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FNUS76 KHNX 261339
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR JOSE BASIN SITE PREP - JOSE BASIN FUEL BREAKS...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
639 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY, ALONG WITH
THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND POTENTIALLY A THUNDERSTORM DURING THE
AFTERNOON. DRY AND WARMING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BE
MAINLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN, EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER BEFORE
NOON WITH AROUND .02 INCHES OF RAIN. SHOWERS
LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON, WITH A 25 PERCENT
CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM. ONE TO TWO TENTHS
OF AN INCH OF RAIN EXPECTED.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH
AFTER 1100 PDT. WIND BECOMING GUSTY AND ERRATIC
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST7-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A 25 PERCENT CHANCE OF
A THUNDERSTORM UNTIL 2000 PDT. AROUND .05 INCHES
OF RAIN EXPECTED, HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM
A THUNDERSTORM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH. WIND BECOMING GUSTY AND
ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHERLY 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING BELOW 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH
AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...BAGNALL
REQUESTED BY...CLINT WADE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411711.4/HNX
.DELDT 04/26/24
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.EMAIL CLINT.WADE@USDA.GOV
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