FNUS76 KHNX 140750 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR PENNY PINES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1150 PM PST FRI NOV 13 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL KEEP A COOL AND DRY NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE SITE TODAY. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A DAY TO DAY WARMING TREND AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD. LIGHT WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD WITH LOWER HUMIDITIES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-49. MIN HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 9-18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 MPH AFTER 0900 PST. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31. MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 MPH AFTER 2000 PST. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 1000 PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 6-12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER 1000 PST. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 MPH AFTER 0900 PST. FORECASTER...BAGNALL $$REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SANDERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091113.PENNY.02/HNX