FNUS76 KHNX 190700 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1200 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE COLD LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL BRING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND TO THE BURN AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY TODAY THEN DIMINISH THROUGH MIDWEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 33-37. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28-33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-12 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 28 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 25-28. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 69-74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 5-10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 47-51. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33-38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 3-7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 8-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15 MPH. FORECASTER...HARTY $$REQUESTED BY...KATE RODRIGUEZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120319.PMCWE.01/HNX