FNUS76 KHNX 281644 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST...KCFD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 944 AM PDT WED JUL 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0857 PDT ON JULY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA WILL ALLOW A LITTLE BIT OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE DISTRICT TODAY WITH CLOUDS FORMING OVER THE BURN SITE. LITTLE CHANGE WILL BE SEEN IN TEMPERATURES BUT HUMIDITIES WILL TREND A BIT HIGHER OVER FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW CLOUDS FORMING THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74 AT REQUEST...90-93. MIN HUMIDITY........43-46 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 17-19 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 7-12 MPH...INCREASING TO 12-18 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1000 FEET AGL AT REQUEST...RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-61. MAX HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7-13 MPH DECREASING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-4 MPH BY 2300 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH DECREASING AND SHIFTING TO SOUTH 7-10 MPH BY AROUND DAYBREAK. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 900 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-94. MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7-14 MPH NEAR NOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISNING TO 5000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...CAPTAIN JONATHAN TRAMMELL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100728.WEST_.04/HNX