442  
FNUS76 KHNX 252336  
FWSHNX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BONITA...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  
436 PM PDT SAT APR 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2200 PDT ON APRIL 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
 
A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PROBABILITIES OF 55 MPH OR GREATER GUSTS  
IN SOUTHEASTERN TULARE AND EASTERN KERN COUNTIES WILL BE 40-50%  
NEAR WALKER PASS AND THE MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES TODAY AND WILL  
INCREASE TO 50-80% SUNDAY. THERE IS A 5 TO 15 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE EASTERN HALF OF THE VALLEY AND INTO THE  
FOOTHILLS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, INCREASING TO 15-25% IN THE SIERRA  
NEVADAS. GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LATE IN THE  
EVENING. SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. 0.05 TO 0.20  
INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY.  
0.05 TO 0.15 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62-72 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO WEST 8 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. UP TO 0.05 INCHES OF  
PRECIPITATION.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. UP TO 0.05 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48-58 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 9 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...KALB  
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN SPEAKMAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611675.2/HNX  
.DELDT 04/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JUSTIN.SPEAKMAN@USDA.GOV,ELIAS.SALAS@USDA.GOV  
 
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