FNUS76 KHNX 190415
FWSHNX

Spot Forecast for Wood Fire...Kern County Fire
National Weather Service Hanford CA
915 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2100 PDT on May 18. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A warming trend with dry conditions will take place this week.
Winds will be generally light and terrain-influenced except for
breezes in the afternoons and evenings over the nearby ridges. A
lowering trend in afternoon humidity will occur each day Tuesday
and the remainder of this week, along with poor to moderate
overnight recovery.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....82-86. 
Min humidity........10-14 percent. 
Eye level winds.....East 3-6 mph shifting to the northwest in the
                    afternoon. 
Surrounding ridge...North to northeast 8-14 mph. Gusts to 25 mph
                    in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......Rising to 10500 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 9 mph. 
Wind (20 ft)........East 6-10 mph shifting to the northwest 
                    in the afternoon. Gusts to 15 mph in the
                    afternoon. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear. 
Min temperature.....55-59. 
Max humidity........30-35 percent. 
Eye level winds.....North 3-5 mph shifting to the east overnight. 
Surrounding ridge...East 6-12 mph. Gusts to 18 mph in the evening. 
Mixing height.......Lowering to 300 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....East around 7 mph. 
Wind (20 ft)........North 5-8 mph shifting to the east overnight. 

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....85-90. 
Min humidity........8-13 percent. 
Eye level winds.....West 3-5 mph. 
Surrounding ridge...West 7-13 mph. Gusts to 20 mph in the
                    afternoon. 
Mixing height.......Rising to 10000 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....West around 8 mph. 
Wind (20 ft)........West 5-10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear. 
Min temperature.....55-59. 
Max humidity........25-30 percent. 
Eye level winds.....North 3-5 mph in the evening shifting to the
                    east overnight. 
Surrounding ridge...East to northeast 5-10 mph. Gusts to 15 mph in
                    the evening. 
Mixing height.......Lowering to 300 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....East around 7 mph. 
Wind (20 ft)........North 4-8 mph in the evening shifting to the
                    east overnight.  

$$
Forecaster...OCHS
Requested by...William Corey
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613998.0/HNX
.DELDT 05/18/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL wcorey@kerncountyfire.org