FNUS76 KHNX 100430 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE...YNP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 930 PM PDT TUE JUN 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1725 PDT ON JUNE 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL CA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WILL RESULT IN BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES. THE AIR MASS WILL BECOME MORE STABLE FOR LESS CHANCE OF AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER SIERRA NEVADA. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE GENERALLY SOUTHWESTERLY AND REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM...MAINLY EAST NEAR THE SIERRA NEVADA CREST. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS EXCEPT OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE... SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52. MAX HUMIDITY........78-85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........36-42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH. FORECASTER...GREISS $$REQUESTED BY...TARO PUSINA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090609.GROUS.01/HNX