FNUS76 KHNX 141627 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR JAWBONE...SOCAL IIMT2 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 927 AM PDT TUE AUG 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0829 PDT ON AUGUST 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS PARKED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. THERE IS JUST ENOUGH MID LEVEL MOISTURE PRESENT TO FUEL THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE EARLY THIS EVENING. A PREVAILING WESTERLY FLOW DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL BRING A DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS OVER THE FIRE AND DIMINISH THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM UNTIL 1900 PDT. CLEAR LATER TONIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 71-73. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 2030 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WESTERLY AROUND 15 MPH DIMINISHING TO 6-10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. (AFTERNOON CUMULUS) MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 92-96. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 13-17 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH BY NOON PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 12-15 MPH BY NOON PDT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 69-71. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7-15 MPH DIMINISHING TO 5-10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20-25 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 12-16 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. .EXTENDED... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH DOWN 1-3 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS... SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 6-12 MPH. RIDGES...........WEST 8-16 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE. 20-FOOT WINDS... SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 7-14 MPH. RIDGES...........NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE. 20-FOOT WINDS... SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 7-14 MPH. RIDGES...........WEST 8-16 MPH. FORECASTER...DURFEE $$ REQUESTED BY...BOB EISELE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120814.JAWBO.01/HNX