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SPOT FORECAST FOR CA YNP LIGHTNING...USWQFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
350 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. A WARMING TREND TAKES PLACE BEGINNING TODAY, WITH TEMPERATURES
WARMING ONE TO THREE DEGREES OF SEASON AVERAGES. A GRADUAL DECREASE
IN HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR ALONGSIDE, BUT STILL WITH GENERALLY GOOD
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. LIGHT DIURNAL WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
EARLY THIS WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE
MORNING, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 11 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING, INCREASING
TO 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH, DECREASING TO
3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE
MORNING, SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH, INCREASING TO
4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...MOLINA
REQUESTED BY...ROB WINKLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619763.1/HNX
.DELDT 08/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ROBERT_WINKLER@NPS.GOV
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