100  
FNUS76 KHNX 110121  
FWSHNX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR VIRGINIA...USFS/SIERRA NF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  
621 PM PDT FRI APR 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON APRIL 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR MAINLY OVER  
NEARBY RIDGES. HOWEVER, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR  
ANY THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SMALL HAIL, AND BRIEF  
HEAVY PRECIPITATION. THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE OF LIGHT SNOW  
ACCUMULATION REACHING THE BURN SITE BY SUNDAY MORNING, ALTHOUGH  
SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO NEAR 5,000 FEET. AFTERWARD, A CHANCE FOR  
LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE  
CLEARING.  
 
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF RAIN BY THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION  
UP TO 0.05 INCH.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72-76 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 3-6 MPH. EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8-14 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIPITATION 0.75  
TO 1.00 INCH.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. EXCEPT GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 12-20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIPITATION 0.50 TO  
0.75 INCH.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.  
MIN HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 3-5 MPH.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...OCHS  
REQUESTED BY...GABRIEL FORD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609844.2/HNX  
.DELDT 04/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GABRIEL.FORD@USDA.GOV,ALEXIS.CASTRO@USDA.GOV,CLINT.WADE@USDA.GOV,KELLY.HAINES@USDA.GOV  
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