FNUS76 KHNX 292351 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE VMP...CDF-TCU NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 451 PM PDT THU SEP 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MID LEVEL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BURN. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 63-67. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 48-53 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 1900 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3-5 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 92-96. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. LOCALLY GUSTY NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8-12 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARLTY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE EARLY EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60-64. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 1900 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4-8 MPH. FORECASTER...MENDENHALL $$REQUESTED BY...DAVE SHY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111001.GROUS.01/HNX