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FNUS76 KHNX 010248
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HAVILAH FIRE...KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
748 PM PDT THU APR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FRIDAY WILL RESULT
IN RISING TEMPERATURES INTO THE WEEKEND WITH LOWERING RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES; AROUND A FIVE PERCENT DROP IS EXPECTED BETWEEN
THURSDAY'S MINIMUMS AND FRIDAY'S. AN ADDITIONAL TEN PERCENT
DROP IN MINIMUM RHS IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY. EYE-LEVEL WINDS
WILL LARGELY REMAIN LIGHT UP TO 5 MPH THOUGH STRONGER WINDS
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SURROUNDING RIDGES, ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THE AFOREMENTIONED RISING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE
MIXING HEIGHTS TO RISE TO ABOVE 8000 FEET ON FRIDAY AND RISING
AGAIN ABOVE 10000 FEET ON SATURDAY, THOUGH OVERNIGHT HEIGHTS ARE
PROJECTED AROUND 1500 FEET.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200-8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300-11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8
TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...MCCOY
REQUESTED BY...JASON SCHILLINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2612350.0/HNX
.DELDT 04/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JSCHILLINGER@KERNCOUNTYFIRE.ORG
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