FNUS76 KHNX 200044 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP - A...SEKI/SQF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 544 PM PDT THU AUG 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1705 PDT ON AUGUST 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BACK OVER THE REGION WILL BRING A FEW DEGREES OF WARMING WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITIES FRIDAY. A MINOR COOLING TREND IS LIKELY THIS WEEKEND AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PUSHES THE HIGH PRESSURE EASTWARD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1-4 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 11 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH. FORECASTER...BAGNALL $$REQUESTED BY...CA-SQF C-3 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100819.SHEEP.02/HNX