FNUS76 KHNX 200247 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODS CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 747 PM PDT THU JUL 19 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODS CREEK...SEKI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 739 PM PDT THU JUL 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1544 PDT ON JULY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL BUILD WESTWARD INTO CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL DRIFT NORTHWESTWARD FROM MEXICO AND ARIZONA DURING THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH A THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT OVER THE FIRE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME HIGHER AS MONSOONAL MOISTURE INCREASES SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79. MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 11,000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2200 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL OR LESS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 12 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 11,000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. FORECASTER...DURFEE $$ REQUESTED BY...FEMO REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE