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FNUS76 KHNX 101627
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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARACK SITE PREP...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
927 AM PDT FRI APR 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 PDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
AGAIN TODAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON FROM
THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA, WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ANTICIPATED
ALONG THE SIERRA CRESTS, IN THE MOJAVE DESERT, AND ALONG THE
COASTAL RANGE. LESSER CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION SATURDAY BEFORE A
STRONG LINE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING
WHICH WILL BRING HEAVIER RAINFALL TO THE VALLEY AREAS AND SNOWFALL
TO THE SIERRA NEVADA. A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT FOR
THE SIERRA ABOVE 7,000 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). 55 PERCENT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIPITATION 0.10 TO 0.35 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-68 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17
MPH. EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY
THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 18 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). 33 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIPITATION 0.05 TO 0.36 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS UP TO 4 MPH. EXCEPT GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR 20 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIPITATION 0 TO 0.1 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-62 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18
MPH. EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY
THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 17 MPH.
FORECASTER...KALB
REQUESTED BY...CLINT WADE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609463.3/HNX
.DELDT 04/10/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CLINT.WADE@USDA.GOV,NOE.OLIVERA@USDA.GOV,GEORGE.MEZA@USDA.GOV
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