498
FNUS76 KHNX 230450
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BALSAM SITE PREP...SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
950 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE COOLING TREND HAS STARTED ACROSS THE REGION WITH TEMPERATURES
REMAINING ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE PERIOD. WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE SHIFTING EAST, WILL SEE THE COOLING TREND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. WINDS WITH REMAIN LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER THE RIDGE-TOPS.
HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL SEE IMPROVEMENTS DURING THE COOL-DOWN.
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59 AT IGNITION...MAX 74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
WEST 3-6 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 800 FT AGL AT IGNITION, RISING TO
3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2-4 MPH, BECOMING
DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
FORECASTER...MOLINA
REQUESTED BY...ALEXIS CASTRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606410.3/HNX
.DELDT 03/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL VICTOR.LEFOR@USDA.GOV,ALEXIS.CASTRO@USDA.GOV,CLINTON.WADE@USDA.GOV
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