FNUS76 KHNX 202359
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI/SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
459 PM PDT MON SEP 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1620 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE DISTRICT
DRY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER DRY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
APPROACH THE COAST ON WEDNESDAY AND MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL CA
DURING THE DAY. EXCEPT FOR AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND EVEN COOLER
TEMPERATURES...CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL REMAIN DRY. AFTERWARD...
A MUCH STRONGER UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD FOR THE LATER PART OF THE
WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A STRONG WARMING TREND BEGINNING
FRIDAY.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-77 BOTTOM...55-60 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34-40 PERCENT BOTTOM...18-25 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL AFTER 100 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40-47 BOTTOM...30-36 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75-80 PERCENT BOTTOM...68-75 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE IN THE EARLY EVENING 3-7 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH AFTER 1900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL AFTER 1900 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60-65 BOTTOM...50-55 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35-40 PERCENT BOTTOM...25-30 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL BY 1100 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTAIN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100920.SHEEP.01/HNX