FNUS76 KHNX 050134

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Spot Forecast for Midge Creek RX...Sierra National Forest

National Weather Service Hanford CA

634 PM PDT Mon May 4 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 05. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...

10 to 15 percent chance of thunderstorms on Tuesday. Winds will be

diurnally driven in the foothills. 10 to 20 percent chance of an

inch of snow at around 7,000 feet. Above average temperatures 

return Wednesday in a drying pattern. A strong warming trend will 

extend into this coming weekend and early next week with 

temperatures approaching twenty degrees above average for the 

date. This warmup will coincide with a drop in relative 

humidities, with minimums less than 20 percent across the region 

by Monday.





.TUESDAY...



Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming 

                    mostly clear (5-15 percent). Snow showers and 

                    slight chance of thunderstorms, especially

					in the morning.25 to 35 percent chance of a tenth

					of an inch of rain. 

Max temperature.....39-44 

Min humidity........90-100 percent. 

Eye level winds.....West winds 2-6 mph. 

					Gusty and erratic wind gusts in or near thunderstorms.

Surrounding ridge...Northwest winds 5-15 mph.

Mixing height.......Rising to 1700 feet AGL. 

Transport winds.....West 6 to 8 mph. 



.TUESDAY NIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming 

                    mostly clear (5-15 percent). Slight chance of 

                    rain in the evening. 

Min temperature.....27-32. 

Max humidity........80-90 percent. 

Eye level winds.....North to Northeast winds up to 5 mph. 

Surrounding ridge...North to Northeast 15 to 20 mph.  

Mixing height.......Falling to 500 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....North to Northeast around 5 mph.



.WEDNESDAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). 

Max temperature.....57-61. 

Min humidity........42-47 percent. 

Eye level winds.....Northeast winds around 2-6 mph shifting to the 

                    northwest in the afternoon. 

Surrounding ridge...North to Northeast 15 to 20 mph. 

Mixing height.......Rising to 5000 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. 



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). 

Min temperature.....32-36. 

Max humidity........65-75 percent. 

Eye level winds.....North winds up to 4 mph shifting to the 

                    northeast around 4 mph overnight. 

Surrounding ridge...Northeast 10 to 15 mph.  

Mixing height.......500-750 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. 





$$

Forecaster...MATTAROCHIA

Requested by...Alexis Castro

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

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.DELDT 05/04/26

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.EMAIL victor.lefor@usda.gov,alexis.castro@usda.gov,noe.olvera@usda.gov