FNUS76 KHNX 190652
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1152 PM PDT WED APR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BE BUILDING OVER THE AREA THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...THEN REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE WEEKEND.
STRONG WARMING WILL BEGIN FRIDAY WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 1-4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO EAST LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO EAST 5-10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 46-56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 16-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...MATT SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120419.PMCWE.01/HNX