FNUS76 KHNX 120229 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR MPRD ADMIN BURN PLAN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 629 PM PST THU MAR 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON MARCH 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE DAY HOWEVER AN INCREASE IN WINDS WILL BE NOTED BY MID AFTERNOON. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR. CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-2 MPH THROUGH 1000 PST THEN WEST 2-5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH. FORECASTER...DUDLEY $$REQUESTED BY...DEAN HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100312.MPRDA.01/HNX