FNUS76 KHNX 020441 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR SWALE EAST...SEKI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 941 PM PDT SAT OCT 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1620 PDT ON OCTOBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING INTO NORTH CALIFORNIA IS BRINGING A DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE DISTRICT. A SERIES OF PASSING WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL MAINTAIN COOLER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS WITH SLIGHT PRECIPITATION CHANCES OVER THE BURN AREA FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH WETTER AND MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT PACIFIC STORM OF THE SEASON MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65. MIN HUMIDITY........41-44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 58-62. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 44-48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH. GUSTS TO 10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 MPH. FORECASTER...HARTY $$REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111001.SWALE.02/HNX