FNUS76 KHNX 270604 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE RIVER BURN UNITS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1104 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON OCTOBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER NORTH CALIFORNIA WILL PUSH SE INTO THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY. THE TROUGH WILL BE RELATIVE DRY BUT COLD AIR BEHIND THE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONGER WINDS OVER THE FIRE AREA INTO TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT. A COOL BUT DRY NORTH FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40-45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 20-25 MPH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 62 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING DIMINISHING TO 5-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10-20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12-15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH. FORECASTER...VASQUEZ $$REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SANDERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091027.WHITE.01/HNX