436  
FNUS76 KHNX 020311  
FWSHNX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BALSAM SITE PREP...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  
811 PM PDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 02.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A CHANCE OF RAIN REMAINS UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE,  
DRY AND WARMING CONDITIONS WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH  
LOWERING HUMIDITY. WINDS REMAIN MAINLY LIGHT AND DIURNAL EXCEPT FOR  
BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER THE NEARBY RIDGES ON THURSDAY.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS UP TO 0.05 INCH.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-13 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...OCHS  
REQUESTED BY...STEVE ZAVALA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608422.4/HNX  
.DELDT 04/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ESTEVAN.ZAVALA@USDA.GOV,ALEXIS.CASTRO@USDA.GOV,GEORGE.MEZA@USDA.GOV  
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