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FXUS66 KHNX 231154
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
454 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
KEY MESSAGES
1. TEMPERATURES DROP SLOWLY BUT WILL REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE
THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK.
2. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AT TIMES THIS WEEK ALONG THE MOJAVE
DESERT SLOPES.
3. PRACTICE COLD WATER SAFETY, AS WATERWAYS WILL BE RUNNING
COLD AND FAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
DISCUSSION
OVERNIGHT LOWS CONTINUE TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER, AFTERNOON HIGHS DROP A LITTLE BIT THIS AFTERNOON BUT
WILL STILL PUSH RECORDS AS THERE IS A 70 TO 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF
HIGHS OF AT LEAST 85 DEGREES TODAY AND TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES
DROP WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS THE RESTRENGTHENED RIDGE SLIDES
EAST AS WELL AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH OFF THE COAST THAT WILL MOVE
OVER THE RIDGE.
TEMPERATURES REBOUND FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH A 55 TO 75
PERCENT CHANCE OF HIGHS OF AT LEAST 85 DEGREES. LATEST ENSEMBLES
AGREE A TROUGH BEGINS MOVING CLOSER TO CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY
SHOWING A POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE. THE 6-10 DAY CPC OUTLOOK HAS A
70 TO 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BUT MOSTLY
A 33 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF ABOVE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION WITH A
SLIVER OF NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION IN THE RAIN SHADOW AREAS OF
WESTERN KERN COUNTY. THE 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOKS HAVE A 40 TO 50
PERCENT CHANCE OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND THE ENTIRE
VALLEY, SIERRA NEVADA AND MOJAVE DESERT AREAS UNDER A 33 TO 40
PERCENT CHANCE OF ABOVE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SURFACE WINDS
GUSTING ABOVE G35KTS AFTER 23Z MONDAY ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT
SLOPES.
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 MEDIUM.
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 FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
CAZ338.
JPK
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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