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FXUS66 KHNX 021618
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
918 AM PDT THU JUL 2 2026
KEY MESSAGES
1. LAKE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR WEST
SIDE COASTAL MOUNTAINS NORTH OF 198 AND SAN LUIS RESERVOIR.
2. DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS CREATE ELEVATED FIRE RISK INTO NEXT
WEEK, ESPECIALLY IN THE MOJAVE DESERT.
3. NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY, THEN A WARMING TREND OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
4. PRACTICE SAFETY AROUND LAKES, RIVERS AND STREAMS, AS WATER
IS STILL RUNNING COLD.
DISCUSSION
SATELLITE LOOPS SHOW CLEAR SKIES OVER THE FORECAST AREA AND A
MARINE LAYER ALONG THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA. AN UPPER-LEVEL
TROUGH PATTERN PREVAILS THROUGH TODAY. THUS, ANOTHER NEAR
AVERAGE DAY IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES IS IN STORE ONCE AGAIN
TODAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ALONG THE COASTAL RANGES AND
WEST SIDE HILLS TOWARDS SAN LUIS RESERVOIR. WILL KEEP THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA UNTIL THIS EVENING (11 PM PDT). THE
ONLY OTHER WEATHER CONCERN WOULD BE A SLIGHT (10-15 PERCENT)
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD YOSEMITE OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY
FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT WARMING
TREND BEGINS FRIDAY, BUT HIGHS NOTICEABLY WARM OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE MOST LIKELY LOCATION FOR TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT WILL BE IN THE
KERN COUNTY DESERT, ESPECIALLY INDEPENDENCE DAY INTO NEXT WEEK,
INCLUDING A 50-60 PERCENT CHANCE WITH INCREASING CHANCES
AFTERWARD. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE (10-20 PERCENT ON
INDEPENDENCE DAY INTO TUESDAY WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE BY
WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK) FOR TRIPLE DIGITS TO RETURN TO THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY FOR THIS PERIOD. DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN
QUITE LOW WITH MINIMUM VALUES AT 7-12 PERCENT OVER THE MOJAVE
DESERT AND TEENS INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA IN TULARE
COUNTY AGAIN TODAY AND LASTS THROUGH NEXT WEEK. OTHERWISE,
HUMIDITY LOWERS TO THE TEENS AND 20S IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HOWEVER, IFR A SLIGHT (10-15 PERCENT) OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA CREST FROM 20Z THU TO 03Z FRI, OTHERWISE
EXPECT CUMULUS BUILDUPS.
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
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ300.
BSO/AC
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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