FNUS76 KHNX 160048 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC RX...USFS-SOUTH OPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 548 PM PDT MON MAR 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1730 PDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL PROVIDE DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A SLIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING CONTINUED WARMING ON TUESDAY. THE RIDGE ALOFT WILL WEAKEN WEDNESDAY WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT STILL ABOVE NORMAL FOR MID-MARCH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-2 MPH THROUGH 1000 PST THEN WEST 2-5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 MPH. FORECASTER...DS $$REQUESTED BY...JOHN ABELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100315.PMCRX.02/HNX