FNUS76 KHNX 221543 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR HUME LAKE 15S02 PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 743 AM PST THU JAN 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT INLAND LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AND BRING PERIODS OF RAIN ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES. SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE BURN SITE FRIDAY AS THIS TROUGH WEAKENS AND MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........OVERCAST WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 12-17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 7-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 300 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHERLY 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 3500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 10 MPH. FORECASTER...DURFEE $$REQUESTED BY...JOE GONZALES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090122.HUMEL.02/HNX