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FNUS76 KHNX 270056
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE BIOMASS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
456 PM PST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM TEMPERATURES WITH DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
SATURDAY, BUT OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY REMAINS GOOD THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND DIURNAL WITH
AFTERNOON BREEZES OVER THE NEARBY RIDGE TOPS. A SYSTEM WILL
LOWER TEMPERATURES BEGINNING SUNDAY AND WILL BRING CHANCES OF
PRECIPITATION SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WESTERLY 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING UPSLOPE
3-5 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 7-13 MPH. GUSTS
TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...OCHS
REQUESTED BY...HERIBERTO RODRIGUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604179.0/HNX
.DELDT 02/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL HERIBERTO.RODRIGUEZ@USDA.GOV
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