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FNUS76 KHNX 290234
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR FISH FIRE...KERN COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
734 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY BEFORE A NOTICEABLE WARMING TREND OCCURS THURSDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL LOWER TO THE TEENS EACH DAY WITH
MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. TYPICAL DIURNAL WINDS TAKE PLACE, BUT
WITH BREEZY AFTERNOON CONDITIONS OVER THE NEARBY RIDGE TOPS.
WARMING TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL SUPPORT PROGRESSIVELY POOR RH
RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WITH MAX RH READINGS IN THERMAL BELTS BETWEEN
15-20 PERCENT. IN ADDITION, HAINES INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME HIGH BY EARLY NEXT WEEK WHICH MAY SUPPORT INCREASING
POTENTIAL FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TYPICAL DIURNAL WINDS ARE FAVORED THIS WEEK IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH
WNW GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LIKELY IN THE LOCALIZED TERRAIN FAVORED
AREAS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 11 TO 15
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST TO NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO EAST TO
SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST TO NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...KALB
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM COREY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618554.0/HNX
.DELDT 07/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WCOREY@KERNCOUNTYFIRE.ORG
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