FNUS76 KHNX 240330 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR CACTUS...SEKI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 830 PM PDT THU AUG 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1720 PDT ON AUGUST 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THEREFORE...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES FRIDAY WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN INFLUENCED THROUGH THE PERIOD. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 88-92. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 17-22 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-8 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT. GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 67-71. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 40-45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 0300 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 88-92. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 17 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-8 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT. GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST BY THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...FEMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120823.CACTU.01/HNX