FNUS76 KHNX 020450 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR RED MOUNTAIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 850 PM PST WED DEC 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THURSDAY AS A WEAK SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC IS EXPECTED TO BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION SUNDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT EXCEPT INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 AT IGNITION...MAX 48-52. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22-27 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING WEST 3-8 MPH AFTER 1300 PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35-39. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 58-63 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING... BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 AFTER 2000 PST...SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50-54. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3-8 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 MPH. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES DOWN 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE. 20-FOOT WINDS... SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-9 MPH. RIDGES...........SOUTH 6-12 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES DOWN 3-9 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 7-13 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS... SLOPES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-8 MPH. RIDGES...........SOUTH 5-12 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 3-9 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS... SLOPES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 7-15 MPH. RIDGES...........NORTHWEST 8-18 MPH. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...LUIS OROZCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101201.REDMO.01/HNX