FNUS76 KHNX 150455
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
955 PM PDT WED AUG 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2024 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE FIRE THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN WORK ITS WAY FROM
THE DESERT SOUTHWEST BY FRIDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM 1 TO 2
DEGREES EACH DAY...THEN COOL,SLIGHTLY OVER THE WEEKEND. HUMIDITY
WILL TREND UP SLIGHTLY FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS SOME
MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH. SLOPE AND
VALLEY WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN THROUGH THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY (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: DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 0-2 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 1100 PDT
                    THEN UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH.
      RIDGETOPS:    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY NOON PDT.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSIONS DOWN TO 1600 FEET AGL
                       LASTING UNTIL 1000-1200 PDT...INCREASING TO
                       8500 FEET AGL AT 1700 PDT.

.TONIGHT (THURSDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........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 0-2 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
      RIDGETOPS:    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH
                    BY 2300 PDT.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSIONS ESTABLISHING 2100-2200 PDT
                       AND LOWERING TO 1800 FEET AGL.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...93-98        RIDGES...76-81
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...18-23%       RIDGES...16-21%
20-FOOT WINDS.......
      SLOPE/VALLEY: DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 0-2 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 1100 PDT
                    THEN UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH.
      RIDGETOPS:    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY NOON PDT.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSIONS DOWN TO 1800 FEET AGL
                       LASTING UNTIL 1000-1200 PDT...INCREASING TO
                       9000 FEET AGL AT 1700 PDT.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...BRANDON ADAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.ASPEN.01/HNX