FNUS76 KHNX 190549
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...USFS-SOUTH OPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1049 PM PDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2046 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STALLED OFF THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL FEED
MONSOONAL MOISTURE NORTHWARD OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD
AND PROVIDE A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING...GUSTY AND
VERY ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT TO THE FIRE DURING
THIS TIME.


.TODAY(MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...91-95     8200 FEET...71-75
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...18-22%    8200 FEET...30-35%
29-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:    VARIABLE 3 MPH OR LESS BECOMING WEST 4-7 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT. 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.


.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY
                    DURING THE EARLY EVENING...OTHERWISE MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...61-65    8200 FEET...51-55
MAX HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...70-75%   8200 FEET...90-95%
29-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:    WEST 4-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
INVERSION/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSIONS BECOMING ESTABLISHED BY
                      2200 PDT.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...91-95    8200 FEET...71-75
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...15-19%   8200 FEET...25-30%
29-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
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
      RIDGETOPS:    NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE
                    VICINITY OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
INVERSION/STABILITY...CANYON INVERSION LASTING UNTIL ABOUT 1100 PDT
                      WITH MIXING INCREASING TO AROUND 9500 FEET AGL
                      BY 1700 PDT.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
$$
REQUESTED BY...TANYA SOANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.ASPEN.01/HNX