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SPOT FORECAST FOR CA YNP LIGHTNING...USWQFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
520 AM PDT MON AUG 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE DURING
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES RISING WITH LOWERING RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AS OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES REMAIN AT GOOD TO MODERATE LEVELS.
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE PRIMARILY EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT AND
DIURNALLY DRIVEN.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE
MORNING, SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH, INCREASING TO
4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH, DECREASING TO
3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
FORECASTER...MOLINA
REQUESTED BY...ROB WINKLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619763.2/HNX
.DELDT 08/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ROBERT_WINKLER@NPS.GOV
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