140  
FNUS76 KHNX 081823  
FWSHNX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MERCED PILES 2026-2...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  
1023 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON JANUARY 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE COOLER SIDE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY  
VALUES THROUGH MIDWEEK. TULE FOG RETURNS TO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY  
EACH NIGHT AND MORNING BEGINNING TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF  
NEXT WEEK. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING,  
BUT MAINLY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AFTERWARD.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 7-13 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 20  
MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 22-27 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING LATE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE  
EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO 3-5 MPH.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING  
TO WEST 7-12 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59-63 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...OCHS  
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN MURPHY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528610.0/HNX  
.DELDT 01/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID_SENG@FWS.GOV,SHAWN_MURPHY@FWS.GOV,CHRIS_HARPER@FWS.GOV,KEITH_MAYER@FWS.GOV  
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