FNUS76 KHNX 230657 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1157 PM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THE NEXT 2 DAYS. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. RAIN IS LIKELY SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWER TEMPERATURES AND MUCH HIGHER HUMIDITIES BY SUNDAY. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 26-36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 1-4 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 3000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 57-67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTH 4-8 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28-38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...BINGHAM $$REQUESTED BY...MATT SANDERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120323.PMCWE.01/HNX