088
FNUS76 KHNX 210546
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG GULCH FIRE...US WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1046 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND WARM WITH MODERATE TO GOOD OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY DURING
THE PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN UNTIL THE WEEKEND.
AT WHICH TIME, WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND COOLING TEMPERATURES
AS A DISTURBANCE CROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE AREA WILL REMAIN
DRY DURING THE PASSAGE OF THE DISTURBANCE.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO WEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4-8 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING
SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
FORECASTER...MOLINA
REQUESTED BY...KODA KISSINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614202.0/HNX
.DELDT 05/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KODA_KISSINGER@NPS.GOV
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