FNUS76 KHNX 232338 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR ERSKINE FIRE...KERN COUNTY FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 438 PM PDT SAT JUL 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1550 PDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES. A WEAK TROUGH WILL THEN BRUSH THE REGION...BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER AND BREEZIER CONDITIONS THROUGH MIDWEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 62-65. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 57-61 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 94-96. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT. FORECASTER...HARTY $$REQUESTED BY...MIKE HEFFNER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110723.ERSKI.01/HNX