694  
FNUS76 KHNX 280648  
FWSHNX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA MEADOW CULTURAL BURN...SIERRA NF BASS LAKE RD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  
1148 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 28.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A COOLING TREND CONTINUES FOR THE BETTER HALF OF THIS WEEK AND INTO  
THE WEEKEND, APPROACHING 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BY THE WEEKEND.  
HUMIDITY ON THE UPTICK WITH VERY GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY ACROSS  
THE AREA. EXPECT DIURNAL WINDS WITH BREEZY AFTERNOON CONDITIONS.  
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY UNTIL THE WEEKEND, WHEN A  
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE OVER THE AREA. LATEST FORECASTS  
SHOW MODERATE (20-40%) CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN ACROSS LOWER  
ELEVATIONS, AND HIGHER (50-60%) CHANCES FOR AN INCH OR MORE OF  
SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 6,000 FEET.  
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........67-70 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 4 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.  
 
FORECASTER...MOLINA  
 

 
 
REQUESTED BY...BURT STALTER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624598.2/HNX  
.DELDT 10/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BURT.STALTER@USDA.GOV  
 
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