FNUS76 KHNX 250247
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
747 PM PDT THU SEP 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1531 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
WEST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...KEEPING AN OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WITH CLEAR SKIES...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
AND LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITIES. A FEW STATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE SIERRA NEVADA WILL SEE SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. A COOLING TREND IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGE BREAKS
DOWN AND SHIFTS INLAND.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-8 MPH AFTER 0900
                    PDT...THEN WEST 3-8 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST
                    AFTER 1200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST AFTER 2000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........12=17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-8 MPH AFTER 0900
                    PDT...THEN WEST 3-8 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST
                    AFTER 1100 PDT...THEN VARIABLE 4-8 MPH AFTER
                    1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090924.HORSE.01/HNX