FNUS76 KHNX 180022 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE...SEKI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 522 PM PDT THU SEP 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1519 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO CALIFORNIA THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH ON SATURDAY AND BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 9000 FEET. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRIER CONDITIONS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH AFTER NOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46. MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AFTER 2200 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT THEN BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING WEST 8-14 MPH BY AFTER NOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090917.HORSE.01/HNX