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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOCKETT FIRE...CA-KNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
511 PM PDT SAT AUG 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1537 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 THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 73-78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    LESS THAN 3 MPH BY 2130 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7-12 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
                    OF A THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3 MPH OR LESS BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 12-17 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH BY 1400 PDT.
                    NOTE...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE
                    VICINITY OF ANY THUNDERSTORM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 12,000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 12 MPH.


.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........30 PERCENT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM...MAINLY
                    DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...OTHERWISE
                    PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT SHIFTING TO
                    DOWNSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH BY 2130 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 8-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 MPH.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3 MPH OR LESS BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 8-18 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-15 MPH BY 1400 PDT.
                    NOTE...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE
                    VICINITY OF ANY THUNDERSTORM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 10,000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...FEMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130817.HOCKE.01/HNX