FNUS76 KHNX 280233 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR MPRD PMC...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 633 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY WILL EXIT THE REGION BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY WILL BE A DRIER DAY BEFORE ANOTHER PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE BURN SITE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A COOL NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THURSDAY...THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND PERSIST INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND....KEEPING DRY WEATHER AND A WARMING TREND OVER THE BURN SITE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-39. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING DECREASING TO 1-3 MPH BY BY NOON PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO WEST 4-8 MPH BY NOON PST. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-24. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-41. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 3-6 MPH BY NOON PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 8-16 MPH BY NOON PST. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH. FORECASTER...DS $$REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120228.MPRDP.01/HNX