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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIL FIRE...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
730 AM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AN INSIDE SLIDER WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION TODAY WITH PERIODS
OF STRONG WINDS OBSERVED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE DISTURBANCE
WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE BURN SITE WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY
LOWERING HUMIDITY. THE COMBINATION OF LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
WEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 9-16 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
WEST 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 4-8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-18 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 12 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...MOLINA
REQUESTED BY...ALONZO BARRERAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613693.3/HNX
.DELDT 05/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ALONZO_BARRERAS@NPS.GOV
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