FNUS76 KHNX 190247 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR ASH MOUNTAIN RX...SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATL PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 747 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JUNE 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC. A COOLING TREND WILL OCCUR THIS WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 AT IGNITION...MAX 98-102. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22-25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-6 MPH BY 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 12,000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH. FORECASTER...DURFEE $$REQUESTED BY...BEN JACOBS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090619.ASHMO.01/HNX