FNUS76 KHNX 190007
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOCKETT...CA-KNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
507 PM PDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1559 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. GUSTY AND VERY ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE
THE PRIMARY THREAT TO THE FIRE DURING THIS TIME.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE
                    THIS EVENING...OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 93-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT SHIFTING TO
                    DOWNSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH BY 2130 PDT.
                    WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY
                    OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 12-18 MPH. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 MPH.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF AN
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3 MPH OR LESS BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THE VICINITY
                    OF ANY THUNDERSTORM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 10-17 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7-12 MPH BY 1400 PDT. WINDS
                    WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 10,000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 12 MPH.


.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........30 PERCENT CHANCE OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...
                    OTHERWISE 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.
                    WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY
                    OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    7-15 MPH BY 2300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF AN
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3 MPH OR LESS BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THE VICINITY
                    OF ANY THUNDERSTORM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT SIMILAR SPEEDS BY 1400 PDT.
                    WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY
                    OF ANY THUNDERSTORM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 10,500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...FEMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.HOCKE.01/HNX