FNUS76 KHNX 030523 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERMAN WEST 547...USFS-SEQUOIA N.F. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1023 PM PDT TUE JUN 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JUNE 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST AND CROSS INLAND OVER THE DISTRICT ON FRIDAY. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING AROUND THE LOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND LOWER EACH DAY WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT IGNITION...MAX 60-63. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28-35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPCANYON 4-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 12-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 37-40. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 62-68 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28-35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPCANYON 4-9 MPH WITH GUST TO 14 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. FORECASTER...BINGHAM $$REQUESTED BY...KERN RIVER R D TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090603.SHERM.01/HNX