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FNUS76 KHNX 112012
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARACK SITE PREP...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
112 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1605 PDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES OVER BURN SITE WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. INCREASED WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS
ANTICIPATED ALONG THE SIERRA CREST, THE MOJAVE DESERT, AND ALONG
THE COASTAL RANGE. WILL EXPECT A STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WHICH WILL BRING
HEAVIER RAINFALL TO THE VALLEY AREAS AND SNOWFALL TO THE SIERRA
NEVADA. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SIERRA
ABOVE 7,000 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIPITATION 0.05
TO 0.15 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-62 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 18 MPH. EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY.
26 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIPITATION
0.28 TO 0.64 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH. SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXCEPT
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 12 MPH. NORTHWEST 17 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION 0.10 TO 0.25 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-67 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH. EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
FORECASTER...MOLINA
REQUESTED BY...CLINT WADE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609463.4/HNX
.DELDT 04/11/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NOE.OLIVERA@USDA.GOV,GEORGE.MEZA@USDA.GOV,CLINT.WADE@USDA.GOV
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