FNUS76 KHNX 220430 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR SILLIMAN...NPS-SEKI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 930 PM PDT WED JUL 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1545 PDT ON JULY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA TODAY. THE FLOW WILL TURN SOUTHEASTERLY FRIDAY. THIS CHANGE IN THE FLOW WILL ALLOW SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE TO RETURN TO THE BURN SITE ON FRIDAY AND INCREASE THE THREAT FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 0700 PDT 49-51...MAX 71-73. MIN HUMIDITY........AT 0700 PDT 59-61 PERCENT...MIN 31-33 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 1-3 AFTER 0800 PDT...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AT IGNITION AROUND 500 FEET AGL...RISING TO 3000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-49. MAX HUMIDITY........62-64 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH DURING THE EVENING. DECREASING TO NORTHEAST TO EAST 1-3 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 200 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72. MIN HUMIDITY........37-39 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 1-3 IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 4-7 MPH BY MID DAY. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100721.SILLI.02/HNX