FNUS76 KHNX 180450
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...USFS-SOUTH OPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
950 PM PDT SAT AUG 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2042 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL BRING A SOUTHERLY FLOW OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE OVER THE
FIRE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND PROVIDE A FAVORABLE
ENVIRONMENT FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...PRIMARILY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN OVER THE FIRE...THEY WILL BE GUSTY AND VERY
ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF ANY THUNDERSTORM.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    A THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...92-96     6000 FEET...81-84
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...15-19%    6000 FEET...30-34%
20-FOOT WINDS.....
      SLOPE/VALLEY: VARIABLE 2 MPH OR LESS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    3-6 MPH BY 1100 PDT. GUSTS TO 14 MPH AFTER 1400
                    PDT. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF
                    ANY THUNDERSTORM.
      RIDGETOPS:    SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH
                    AFTER 1400 PDT. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE
                    VICINITY OF ANY THUNDERSTORM.
INVERSION/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSION LASTING UNTIL 1100 PDT WITH
                      MIXING INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL BY
                      1700 PDT.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM...MAINLY
                    DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. OTHERWISE PARTLY
                    TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...59-63     6000 FEET...50-55
MAX HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...55-60%    6000 FEET...70-75%
20-FOOT WINDS.....
      SLOPE/VALLEY: UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 3 MPH OR LESS BY 2130 PDT.
                    GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF ANY EARLY EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
      RIDGETOPS:    EAST 7-15 MPH DECREASING TO 4-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF EARLY
                    EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
INVERSION/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSIONS BECOMING ESTABLISHED BY
                      2200 PDT.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...90-94     6000 FEET...79-82
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...19-23%    6000 FEET...33-37%
20-FOOT WINDS.....
      SLOPE/VALLEY: VARIABLE 2 MPH OR LESS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    3-6 MPH BY 1100 PDT. GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1400
                    PDT. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
      RIDGETOPS:    NORTHEAST TO EAST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST AT SIMILAR SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.
INVERSION/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSION LASTING UNTIL ABOUT 1100 PDT
                      WITH MIXING INCREASING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL
                      BY 1700 PDT.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...TANYA SOANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130817.ASPEN.01/HNX