451  
FNUS76 KHNX 190530  
FWSHNX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG GULCH FIRE...NPS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  
1030 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MAY 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A WARMING TREND WITH DRY CONDITIONS WILL TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK.  
WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN-INFLUENCED EXCEPT FOR  
BREEZES IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER  
THE NEARBY RIDGES. A LOWERING TREND IN AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL  
OCCUR EACH DAY TUESDAY AND THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK, ALONG  
WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO  
THE WEST BY THE AFTERNOON.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-14 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO  
THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 3-5 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST OVERNIGHT.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST OVERNIGHT.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-13 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...OCHS  
REQUESTED BY...AIDAN FINCK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2614006.0/HNX  
.DELDT 05/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL FINCKAIDAN@GMAIL.COM  
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