FNUS76 KHNX 270500 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 900 PM PST MON NOV 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1745 PST ON NOVEMBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. A MOIST UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL BRING INCREASED HUMIDITY AND PRECIPITATION TO THE DISTRICT. A SERIES OF TROUGHS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED MOISTURE ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS IN USUALLY WIND PRONE AREAS. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 48-52. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3-8 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34-38. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3-8. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 6-12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 40-44. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45-50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH LATE IN EARLY MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH AFTER NOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SANDERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121126.PONDE.03/HNX