FNUS76 KHNX 250530 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR SWALE EAST...SEKI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1030 PM PDT SAT SEP 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS TROUGH SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE AN INCREASING DRY WEST FLOW...ENDING THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT THIS SUNDAY. WHILE CONDITIONS WILL BE COOLER THIS SUNDAY...THE BURN SITE WILL SEE A DECREASING TREND IN HUMIDITIES ON MONDAY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REBUILDS OVER THE REGION. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO BRING A WARMING TREND FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK AS WELL AS LIGHTER WINDS. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70. MIN HUMIDITY........31-33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 2-4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 900 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-51. MAX HUMIDITY........65-67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO WEST 2-4 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 7-13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 700 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-71. MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 1-3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3-6 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110925.SWALE.01/HNX