961
FNUS76 KHNX 150134
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DUTCH SODA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
534 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE TO THE REGION LATE TOMORROW EVENING
AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THURSDAY OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
THE SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE SIERRA
NEVADA WITH PROLONGED HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES LARGELY ABOVE 5000
FEET, HOWEVER AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES SNOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY
FALL AT OR BELOW 4000 FEET. MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR
AREAS BELOW THE SNOW LEVELS. STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED WITH THE UPCOMING SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY ALONG AREA
MOUNTAIN RANGES AND IN THE MOJAVE DESERT; SOME STRONGER WINDS
WILL DOWNSLOPE INTO THE SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. THERE IS
ALSO A GENERAL RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHERN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY MONDAY AFTERNOON. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
CORRECTION TO FORECAST.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE TO THE REGION LATE TOMORROW EVENING
AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THURSDAY OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
THE SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE SIERRA
NEVADA WITH PROLONGED HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES LARGELY ABOVE 5000
FEET, HOWEVER AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES SNOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY
FALL AT OR BELOW 4000 FEET. MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR
AREAS BELOW THE SNOW LEVELS. STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED WITH THE UPCOMING SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY ALONG AREA
MOUNTAIN RANGES AND IN THE MOJAVE DESERT; SOME STRONGER WINDS
WILL DOWNSLOPE INTO THE SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. THERE IS
ALSO A GENERAL RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHERN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY MONDAY AFTERNOON. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON AFTER 4 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 17 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 18 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 32 TO 36 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.
FORECASTER...KALB
REQUESTED BY...RBX3(T)
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/14/26
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