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FNUS76 KHNX 170119
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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIL FIRE...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
619 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0601 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WITH PERIODS
OF STRONG WINDS OBSERVED THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE DISTURBANCE WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE BURN SITE WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY LOWERING HUMIDITY. THE COMBINATION OF
LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE
THREAT OF FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE EARLY PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 4-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7-10 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 12-22 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10-15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 8-13 MPH.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 6-12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...OCHS
REQUESTED BY...ALONZO BARRERAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613693.4/HNX
.DELDT 05/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ALONZO_BARRERAS@NPS.GOV
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