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FXUS66 KHNX 030549
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1049 PM PDT THU JUL 2 2026
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
SLIGHT (10-15%) CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA
CREST DEVIL'S POSTPILE AND NORTH 21Z FRI-03Z SAT. WINDS BECOMING
NORTHWEST KVIS AND KBFL BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
AIR QUALITY ISSUES
NONE.
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, BEWARE OF UNSETTLED WATERS.
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...
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.
HIGHS WARMING OVER THE WEEKEND. THE MOST LIKELY (50-60 PERCENT)
LOCATION FOR TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT WILL BE IN THE KERN COUNTY
THE NEXT 3 DAYS, INCLUDING A 50-60 PERCENT NEXT WEEK. THERE
WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE (10-20 PERCENT) ON INDEPENDENCE
DAY INTO NEXT WEEK FOR TRIPLE DIGITS TO RETURN TO THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY. 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.
AT THE END OF THE FORECAST, THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER HAS A
MODERATE (40-60 PERCENT) CHANCE OF EXTREME HEAT FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA. AN ALTERNATE SCENARIO, ALTHOUGH ONLY 30 PERCENT, WOULD
KEEP HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR SOUTH, WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING
NORMAL. IF THE MODERATE RISK OF EXTREME HEAT OCCURS, IT WILL BE
THE HOTTEST STRETCH OF THE SUMMER THUS FAR.
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/MATTAROCHIA
AVIATION....MATTAROCHIA
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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