FNUS76 KHNX 030757 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY BEAR...TULE RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1257 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1505 PDT ON NOVEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE A COLDER AND WET STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY BRINGING ANOTHER PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WESTERLY 3-6 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 12-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 800 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT PDT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-43. MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING WESTERLY 3-6 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WESTERLY 7-14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4-9 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 8 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. FORECASTER...BAGNALL $$REQUESTED BY...BRYAN DUFFY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111102.MUDDY.01/HNX