FNUS76 KHNX 060442 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERRY FLAT...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 842 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH CALIFORNIA SUNDAY...MOVING INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS...COLDER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WINDS TO THE BURN AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 3000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK TUESDAY...A WARMER BUT MUCH WETTER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34 AT IGNITION...MAX 41. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 4-8 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 29. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 31. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 97 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH LATE BY AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH...INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH LATE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...BEAN $$ REQUESTED BY...ONECIMO ELIZONDO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091206.CHERR.02/HNX