FNUS76 KHNX 240430 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEMOCRAT...SEQUOIA NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 830 PM PST MON FEB 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING DRY WEATHER TO THE DISTRICT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DURING MIDWEEK WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS OVER THE RIDGES BY WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-49 AT IGNITION...MAX 66-68. MIN HUMIDITY........79-81 AT IGNITION...MIN 35-37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH AFTER 1000 PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44. MAX HUMIDITY........85-87 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66. MIN HUMIDITY........38-40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH AFTER 1000 PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN GAGNON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090223.DEMOC.01/HNX