FNUS76 KHNX 300241 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDEN...SEQUOIA NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 741 PM PDT THU SEP 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1904 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MID LEVEL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71-76. MAX HUMIDITY........MIN 28-33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. LOCALLY GUSTY NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 65-70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-3 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 1900 PDT. LOCALLY GUSTY NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 3-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35-40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. LOCALLY GUSTY NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH. FORECASTER...MENDENHALL $$REQUESTED BY...JOSH PIEROTTE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110929.GOLDE.01/HNX