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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIL FIRE...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
758 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0601 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WEATHER CONDITIONS AROUND THE SITE ARE EXPECTED TO BE CALM THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD, WITH MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THAT COME IN
FROM THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND FROM THE NORTH IN THE EVENING.
WIND SPEEDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE CONSISTENTLY AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOWER 40'S
DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND ONLY RECOVERING INTO THE LOWER 50'S BY THE
EARLY MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS ON SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY
STRONGER COMPARED TO FRIDAY, THOUGH BOTH DAYS WILL BE BELOW 10 MPH.
WINDS OVERALL ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP BY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A TROUGH
MOVES THROUGH CALIFORNIA, WHICH WILL ALSO LEAD TO A DECREASE IN RHS
DURING THAT TIME.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...WILSON
REQUESTED BY...ALONZO BARRERAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613693.1/HNX
.DELDT 05/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ALONZO_BARRERAS@NPS.GOV
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