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FNUS76 KHNX 240245
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BALSAM SITE PREP...SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
745 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE COOLING TREND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION WITH TEMPERATURES
REMAINING ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE PERIOD. WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE SHIFTING EAST, WILL SEE THE COOLING TREND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. WINDS WITH REMAIN LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER THE RIDGE-TOPS.
HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL SEE IMPROVEMENTS DURING THE COOL-DOWN.
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-61 AT IGNITION...MAX 76-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPING WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
WEST 4-7 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION, RISING TO
3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 3-6 MPH, BECOMING
DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
FORECASTER...MOLINA
REQUESTED BY...ALEXIS CASTRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606410.4/HNX
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL VICTOR.LEFOR@USDA.GOV,ALEXIS.CASTRO@USDA.GOV,CLINTON.WADE@USDA.GOV
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