FNUS76 KHNX 200341 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YNP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 841 PM PDT SUN SEP 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1610 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.....65-67. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH. .TONIGHT (MONDAY NIGHT)... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47. MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 3-5 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 1-3 PERCENT.. EYE LEVEL WINDS... SLOPES...........DIURNAL SLOPE AND VALLEY 2-6 MPH. RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 2-4 PERCENT.. EYE LEVEL WINDS... SLOPES...........DIURNAL SLOPE AND VALLEY 1-4 MPH. RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. .FRIDAY... CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 3-5 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 2-4 PERCENT.. EYE LEVEL WINDS... SLOPES...........DIURNAL SLOPE AND VALLEY 1-4 MPH. RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. FORECASTER...DS $$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU .TAG 20100919.SLOPE.01/HNX