FNUS76 KHNX 301807 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...MPRD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1107 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE BURN SITE LATER TODAY WITH PRECIPITATION SPREADING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO 3500 FEET. WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL NOT TREND HIGHER UNTIL AFTER MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS HAVE OVERTAKEN THE BURN SITE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER 1300 PDT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56 AT 1100 PDT...MAX 61-63. MIN HUMIDITY........5-8 PERCENT AT 1100 PDT...10-12 PERCENT BY 1400 PDT...15-18 PERCENT 1600 PDT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH...INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FEET AGL AT 1100 PDT...RISING TO 3000 FEET AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-28. MAX HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT BY 1700 PDT...25-28 PERCENT BY 2000 PDT...MAX 55-57 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-37. MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 2000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...JOHN ABELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100330.PMCWE.01/HNX