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Spot Forecast for High Sierra Lightning Complex...Sierra National Forest
National Weather Service Hanford CA
444 PM PDT Fri Sep 5 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 PDT on September 06.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorm chances remain present this afternoon, although confined
mainly to the Sierra crest and to the eastern Sierra foothills as a
result of southwesterly flow aloft. Light, upsloping eye-level winds are
expected during the daytime hours, with some stronger winds along the
surrounding ridges; gusts up to 15 mph are possible in the afternoon
after 1400 PDT. Otherwise, a cooling trend will continue into the
weekend, with afternoon temperatures around three to five degrees
below average for this time of year and minimums near-average.
MinRH will have a slight, but gradual decrease over the weekend
to near 30 percent, but will increase into next week above 40
percent. Overnight recoveries for the weekend are expected near
70 percent, but will improve to 90 to near-100 percent into
next week.


.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
Max temperature.....65-69.
Min humidity........33-36 percent.
Eye level winds.....Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
Surrounding ridge...Southwest winds up to 10 mph, gusts up to
15 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5800-6300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South to southwest around 15 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....42-46.
Max humidity........68-72 percent.
Eye level winds.....South winds up to 4 mph shifting to the
                    southeast overnight.
Surrounding ridge...South winds up to 5 mph shifting to the
southeast overnight.
Mixing height.......0-700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 9 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the
                    southeast overnight.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....63-67.
Min humidity........30-34 percent.
Eye level winds.....Southeast winds around 3 mph shifting to the
                    southwest up to 5 mph in the afternoon.
Surrounding ridge...Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest up to 10 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph
in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5600-6100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 12 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest around 8 mph in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...MCCOY
Requested by...Drew Loftus
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL drew_loftus@firenet.gov