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FNUS76 KHNX 130845
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SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...USFS-SOUTH OPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
145 AM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013
FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2156 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND STABLE AIR MASS WILL RESIDE OVER THE FIRE
THROUGH FRIDAY UNDER A PREVAILING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM 2-3 DEGREES EACH DAY WHILE HUMIDITIES TREND
SLIGHTLY LOWER. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN DURING THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...86-93 RIDGES...69-79
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...15-21% RIDGES...18-28%
20-FOOT WINDS.......
SLOPE/VALLEY: DOWNCANYON LESS THAN 3 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 1100 PDT
THEN UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH.
RIDGETOPS: VARIABLE 2-4 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST
5-10 MPH BY NOON PDT.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY.....CANYON INVERSIONS DOWN TO 1500 FEET AGL
LASTING UNTIL 1000-1200 PDT...INCREASING TO
6000 FEET AGL AT 1700 PDT.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...51-61 RIDGES...39-47
MAX HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...50-60% RIDGES...55-65%
20-FOOT WINDS:
SLOPE/VALLEY: UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
LESS THAN 4 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
RIDGETOPS: WEST 4-8 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH
BY 2300 PDT.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY: CANYON INVERSIONS ESTABLISHING 2100-2200 PDT
AND LOWERING TO 1700 FEET AGL.
.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CANYON BOTTOM...88-95 RIDGES...71-81
MIN HUMIDITY........CANYON BOTTOM...14-19% RIDGES...16-25%
20-FOOT WINDS.......
SLOPE/VALLEY: DOWNCANYON LESS THAN 3 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 1100 PDT
THEN UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH.
RIDGETOPS: VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
5-10 MPH BY NOON PDT.
INVERSIONS/STABILITY.....CANYON INVERSIONS DOWN TO 1700 FEET AGL
LASTING UNTIL 1000-1200 PDT...INCREASING TO
8000 FEET AGL AT 1700 PDT.
FORECASTER...DURFEE
$$
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON ADAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130812.ASPEN.01/HNX