FNUS76 KHNX 010021 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR PW-5...YNP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 521 PM PDT WED JUN 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON JUNE 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...PRIMARILY AFFECTING TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL SHOW AN INCREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ALONG WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE COOLER AIR. TEMPERATURE CHANGE WILL BOTTOM OUT ON FRIDAY...WITH A SLOW WARMING TREND DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL SHOW LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...EXCEPT FOR A DECREASE DURING TROUGH PASSAGE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 37-40 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28-31 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST BY THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 7-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 35-38 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING...INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT. FORECASTER...BSO/BAGNALL $$REQUESTED BY...KELLY MARTIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100630.PW5__.01/HNX