FNUS76 KHNX 290330 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 830 PM PDT MON MAR 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 PDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD EASTWARD OVER THE REGION FROM THE PACIFIC. THIS WILL BRING A GENERAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND ACROSS THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT IGNITION 36-38...MAX 56-58. MIN HUMIDITY........AT IGNITION 72-75 PERCENT...MIN 29-31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPING 1-3 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH...INCREASING TO 7-11 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 500 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 2500 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36. MAX HUMIDITY........90-92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT...BECOMING DOWNSLOPING 1-3 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 400 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62. MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WRIGHT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110328.PMCWE.01/HNX