FNUS76 KHNX 290600 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR MONOTTI DOZER PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1000 PM PST MON JAN 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRY NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE DISTRICT WITH COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES...LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC BUILDS INTO CALIFORNIA. DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME WITH MILDER THAN NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 0700 PST 28-30...MAX 45-47. MIN HUMIDITY........AT 0700 PST 55-57 PERCENT...MIN 34-36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPING 1-3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH AFTER 0900 PST. WINDS INCREASING TO 5-8 MPH AFTER 1100 PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6-9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FEET AGL AT 0700 PST...RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-27. MAX HUMIDITY........88-90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE EVENING... BECOMING DOWNSLOPING WINDS 1-3 MPH AFTER 2200 PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50. MIN HUMIDITY........31-33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPING 1-3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH AFTER 0900 PST. WINDS INCREASING TO 5-8 MPH AFTER 1100 PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FEET. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...DAVID REYNOLDS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130129.MONOT.01/HNX