18%       RIDGES...11-16%
20-FOOT WINDS.......
      SLOPE/VALLEY: DOWNCANYON LESS THAN 3 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 1100 PDT
                    THEN UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH.
      RIDGETOPS:    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    4-8 MPH BY NOON PDT.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY.....CANYON INVERSIONS DOWN TO 1700 FEET AGL
                         LASTING UNTIL 1000-1200 PDT...INCREASING TO
                         7000 FEET AGL AT 1700 PDT.

.TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...54-59       RIDGES...42-47
MAX HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...53-58%      RIDGES...58-63%
20-FOOT WINDS:
      SLOPE/VALLEY: UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    LESS THAN 3 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
      RIDGETOPS:    WEST 4-8 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BY 2300 PDT.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY:  CANYON INVERSIONS ESTABLISHING 2100-2200 PDT
                       AND LOWERING TO 1600 FEET AGL.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...92-97        RIDGES...75-80
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...13-18%       RIDGES...11-16%
20-FOOT WINDS.......
      SLOPE/VALLEY: DOWNCANYON LESS THAN 3 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 1100 PDT
                    THEN UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH.
      RIDGETOPS:    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    5-10 MPH BY NOON PDT.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY.....CANYON INVERSIONS DOWN TO 1600 FEET AGL
                         LASTING UNTIL 1000-1200 PDT...INCREASING TO
                         8000 FEET AGL AT 1700 PDT.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...BRANDON ADAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130813.ASPEN.01/HNX