FNUS76 KHNX 100410 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR SAN LUIS PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 810 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD STORM WILL DROP SOUTHWARD OVER THE DISTRICT THURSDAY AND BRING SOME SHOWERS...INCREASED WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS WILL THEN PREVAIL OVER THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 48-52. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55-60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH AFTER 1200 PST. GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20-25 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 24-26. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO 3-7 MPH AFTER 2200 PST. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST THROUGH MID-MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 43-47. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55-60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH AFTER 1300 PST. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130110.SANLU.01/HNX