FNUS76 KHNX 260357 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...CA-SNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 857 PM PDT THU JUL 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2020 PDT ON JULY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE DISTRICT WILL LIE BETWEEN A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A DEEPER INFLUX OF TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL OCCUR FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH AN INCREASED THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. HUMIDITIES WILL TREND UPWARD WHILE WINDS REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. NOTE...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52-56. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80-85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-6 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 88-92. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...THEN SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8500 FEET AGL.. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52-56. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 77-82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-6 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT...THEN VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH. FORECASTER...SANGER $$ REQUESTED BY...CA-SICC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130725.ASPEN.01/HNX