FNUS76 KHNX 300354 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR STAGE...CAL FIRE - TULARE UNIT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 854 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1958 PDT ON JUNE 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING OVER CALIFORNIA THURSDAY USHERING IN A WARM AND DRY TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK WITH LIGHT WINDS AND GENERALLY LOW HUMIDITIES. HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST BEGINNING ON THE FOURTH OF JULY...BUT THE NORTHERN EXTENT IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 85-89. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 62-66. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 93-97. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING... BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3-8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...DAVID SHY SITL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110629.STAGE.01/HNX