872  
FNUS76 KHNX 010309  
FWSHNX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE BIOMASS...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  
709 PM PST SAT FEB 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON MARCH 01.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND, ALTHOUGH  
HUMIDITY RECOVERY REMAINS GOOD AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM EARLY NEXT  
WEEK. LIGHT DIURNAL WINDS CONTINUE, THOUGH WITH AN INCREASE IN  
WINDS EARLY NEXT WEEK DURING STORM PASSAGE. THE NEXT STORM WILL  
BRING MAINLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION FROM SUNDAY EVENING UNTIL MONDAY  
ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES INTO NEXT WEEK.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WESTERLY 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70-74 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52-56.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7-14 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...OCHS  
REQUESTED BY...HERIBERTO RODRIGUEZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604179.2/HNX  
.DELDT 03/01/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL HERIBERTO.RODRIGUEZ@USDA.GOV  
 
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