FNUS76 KHNX 250452 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE OF THE WOODS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 852 PM PST WED FEB 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ON THURSDAY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER BEFORE ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES IN ON FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION ON FRIDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY THEN DRY CONDITIONS RETURN FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. GUSTY CONDITIONS BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 AT IGNITION...MAX 53-57. MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55-60 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH AFTER 1000 PST...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 27-31. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85-90 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 56-60. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 46-51 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 3-8 MPH INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 15-25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 MPH. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...DEAN HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100225.LAKEO.01/HNX