FNUS76 KHNX 240321 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR HIDDEN...SIERRA ECC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 821 PM PDT FRI JUL 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1554 PDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERE WILL PROVIDE A LITTLE BETTER CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE COAST BY MONDAY RESULTING IN A DRIER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH BY 1500 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 3-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8500 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7 MPH. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...CAROL COLTRA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100723.HIDDE.02/HNX