FNUS76 KHNX 290135 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR MORO RX...NPS-SEKI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 635 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1640 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN ONSHORE FLOW AND SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE PUSHING THROUGH THE REGION WILL RESULT IN HIGHER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT AND BRING AN INCREASE IN SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE RIDGES. AS THE TROUGH MOVES INLAND TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...IT WILL BRING A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS INTO THE DISTRICT WITH LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. WEDNESDAY WILL BRING COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS AS THE TROUGH EXITS INTO THE GREAT BASIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 0600 PDT...43-46. MAX 65-67. MIN HUMIDITY........AT 0600 PDT...35-37 PERCENT. MIN 21-23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPING 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000 PDT... BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTERWARD. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH AT 0600 PDT...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. GUST TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 800 FEET AGL AT 0600 PDT...RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE EARLY EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-31. MAX HUMIDITY........62-64 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2200 PDT...DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING SUNNY BY THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 54-56. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090928.MOROR.01/HNX