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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUZZARD WILDFIRE...KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
559 PM PDT SUN AUG 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WITH ABOUT 2-4 DEGREES OF
COOLING FOR AFTERNOON MAX VALUES. THIS SLIGHT COOLING WILL ALLOW
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASE A FEW PERCENTAGE POINTS AND
TREND HIGHER BY LATER THIS WEEK. WIND WILL REMAIN TERRAIN AND
DIURNALLY DRIVEN, WITH BREEZY WIND GUSTS OVER THE RIDGE-TOPS. THE
COMBINED HOT WEATHER AND LOW HUMIDITY FORECASTED INDICATES
ELEVATED FIRE RISK WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER DAY OR TWO.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE
MORNING, BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE 2-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE 3-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...MOLINA
REQUESTED BY...ALEX ENTENMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619334.0/HNX
.DELDT 08/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KERNDUTYOFFICER@KERNCOUNTYFIRE.ORG
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