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FNUS76 KHNX 250207
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TAR GAP...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
707 PM PDT THU SEP 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CONDITIONS AROUND THE SITE ARE EXPECTED TO BE CALM WITH MAINLY
CLEAR SKIES THROUGH THE PERIOD, WITH SOME PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
APPEARING BY SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL MAINLY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK, WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS ON
SATURDAY AS WELL AS THAT EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY COOL
THROUGH THE PERIOD PRECIPITATION CHANCES DURING THE TIME AND INTO
NEXT WEEK ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT NEAR ZERO PERCENT.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 6-9 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH AT SUNRISE SHIFTING TO THE
WEST IN THE LATE MORNING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
7-13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-63.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-42.
24 HR TREND......6 DEGREES DOWN.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-33 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......1 PERCENT UP, EXCEPT 7 PERCENT DOWN ABOVE
6000 FEET.
20-FOOT WINDS...
SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 10 MPH.
RIDGES...........WEST 4 TO 12 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-60.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-39.
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES DOWN, EXCEPT 11 DEGREES DOWN ABOVE
6000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-42 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......10 PERCENT UP.
20-FOOT WINDS...
SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6 MPH.
RIDGES...........WEST 8 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-67.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
24 HR TREND......7 DEGREES UP.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-42 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......17 PERCENT DOWN, EXCEPT 11 PERCENT DOWN ABOVE
6000 FEET.
20-FOOT WINDS...
SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6 MPH.
RIDGES...........WEST 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...MOLINA
REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH HATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/24/26
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