FNUS76 KHNX 201738
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHIRLEY...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1038 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0858 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL PROVIDE A THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THE FIRE AREA.
DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN MOVING IN WEDNESDAY CONFINING THE
THUNDERSTORM THREAT FURTHER NORTH OVER THE SIERRA. TERRAIN
INFLUENCED WINDS WILL PREVAIL BUT STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 11-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FEET AGL BY 1700 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH UNTIL 2100 PDT...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BETWEEN 2000 PDT AND 2300 PDT.
                    DOWNSLOPING WINDS 1-3 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FEET AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...SHANNON SOLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.SHIRL.01/HNX