FNUS76 KHNX 140221 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR GEORGE...SQF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 721 PM PDT WED JUN 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1737 PDT ON JUNE 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AND BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS AND AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SIERRA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A COMBINATION OF A BUILDING RIDGE AND OFFSHORE WIND FLOW WILL RESULT IN WARMER AND DRYER CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND. NOTE...WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-77. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...THEN SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH AFTER 1500 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3-9 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THEN BECOMING CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47-51. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 65-70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-77. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...THEN SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH AFTER 1500 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO EAST 5-11 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 MPH. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...MARK HOWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120613.GEORG.01/HNX