FNUS76 KHNX 300315 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 815 PM PDT WED SEP 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1648 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTH CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING A SURGE OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WILL SPREAD INTO THE BURN SITE BY FRIDAY. LIMITED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN AN INITIAL RISK OF DRY LIGHTNING. THE CONVECTIVE THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE UPPER LOW BEGINS TO MOVE ONSHORE. .TODAY (THURSDAY)... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 86-88. TOP 79-81. MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 22-25 PERCENT. TOP 15-18 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 63-65. TOP 56-58. MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 37-39 PERCENT. TOP 30-32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 83-85. TOP 76-78. MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 24-26 PERCENT. TOP 16-19 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH BY 1100 PDT. ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 4500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100929.SLOPE.01/HNX