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Spot Forecast for CA YNP Lightning...USWQFS
National Weather Service Hanford CA
350 AM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 PDT on August 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Clear and dry conditions will prevail through the middle of next
week. A warming trend takes place beginning Today, with temperatures
warming one to three degrees of season averages. A gradual decrease
in humidity will occur alongside, but still with generally good
overnight recovery. Light diurnal winds continue across the area
early this week.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....72-74.
Min humidity........36-38 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light and variable winds 1-3 mph in the
                    morning, becoming southwest 4-7 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusts to 11 mph.
Surrounding ridge...Southwest to West 7-11 mph with gusts to
                    16 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to around 5800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 3-6 mph in the morning, increasing
                    to 5-8 mph in the afternoon. Gusts to 13 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....57-59.
Max humidity........65-67 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.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
Max temperature.....74-76.
Min humidity........33-35 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.


Forecaster...MOLINA

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Requested by...Rob Winkler
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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