FNUS76 KHNX 040348 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR HUCKLEBERRY RX...SEKI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 848 PM PDT MON OCT 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY...PRODUCING STRONGER WINDS AND POSSIBLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION. BY FRIDAY...THIS FIRST SIGNIFICANT PACIFIC STORM WILL BEGIN PUSHING EAST OF THE DISTRICT AS A RIDGE RETURNS TO THE AREA. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 48-52. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 50-55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER NOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 6-12 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT...THEN SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH AFTER 1600 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 32-36. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80-85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH AFTER 0400 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL AROUND 7000 FEET. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 37-41. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 70-75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9-14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT...THEN BECOMING WEST 15-25 MPH AFTER 1600 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTAIN FIRE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111004.HUCKL.01/HNX