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SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
640 AM PDT THU JUN 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON JUNE 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY 9 AM TO SATURDAY 11 PM FOR
THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: INDIAN WELLS VALLEY, KERN
COUNTY DESERT, AND LAKE ISABELLA. STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES EXPECTED.
TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK TODAY WITH VALLEY HIGHS EXPECTED TO BE IN
THE UPPER 90S AND LOW 100S. THE FOOTHILLS WILL BE COOLER IN THE
LOW TO MID 90S, WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL DECREASE IN HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. TODAY, THE VALLEY, FOOTHILLS, AND COASTAL RANGE WILL
SEE 20-25% MINIMUM RH, WHILE THE MOJAVE DESERT WILL BE 7-12%, AND
THE SIERRA NEVADA WILL BE BETWEEN 20-40% MIN RH. THERE IS A SMALL
(5%) CHANCE OF LIGHTNING IN THE UPPER SIERRAS TODAY. WINDS WILL
INCREASE NOTABLY BEGINNING FRIDAY, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SIERRAS
AND INTO EASTERN KERN AND TULARE COUNTIES. THERE IS A 40 TO 69
PERCENT CHANCE ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN
EASTERN KERN COUNTY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO WEST 11 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO WEST 18 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 17 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...KALB
REQUESTED BY...ALEXANDRIA BENDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/25/26
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.EMAIL ALEXANDRIA.BENDER@USDA.GOV
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