FNUS76 KHNX 060204 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR FAY...CND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 704 PM PDT WED MAY 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1808 PDT ON MAY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND A DRY COLD FRONT THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH OVER THE BURN LATER TONIGHT AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER OREGON. OTHERWISE...A DRY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....65 AT REQUEST...MIN 51. MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 50 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 10-18 MPH DIMINISHING TO 3-8 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DIMINISHING TO 10-15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 700 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 18 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-77. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 16-20 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 4-7 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 14 MPH. FORECASTER...DURFEE $$ REQUESTED BY...ROB HEDLEND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100505.FAY__.01/HNX