FNUS76 KHNX 220014 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITAKER RX...SEKI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 514 PM PDT THU JUN 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON JUNE 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A COOLING TREND OVER THE BURN AREA. EXPECT TEMPERATURES FALLING TO WELL BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS BY THE WEEKEND. HUMIDITIES WILL TREND UPWARD THROUGH SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGE TOPS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68-70. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH...THEN INCREASING TO 3-6 MPH BY 1200 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45-47. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62-65. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 47-52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 12-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. FORECASTER...DUDLEY $$REQUESTED BY...DV3 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120621.WHITA.02/HNX