FNUS76 KHNX 280507 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE RIVER RX BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1007 PM PDT WED OCT 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN...AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT...WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER AND A WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR AS A RESULT. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEEPEN OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A BETTER CHANCE FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE TROUGH MOVES INLAND. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS...OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 51-54. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38-41. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 48-58 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A BETTER CHANCE AFTER SUNSET. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 49-53. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 31-36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5-9 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 12-18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 MPH BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...HARTY $$REQUESTED BY...JOAQUIN MEDINA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101028.WHITE.01/HNX