FNUS76 KHNX 070151
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
651 PM PDT MON APR 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CALIFORNIA
BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SPREADING PRECIPITATION CHANCES
ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE ALSO
IS A CHANCE FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE RIDGES AND THROUGH
PASSES WITH THE PASSING SYSTEM. THE CENTER OF THE STORM WILL TRACK
OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...AND PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS GENERALLY WILL BE BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER OF AN INCH
ALTHOUGH HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
AFTER A BRIEF BREAK...ANOTHER DEVELOPING SYSTEM COULD RETURN
UNSETTLED CONDITIONS TO THE DISTRICT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS
NEXT STORM CURRENTLY IS ON TRACK TO COME INLAND OVER SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...AND MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW AND HITTING THE
SOUTH SLOPES OF THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS COULD BRING HIGHER RAN AND
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 AT IGNITION...MAX 50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 4500
                    FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 32 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO
                    6000 FEET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 30-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78-83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6-12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW
                    ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 38-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...BREEZY. WEST 10-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...ROBERTO MORENO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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