FNUS76 KHNX 192356 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...NPS-SEKI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 456 PM PDT SUN SEP 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1625 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...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. .TODAY (MONDAY)... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79 BOTTOM...62-64 TOP. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT BOTTOM...24-29 PERCENT TOP. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH BY 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH .TONIGHT (MONDAY NIGHT)... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48 BOTTOM...42-44 TOP. MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT BOTTOM...52-57 PERCENT TOP. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77 BOTTOM...60-62 TOP. MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT BOTTOM...21-26 PERCENT TOP. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. FORECASTER...DS $$REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU .TAG 20100919.SHEEP.01/HNX