FNUS76 KHNX 020005 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR PW-5...YNP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 505 PM PDT THU JUL 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1610 PDT ON JULY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRY UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY RESULTING IN A CONTINUED COOLING TREND WITH SLIGHT RISES IN HUMIDITIES. A SLOW WARMING TREND WILL BE OBSERVED DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS THE TROUGH MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51-55. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 38-43 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68-72. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 4-9 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH AFTER 1500 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52-56. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 48-53 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100701.PW5__.02/HNX