FNUS76 KHNX 230200 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR GENERAL S HIGHWAY ROADSIDE PILES...SEQUOIA NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 700 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OVER THE WEEKEND AND WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE BURN SITE BY SUNDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN MODERATELY HIGH WITH TEMPERATURES COOLING TO SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BY SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGE TOPS BY LATE SUNDAY. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-47. MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH BY 1300 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-12 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-40. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING TO SOUTH UP 2-4 MPH BY 2100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52. MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH BY AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...DS $$REQUESTED BY...MIKE PASILLAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101023.GENER.01/HNX