FNUS76 KHNX 220400 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE UNIT 11...USFS-SQF KERNVILLE RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 800 PM PST WED JAN 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT TODAY. SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ALONG WITH A SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE PRECIPITATION OVER MUCH OF THE DISTRICT THROUGH TONIGHT. THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION MAY CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS ANOTHER SYSTEM CLOSES IN OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTERWARD. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-47 AT IGNITION...MAX 54-56. MIN HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37-39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH AFTER 1000 PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 11-15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39. MAX HUMIDITY........77-79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH UNTIL 2200 PST...BECOMING LIGHT DOWN SLOPING WINDS AFTERWARD. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50. MIN HUMIDITY........43-45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-11 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BRYSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090122.ICEUN.01/HNX