FNUS76 KHNX 130551 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 951 PM PST THU JAN 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1925 PST ON JANUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR WEST WILL PROVIDE OFFSHORE WINDS BRINGING A WARM AND DRY TREND INTO SATURDAY. FLOW WILL TURN ONSHORE SUNDAY...BRINGING A COOLING TREND FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50-54. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 14-19 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WINDS 3-8 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 3-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 24-28. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 38-43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3-8 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 3-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 MPH. FORECASTER...BARLOW $$REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120112.PONDE.01/HNX