FNUS76 KHNX 290310 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...YNP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 810 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1541 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54. MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTH 9-18 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 2200 PDT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44. MAX HUMIDITY........45-47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-16 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO WEST 3-6 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52. MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...KELLY SINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090928.WILDC.01/HNX