FNUS76 KHNX 200024 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE...KCFD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 524 PM PDT SUN SEP 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1618 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRY TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA DISTRICT OVERNIGHT. AN INCREASE IN WINDS THROUGH PASSES AND OVER RIDGES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH ANOTHER WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH DUE TO ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH A SLIGHT COOLING AND A BRIEF INCREASE IN WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL USHER IN A CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN WITH WARMING AND DRYING WEATHER LATE THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54. MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH. FORECASTER...DS $$REQUESTED BY...COLE BIAS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100919.GRANI.01/HNX