FNUS76 KHNX 202257 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOTEL...CA-KNP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 357 PM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1332 PDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PULL IN SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE AND PROVIDE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AS THE COASTAL LOW STARTS TRACKING NORTH. THIS WILL SHIFT THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT NORTHWARD LIMITING THE STORM THREAT TO THE HIGH SIERRA. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY LOWER THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY ALSO TRENDING LOWER. TERRAIN INFLUENCED WINDS WILL PREVAIL BUT STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING TOWARDS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87. MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-8 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 11000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING... BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH BY 2000. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET. TRANSPORT WINDS..... EAST 5 MPH .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-8 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 11-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH. FORECASTER...VASQUEZ $$REQUESTED BY...FEMO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130820.HOTEL.01/HNX