FNUS76 KHNX 080255 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR RED MOUNTAIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 655 PM PST TUE DEC 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1750 PST ON DECEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL WEAKEN AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER CALIFORNIA OVER THE WEEKEND WITH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 3-8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 3-7 MPH BY AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 1500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 MPH. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH UP 3-9 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS... SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 10-20 MPH. RIDGES...........NORTHWEST 7-15 MPH. .SATURDAY... CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE. 20-FOOT WINDS... SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-15 MPH. RIDGES...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-11 MPH. .SUNDAY... CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 6-12 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 9-19 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS... SLOPES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-7 MPH. RIDGES...........EAST 3-8 MPH. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...LUIS OROZCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101208.REDMO.01/HNX