FNUS76 KHNX 080545 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE UNIT 14 PILES...SEQUOIA NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 945 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COLDER AND DRIER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER STORM WILL REACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS STORM WILL BE WARMER WITH HIGHER SNOW LEVELS. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....11-14 AT IGNITION...MAX 21-23. MIN HUMIDITY........89-92 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 73-76 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7-11 MPH AFTER 1100 PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 200 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO NEAR 1000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....11-13. MAX HUMIDITY........92-94 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPING 3-5 MPH AFTER 2200 PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7-11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 100 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-28. MIN HUMIDITY........70-72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 MPH. .EXTENDED... .THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SNOW ON SATURDAY. LITTLE CHANCE IN TEMPERATURES. MINIMUM RH UP 5-10 PERCENT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...LITTLE CHANGE ON SATURDAY. 20-FOOT WINDS... SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH. RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091208.ICEUN.02/HNX