Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS San Joaquin Valley, CA
Issued by NWS San Joaquin Valley, CA
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Spot Forecast for Dome Fire...Yosemite National Park
National Weather Service Hanford CA
153 PM PDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on September 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
A consistent weather pattern will deliver similar winds through
the forecast period but cooler temperatures on Thursday. Expect
some wind gusts during the late afternoon to early evening of
15-25 mph. The warmer temperatures on Friday will present higher
mixing heights. Confidence in the forecast is medium, considering
there is significant elevation change over small distances near
the fire.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....54-58.
Min humidity........46-50 percent.
Eye level winds.....South 3-6 mph. Gusts to 12 mph in
the afternoon.
Surrounding ridge...Southwest 8-14 mph. Gusts to 25 mph
in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Rising to 4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 13 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 6-10 mph. Gusts to 15 mph in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....40-44.
Max humidity........73-78 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light and variable.
Surrounding ridge...South 5-10 mph in the evening becoming
east overnight.
Mixing height.......Lowering to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 6 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........South 3-6 mph in the evening shifting
to the east overnight.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....57-62.
Min humidity........32-37 percent.
Eye level winds.....East 3-6 mph shifting to the west
in the afternoon. Gusts to 12 mph in
the afternoon.
Surrounding ridge...East 3-7 mph in the morning becoming
west 7-13 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
Mixing height.......Rising to 4500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........East 5-8 mph shifting to the west
in the afternoon. Gusts to 15 mph in
the afternoon.
$$
Forecaster...OCHS
Requested by...Nancy Phillipe
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2622023.0/HNX
.DELDT 09/16/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL yose_fire_info@nps.gov