FNUS76 KHNX 212322 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR OWENS COMPLEX...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 422 PM PDT WED JUL 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1525 PDT ON JULY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS A WEAK UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS NORTH CALIFORNIA. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LIGHTER SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THURSDAY. THE LIGHTER WINDS AND SHIFT IN DIRECTION WILL ALLOW FOR BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT. MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST LATER THURSDAY FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 68-72. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 18-23 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST 7-10 WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST-NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 86-91. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 5 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...SHIFTING TO SOUTH 3-7 MPH AROUND 0900 PDT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH. FORECASTER...BEAN $$ REQUESTED BY...MARK LEMON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100721.OWENS.01/HNX