FNUS76 KHNX 121852 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR MPRD LIGHTING-FRAZIER 1...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1152 AM PDT MON SEP 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1125 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE FIRE AND PROVIDE FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS MAY BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY TUESDAY NIGHT WITH DRYER AIR MOVING IN BEHIND IT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2200 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 MPH. FORECASTER...DS $$REQUESTED BY...LARRY WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110912.MPRDL.01/HNX