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FNUS76 KHNX 040643
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR 4-LANES PILE BURN...SIERRA RCD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1143 PM PDT SUN MAY 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
15 TO 35 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA
MONDAY, DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. 5 TO 20%
CHANCE ACROSS THE VALLEY AND INTO THE FOOTHILLS DURING THIS
PERIOD. 20 TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF 4 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 8,000
FEET WITH THIS SYSTEM. GUSTY WINDS RETURN TO THE SIERRA CREST,
COAST RANGE, AND EASTERN KERN AND TULARE COUNTIES THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. A COOLING TREND THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE ABOVE-AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES RETURN WEDNESDAY IN A DRYING PATTERN.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...KALB
REQUESTED BY...ADAM HERNANDEZ-SIERRA RCD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612599.0/HNX
.DELDT 05/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AHERNANDEZ@SIERRARCD.COM,RMORALES@SIERRARCD.COM
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