FNUS76 KHNX 300536 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR TULE LIGHTING COMPLEX...CAL FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1036 PM PDT FRI MAY 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2111 PDT ON MAY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A THREAT OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE IN MOISTURE AND STABILITY OVER THE DISTRICT WEDNESDAY WITH CONTINUED ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200 PDT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 90. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28-32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100 PDT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 57. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 88-92. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 27-31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-10 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH. FORECASTER...DUDLEY $$REQUESTED BY...DAVE SHY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090529.TULEL.02/HNX