FNUS76 KHNX 131930 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT...MPRD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1230 PM PDT TUE SEP 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1153 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE BURN SITE AND PROVIDE FOR A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY WITH DRYER AIR MOVING IN BEHIND IT FOR CLEARING SKIES. HUMIDITIES WILL TREND DRIER WITH TEMPERATURES SLOWLY CLIMBING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84. MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH THROUGH SUNSET TODAY. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 7-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 6000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-47. MAX HUMIDITY........76-79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST UP TO 3 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 700 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85. MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 1-3 MPH... BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...JOHN ABELL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110913.SALT_.01/HNX