FNUS76 KHNX 012310 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH...SEQUOIA NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 410 PM PDT WED AUG 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1343 PDT ON AUGUST 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH THE BURN AREA IS ON THE WESTERN FRINGE OF AN AREA OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE THIS EVENING...ANY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST AND NORTH OF THE BURN AREA. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MAX HUMIDITY........33-39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 6000 FEET AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 12 MPH THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98. MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH...INCREASING TO 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT... BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5500 FEET AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING... LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98. MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH...INCREASING TO 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH. FORECASTER...BEAN $$ REQUESTED BY...IC T TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120801.SOUTH.01/HNX