FNUS76 KHNX 050629 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR MONOTTI DOZER PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1029 PM PST MON FEB 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE REGION WILL BE OCCASIONALLY DISRUPTED BY WEAK PASSING DISTURBANCES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. LITTLE EFFECT IS EXPECTED FROM THESE PASSING SYSTEMS. A MORE SIGNIFICANT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION FOR THE BURN AREA...ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44 AT IGNITION...MAX 62-64. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31-34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 1000 PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHERLY 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH AFTER 1200 PST. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 9 MPH AFTER 1300 PST. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38-41. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72-77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH AFTER 2100 PST. SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 700 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57-61. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 26-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 2-5 MPH AFTER 1100 PST. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 MPH AFTER 1200 PST. FORECASTER...HARTY $$REQUESTED BY...DAVID REYNOLDS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130205.MONOT.01/HNX