FNUS76 KHNX 180402 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR ARGO...KCFD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 902 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2033 PDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE EAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. BY TUESDAY, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BRINGING A SHIFT IN THE WINDS ALOFT TO THE WEST...ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS...COOLING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED LOWER ELEVATION RELATIVE HUMIDITY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT...THEN SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH AFTER 0400 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT,,,,,,,3500 FEET AGL THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL AFTER 0400 PDT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING EAST 5 MPH AFTER 0400 PDT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....98-102. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST AFTER 1100 PDT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...BATT CHIEF BROTHERS TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090517.ARGO_.01/HNX