FNUS76 KHNX 160616
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1116 PM PDT THU AUG 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2132 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
FIRE AREA FRIDAY. HUMIDITY WILL TREND UPWARD THIS WEEKEND AND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS SOME MOISTURE WILL MOVE UP FROM THE SOUTH.
THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM OVER SIERRA
CREST TO THE EAST OF THE FIRE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE AREA SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.


.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...92-96        6000 FEET...80-86
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...12-17%       6000 FEET...14-18%
20-FOOT WINDS.......
      SLOPE/VALLEY: VARIABLE 0-2 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 1000 PDT THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER
                    1400 PDT.
      RIDGETOPS:    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY NOON PDT.
INVERSION/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSION LASTING UNTIL 1100 PDT WITH
                      MIXING INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL BY
                      1700 PDT.

.TONIGHT (FRIDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...50-55        6000 FEET...47-53
MAX HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...55-65%       6000 FEET...53-60%
20-FOOT WINDS:
      SLOPE/VALLEY: UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    EARLY EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    0-2 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
      RIDGETOPS:    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH
                    BY 2200 PDT.
INVERSION/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSIONS ESTABLISHING 2100-2200 PDT.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE CREST EAST OF THE FIRE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...90-93        6000 FEET...76-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...16-21%       6000 FEET...17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
      SLOPE/VALLEY: VARIABLE 0-2 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 1000 PDT THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH. GUSTS TO 14 MPH
                    AFTER 1400 PDT.
      RIDGETOPS:    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY NOON PDT.
INVERSION/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSION LASTING UNTIL 1100 PDT WITH
                      MIXING INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL BY
                      1700 PDT.


FORECASTER...BEAN

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REQUESTED BY...TANYA SOANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.ASPEN.01/HNX