FNUS76 KHNX 201728 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR JAWBONE...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1028 AM PDT MON AUG 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0922 PDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL WITH TEMPERATURES TRENDING A BIT COOLER THROUGH MIDWEEK BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY AND GUSTY OVER THE RIDGES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWER ELEVATIONS WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN INFLUENCED WITH SOME GUSTY AFTERNOON CONDITIONS ALONG EAST-WEST ORIENTED CANYONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 87-91. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 17-21 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-8 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 21 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 66-69. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 36-41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-6 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT. BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO TO 10-15 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 800 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 17 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 85-89. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 14-18 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH WITH GUST TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 25 MPH. FORECASTER...HARTY $$REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN ALLISON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120820.JAWBO.01/HNX