FNUS76 KHNX 101639 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR HUME LAKE PILE BURN...SEQUOIA NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 839 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 PST ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS MOVED EAST OVER THE GREAT BASIN. MEANWHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING. FLOW OVER THE BURN SITE WILL BECOME BROAD WESTERLY WHILE MOST OF THE MOISTURE WILL BE TARGETED INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY AS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REMAINS TARGETED BY WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE...ALTHOUGH CLOUDINESS OVER THE BURN SITE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE. A WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE ON MONDAY BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW. BETTER CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ARE PREDICTED INTO MID NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST BETWEEN 0900-1000 AND REMAINING WEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AT 3-7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH. FORECASTER...BROTHERTON $$REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120310.HUMEL.02/HNX