FNUS76 KHNX 210124 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH ELEVATION PILES BONITA...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 624 PM PDT WED OCT 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BRIEF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN AREA ON THURSDAY BEFORE A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A SMALL THREAT OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE BURN AREA THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOWING GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 AT IGNITION...MAX 49. MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 9-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33-35. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90-95 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-2 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 11-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 44-46. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55-60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH. FORECASTER...DUDLEY $$REQUESTED BY...KERN RIVER R D TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101021.HIGHE.01/HNX