FNUS76 KHNX 270057 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR CIRCLE MEADOW...SEKI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 557 PM PDT TUE JUN 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON JUNE 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST COMBINED WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES WILL MAINTAIN A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND HOLD TEMPERATURES AT THE BURN SITE SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES FOR ONE MORE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND UPWARD AND REACH SEASONABLE LEVELS BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS WESTWARD FROM THE PLAINS STATES. HUMIDITIES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY LOWER EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69. MIN HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44. MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WESTERLY 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AFTER 1900 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71. MIN HUMIDITY........37-41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT. FORECASTER...BAGNALL $$REQUESTED BY...FEMO T TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120627.CIRCL.01/HNX