830  
FNUS76 KHNX 190159  
FWSHNX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST FIRE...KERN COUNTY FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  
659 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON JUNE 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WARM AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD,  
WITH A SLIGHT COOLING TREND FROM TOMORROW INTO SATURDAY. AFTERNOON  
RH'S ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOWER 20'S TOMORROW AND INTO THE  
UPPER 20'S BY SATURDAY IN CORRELATION WITH THAT TREND. OVERNIGHT  
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIR WITH MAXIMUM VALUES IN THE UPPER  
50'S AND NEAR 60% TONIGHT AND INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60'S FRIDAY  
NIGHT AS THE REGION SEES A DOWNTREND IN TEMPERATURES. WINDS DURING  
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN  
THOSE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........59-63 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH.  
   
JUNETEENTH
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST UP TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
5 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
5 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........63-67 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH UP TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...WILSON  
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM COREY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2615811.0/HNX  
.DELDT 06/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WCOREY@KERNCOUNTYFIRE.ORG  
 
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