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FXUS66 KHNX 110438
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
938 PM PDT WED JUN 10 2026
KEY MESSAGES
1. HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA FROM 11
AM THURSDAY UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY.
2. WIDESPREAD MODERATE HEAT RISK, INCLUDING TRIPLE-DIGIT HEAT,
IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND. POCKETS OF
MAJOR AND EXTREME HEAT RISK AS WELL.
3. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE INCREASED FIRE RISK IN
EASTERN KERN AND TULARE COUNTIES THIS WEEKEND.
4. PRACTICE SAFETY AROUND LAKES, RIVERS, AND STREAMS, AS WATER
IS STILL RUNNING COLD.
DISCUSSION
TODAY'S HIGHS WERE SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY'S. THE WARMING TREND CONTINUES UNTIL THE WEEKEND,
COURTESY OF A BUILDING UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE THAT MOVES INLAND OVER
THE WEST COAST STATES. THE CHANCE FOR A TRIPLE DIGIT READING IS
70-80 PERCENT IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND NEAR 100 PERCENT IN
THE KERN COUNTY DESERT ON THURSDAY UNTIL SATURDAY. WHILE THE
CHANCES DECREASE FOR TRIPLE DIGITS FROM SUNDAY UNTIL NEXT
WEDNESDAY, WE WILL LIKELY OBSERVE LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES
AND THE OVERALL PATTERN. FOR NOW, THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING IN MOST
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGHOUT THE REGION, AND LOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY (8-18
PERCENT) WILL ACCOMPANY THE HOT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT, ALTHOUGH BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA CREST AND EXPOSED
RIDGETOPS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
LATEST CPC OUTLOOKS SHOW A 50-60 PERCENT CHANCE OF CONTINUED
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR 6-10 DAYS AHEAD, BUT NEAR
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE 8-14 DAY PERIOD. DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
AIR QUALITY ISSUES
NONE.
CERTAINTY
THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 1 AND 2 IS HIGH.
THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7 IS MEDIUM.
CERTAINTY LEVELS INCLUDE LOW...MEDIUM...AND HIGH. PLEASE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HNX/CERTAINTY.HTML FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND/OR TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
HEAT ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
CAZ300>321-332.
BSO
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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