804  
FNUS76 KHNX 050412  
FWSHNX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CATHEDRAL SAR...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  
912 PM PDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH TONIGHT AND BECOMING CLEAR BY  
TOMORROW AFTERNOON, WITH SOME STRAY CLOUDS AROUND THE SITE FOR THE  
NEXT FEW HOURS. THE CLOUD BASE IS EXPECTED TO DROP FROM AROUND  
5000 FT ABOVE THE SITE TO AROUND 100 FEET BY 10 PM TONIGHT, THOUGH  
ACTUAL CLOUDS AROUND THE SITE WILL BE SPARSE. LOW TEMPERATURES  
TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO AT OR  
BELOW FREEZING WITH A 61% CHANCE FOR REACHING BELOW 28 DEGREES.  
THE RHS TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING WILL INCREASE FROM AROUND  
86% NOW TO AROUND 100% BY 2 AM IN THE EARLY MORNING. WINDS AT THE  
SURFACE WILL BE AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH TONIGHT  
THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE INCREASING TOMORROW AFTERNOON TO AROUND  
7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH, PRIMARILY FROM THE SOUTH  
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20 TO 30%).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......5-13 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.  
SNOW LEVEL..........9500-10200 FT.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0 TO 10%).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25  
MPH.  
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30  
MPH.  
SNOW LEVEL..........9800 FT INCREASING TO 10900 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...WILSON  
REQUESTED BY...TIM KNAUS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2621246.0/HNX  
.DELDT 09/04/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TIM_KNAUS@NPS.GOV  
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