FNUS76 KHNX 170532
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1032 PM PDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2122 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING ENOUGH MOISTURE
FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM OVER THE CREST OF THE
SIERRA NEVADA EAST OF THE FIRE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE MOISTURE FLOW
WILL FURTHER INCREASE FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
FIRE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM OVER THE CREST EAST OF THE FIRE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...90-93      6000 FEET...80-85
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 16 MPH
                    AFTER 1400 PDT.
      RIDGETOPS:    SOUTHWEST 6 MPH...INCREASING TO 3-8 MPH BY
                    NOON PDT.
INVERSION/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSION LASTING UNTIL 1100 PDT WITH
                      MIXING INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL BY
                      1700 PDT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...50-55        6000 FEET...47-53
MAX HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...50-55%       6000 FEET...55-60%
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 3-6 MPH BECOMING EAST BY 2200 PDT.
INVERSION/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSIONS ESTABLISHING 2100-2200 PDT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...90-93      6000 FEET...78-83
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...18-23%     6000 FEET...23-28%
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. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
      RIDGETOPS:    EAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH BY
                    NOON PDT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
INVERSION/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSION LASTING UNTIL 1100 PDT WITH
                      MIXING INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL BY
                      1700 PDT.

FORECASTER...MENDENHALL
$$REQUESTED BY...TANYA SOANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.ASPEN.01/HNX