950
FNUS76 KHNX 250010
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR ARROW CREEK...CA-KNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
510 PM PDT MON AUG 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0000 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD, RISING TO THE MID TO UPPER 70S EACH AFTERNOON.
MINRH VALUES ARE EXPECTED AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT AS A RESULT.
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED NEAR 60 PERCENT, BUT MAY TAKE
LONGER TO REACH THESE VALUES DUE TO A LONGER RELEASE OF HEAT FROM
THE SURROUNDING ROCK FACES. EYE LEVEL WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
OVERNIGHT, THEN INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 8 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON, PRIMARILY AS UPSLOPING WINDS TAKE HOLD. WINDS MAY
BECOME VARIABLE DUE TO THE FIRE'S LOCATION AT THE CONFLUENCE OF
MULTIPLE CANYONS. SURROUNDING RIDGE WINDS WILL BE 15 MPH TUESDAY
THEN SLIGHTLY LOWER AT 10 TO 15 MPH WEDNESDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
BE AROUND 8000-8600 FEET TUESDAY, AND COULD REACH OVER 10000 FEET
WEDNESDAY, BUT HEIGHTS WILL ONLY BE NEAR 500 FEET OVERNIGHT.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000-8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 8 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...MCCOY
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTIAN GOMEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620431.0/HNX
.DELDT 08/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHRISTIAN_GOMEZ@NPS.GOV
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