FNUS76 KHNX 040238 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR CRESCENT MEADOW RX...NPS-SEKI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 738 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1625 PDT ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OFF THE COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE COOLEST ON THURSDAY WITH AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES. THERE ALSO IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AS THE LOW MAY TRACK FARTHER SOUTH OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. CONDITIONS WILL TREND WARMER AND DRIER FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69-71. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 24-27 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-11 MPH. GUSTS TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49-53. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 66-68. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 26-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH. GUSTS TO 21 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. FORECASTER...HARTY $$REQUESTED BY...DAVE ALLEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090803.CRESC.01/HNX