FNUS76 KHNX 032145 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 245 PM PDT WED JUN 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1419 PDT ON JUNE 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DISTURBANCES MOVING AROUND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST CONTINUED TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. THE LOW PRESSURE IS PROGGED TO MOVE SLOWLY INLAND IN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH A CONTINUATION OF UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. BEFORE THE LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES EAST OF THE REGION...SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ALONG WITH HEAVY PRECIP AND HAIL. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57. MAX HUMIDITY........60-63 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. BECOMING LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 900 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76. MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 9 TO 12 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...STEVE GRIFFIN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090603.CHINA.01/HNX