FNUS76 KHNX 301854 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR HUMELAKE PILE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1154 AM PDT SUN OCT 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING DRY WEATHER...LIGHT WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOW HUMIDITIES. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER MONDAY AND HUMIDITIES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY HIGHER AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WEAKENS. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE DISTRICT TUESDAY. IN ADDITION TO MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP BY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. BRISK WINDS ARE LIKELY DURING THIS TIME FRAME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4-7 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST UP TO 4 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH. FORECASTER...BROTHERTON $$REQUESTED BY...CHRIS VEREIDE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111030.HUMEL.04/HNX