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FXUS66 KHNX 081633
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
933 AM PDT MON JUN 8 2026
KEY MESSAGES
1. MINOR HEAT RISK ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A WARMING TREND AND INCREASING
RISK STARTING WEDNESDAY.
2. STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
3. WIDESPREAD MODERATE HEAT RISK, INCLUDING TRIPLE-DIGIT HEAT,
IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND.
4. PRACTICE SAFETY AROUND LAKES, RIVERS, AND STREAMS, AS WATER
IS STILL RUNNING COLD.
DISCUSSION
A PAIR OF TROUGHS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ARE HELPING TO
MODERATE TEMPERATURES OVER THE AREA AT THE MOMENT, KEEPING THEM
NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THIS WILL
KEEP HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOW 90S IN THE
VALLEY TODAY AND TOMORROW, PROVIDING PLEASANT CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE AREA. THAT BEING SAID, DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
AREA TODAY, WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 12-20% IN THE
VALLEY AND 10-12% IN THE KERN COUNTY DESERT. THIS, COMBINED WITH
GUSTY WINDS, WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS IN EASTERN KERN
AND TULARE COUNTIES. DURING THE PERIOD OF LOWEST HUMIDITIES,
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO 30-35 MPH IN THE KERN MOUNTAINS.
GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 50-60 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AS
SUCH, A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES
UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY MORNING. CALMER WINDS AND INCREASED MOISTURE
WILL REDUCE FIRE RISK TUESDAY.
THE SECOND OF THE TWO TROUGHS WILL MOVE EAST RAPIDLY ON
WEDNESDAY. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, A HIGH-AMPLITUDE RIDGE WILL BUILD
OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY, CAUSING A RAPID INCREASE
IN TEMPERATURES. THERE IS A 40-70% CHANCE OF MOST VALLEY AREAS
EXCEEDING 95 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY, A 50-80% CHANCE OF EXCEEDING
100 ON THURSDAY, AND A 50-90% CHANCE OF EXCEEDING 100 ON FRIDAY.
THIS WILL CREATE INCREASED HEAT RISK ACROSS THE AREA; PLEASE
PREPARE FOR THE HOT WEATHER NOW AND CHECK IN ON VULNERABLE
PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASED FIRE RISK
LATER IN THE WEEK.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SURFACE WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 52 KTS OVER
THE MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES IN EASTERN KERN COUNTY CONTINUE THROUGH
12Z TUESDAY.
AIR QUALITY ISSUES
NONE.
CERTAINTY
THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 1 AND 2 IS HIGH.
THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7 IS HIGH.
CERTAINTY LEVELS INCLUDE LOW...MEDIUM...AND HIGH. PLEASE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HNX/CERTAINTY.HTML FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND/OR TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR CAZ338.
PUBLIC...AC
AVIATION....AC
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