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FXUS66 KHNX 022316
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
416 PM PDT THU JUL 2 2026
UPDATE
AVIATION SECTION UPDATED.
KEY MESSAGES
1. LAKE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR WEST SIDE COASTAL MOUNTAINS
NORTH OF 198 AND SAN LUIS RESERVOIR THROUGH 11PM PDT SATURDAY,
JULY 4TH.
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 ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF CUMULUS CLOUDS STARTING TO BUILD ALONG THE
SIERRA NEVADA CREST. AN UPPER- LEVEL TROUGH PATTERN CONTINUES
TO PREVAIL, THUS ANOTHER NEAR AVERAGE DAY IN TERMS OF
TEMPERATURES. BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ALONG THE COASTAL
RANGES AND WEST SIDE HILLS TOWARDS SAN LUIS RESERVOIR. WILL KEEP
THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA THROUGH THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND TO REFLECT DIURNAL GUSTS. 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.
SLIGHT (10-15%) CHANCE OF IFR CONDITIONS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA CREST NORTH OF MATHER'S
PASS UNTIL 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 SATURDAY FOR CAZ300.
PUBLIC...BSO
AVIATION....ND
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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