FNUS76 KHNX 061252 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR FAY...CND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 552 AM PDT THU MAY 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0333 PDT ON MAY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LITTLE BREEZY TODAY BUT NOT AS STRONG AND GUSTY AS WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...A DRY WEST-NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-76. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 14-18 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 12 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 8-13 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47-51. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 38-44 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTH 1-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7-12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHERLY AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. FORECASTER...HARTY $$REQUESTED BY...ROB HEDLEND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100506.FAY__.01/HNX