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FNUS76 KHNX 300003
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BALSAM SITE PREP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
503 PM PDT SUN MAR 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 PDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM, ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY BEFORE
A SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST CREATING A SHARP DOWNTREND IN
TEMPERATURES AND UPTREND IN DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. WINDS
WILL LARGELY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN WITH ELEVATED WINDS ALONG
THE SURROUNDING RIDGES. THE PATTERN CHANGE ALSO BRINGS A LIKELY
CHANCE FOR RAINFALL ON TUESDAY, WITH A 80 TO 90 PERCENT
PROBABILITY FOR GREATER THAN ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH OVER 24 HOURS
ENDING 11 PM TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 7,000-7,500
FEET.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST/DOWNSLOPE AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST/UPSLOPE AROUND 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST/UPSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST/UPSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST/UPSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...MCCOY
REQUESTED BY...STEVE ZAVALA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608422.0/HNX
.DELDT 03/29/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ESTEVAN.ZAVALA@USDA.GOV,GEORGE.MEZA@USDA.GOV,ALEXIS.CASTRO@USDA.GOV
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