FNUS76 KHNX 130158 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR JAWBONE...SOCL IIMT2 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 658 PM PDT SUN AUG 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1746 PDT ON AUGUST 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE DISTRICT THROUGH TUESDAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE PATTERN. THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN BY WEDNESDAY BRINGING A SLIGHT DOWNWARD TREND IN TEMPERATURES. LITTLE DAY TO DAY CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. THERE WILL BE JUST ENOUGH MID LEVEL MOISTURE PRESENT TO FUEL ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. THE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 95-99. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-4 MPH UNTIL 1000 PDT... INCREASING TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 8-13 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EXCEPT WIND GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 0900 PDT...THEN TURNING SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200 PDT THEN 2. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 69-73. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 33-37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2200 PDT...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2200 PDT...DECREASING TO WESTERLY 5-10 MPH OVERNIGHT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000 PDT THEN 1. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 95-99. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-4 MPH UNTIL 1000 PDT... INCREASING TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 7-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EXCEPT WIND GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 0900 PDT...THEN INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100 PDT THEN 2. EXTENDED OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE. 20-FOOT WINDS... SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RIDGES...........WEST 8-13 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE. 20-FOOT WINDS... SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 6-11 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LAL.................1. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE. 20-FOOT WINDS... SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-9 MPH. RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH. LAL.................1. FORECASTER...OCHS $$REQUESTED BY...BOB EISELE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120812.JAWBO.02/HNX