FNUS76 KHNX 092355 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDEN...YNP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 455 PM PDT THU JUL 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1605 PDT ON JULY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO BATTLE WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL KEEP A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY. SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE A BIT SATURDAY FOR A SLIGHT THREAT OF THUNDER OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76. MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42. MAX HUMIDITY........66-68 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FEET. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75. MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MAX TEMPERATURE.....TEMPERATURES WARMING 3-5 DEGREES SUNDAY... THEN 1-2 DEGREES MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MAX/MIN HUMIDITY....LITTLE CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES ON SUNDAY WITH A SLIGHT DROP IN HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORMAL SLOPE AND VALLEY 3-8 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU .TAG 20090709.HARDE.01/HNX