FNUS76 KHNX 030020 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSTER UNIT 16 UNDERBURN...BASS LAKE RD SNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 420 PM PST MON NOV 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING DRY WEATHER...ABOVE NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND A WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW TO THE DISTRICT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN EACH NIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52 AT IGNITION...MAX 76-80. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18-23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH AFTER 1500 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 6500 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...BURT STALTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091102.FOSTE.01/HNX