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FXUS66 KHNX 120504
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1004 PM PDT THU JUN 11 2026
KEY MESSAGES
1. HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA UNTIL
11 PM SATURDAY.
2. WIDESPREAD MODERATE HEAT RISK, INCLUDING TRIPLE-DIGIT HEAT,
IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND.
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
TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT HAS ARRIVED TO SOME LOCATIONS IN THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. MORE TRIPLE DIGITS
ARE IN STORE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE CHANCE FOR A HIGH OF AT
LEAST 100 DEGREES IS 70-80 PERCENT IN THE SJ VALLEY AND 80-90
PERCENT IN THE KERN COUNTY PORTION OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. THE
CHANCE FOR A HIGH OF AT LEAST 105 DEGREES IS NEAR 30 PERCENT IN
THE DESERT, MAINLY TOWARDS THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY. EXPECT
MAINLY MODERATE HEAT IMPACTS (HEAT RISK) WITH THIS ROUND OF HOT
WEATHER. TEMPERATURES THIS HOT ARE COMMON IN THESE AREAS DURING
THIS TIME OF YEAR, ALTHOUGH CAN FEEL QUITE HOT TO THOSE WHO ARE
NOT USED TO IT. ALSO, THESE TEMPERATURES CAN ADVERSELY IMPACT
THE SENSITIVE GROUPS, ESPECIALLY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL COOL TO THE 60S IN MOST LOCATIONS, BUT
REMAIN NEAR 70 DEGREES IN SOME OF THE WARMEST LOCATIONS, SUCH AS
BAKERSFIELD AND FRESNO.
FOR SUNDAY THROUGH MIDWEEK, WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT WIDESPREAD
MODERATE HEAT RISK AND SIMILAR TEMPERATURES, INCLUDING MORE
TRIPLE DIGITS. LOWER TEMPERATURES ARRIVE LATER NEXT WEEK AS A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND
WEAKENS THE PERSISTENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. FOR NOW,
FORECAST TEMPERATURES LOWER BACK TO THE 90S AT THE WARMEST
LOCATIONS ON THURSDAY AND NEXT FRIDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL, EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT (10-15 PERCENT) CHANCE OF ISOLATED
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY (8-18 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE SJ
VALLEY AND KERN COUNTY DESERT) WILL PERSIST UNTIL MIDWEEK.
GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE PERIOD, BUT WE WILL
HAVE TO MONITOR FOR SOME INCREASE IN SPEEDS AS WE HEAD INTO
LATE NEXT WEEK. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT WE WILL SEE GUSTY
WINDS IN THE TYPICAL PRONE AREAS, SUCH AS THE WEST SIDE HILLS
AND KERN COUNTY DESERT.
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 UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR CAZ300>321-332.
BSO
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