FNUS76 KHNX 270330 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR MPRD ADMIN PILE BURNING...MPRD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 830 PM PDT FRI MAR 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN THIS WEEKEND WITH DRY WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA WILL SEE A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT DURING THE WEEKEND. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 60-64. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 8-13 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING... BECOMING EAST 6-12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING... THEN DECREASING TO 3-6 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH BY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. DIRECTIONAL SHEAR IS FORECAST AT ABOUT 3000 FEET AGL WITH EAST WINDS BELOW 3000 FEET AGL... TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST ABOVE 3000 FEET AGL. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...JOHN ABELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100327.MPRDA.01/HNX