FNUS76 KHNX 140142 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDEN...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 642 PM PDT MON JUL 13 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1533 PDT ON JULY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD AND STRENGTHEN OVER THE BURN AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. DRY WEATHER WITH A DAY TO DAY WARMING TREND WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE WITH POOR RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. INVERSIONS WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN STRENGTH WITH MIXING HEIGHTS LOWERING THROUGH THE PERIOD. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-74. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-27 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE UNDER 3 MPH UNTIL 1000 PDT THEN UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 3-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 53-57. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74-77. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE UNDER 3 MPH UNTIL 1000 PDT THEN UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 5000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 MPH. FORECASTER...DUDLEY $$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU .TAG 20090713.HARDE.01/HNX