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Spot Forecast for PACKSADDLE...U.S.D.A.forest service
National Weather Service Hanford CA
436 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on October 09.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Calm weather conditions are expected around the burn site, with
mainly clear skies through the forecast period. Winds are expected
to be mainly terrain driven and transport winds are expected to be
slightly stronger during the day. An increase in afternoon RH`s is
expected on Friday due to increasing moisture from a system coming
in from the south, though this system is not expected to produce
rainfall near the site.


.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....60-63.
Min humidity........18-24 percent.
Eye level winds.....East winds up to 5 mph shifting to the south
                    around 4 mph in the afternoon.
Surrounding ridge...East winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the south
                    around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Rising to around 3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 14 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....48-52.
Max humidity........66-69 percent.
Eye level winds.....Southeast winds up to 4 mph shifting to the
                    east overnight.
Surrounding ridge...Southeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the
                    east overnight.
Mixing height.......Lowering to around 0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 8 mph.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....59-61.
Min humidity........50-56 percent.
Eye level winds.....East winds up to 4 mph shifting to the
                    southwest in the afternoon.
Surrounding ridge...East winds up to 6 mph shifting to the
                    southwest in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Rising to around 3100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 12 mph.

$$
Forecaster...WILSON
Requested by...aaron woodyard
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2523207.0/HNX
.DELDT 10/09/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL aaron.woodyard@usda.gov