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

National Weather Service Hanford CA

732 PM PDT Wed May 6 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PDT on May 07. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...

Mainly light terrain driven winds expected during the week. 

A warming trend with above average temperatures into the weekend.

Dry conditions will prevail for the next week.





.THURSDAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent). 

Max temperature.....59-64. 

Min humidity........22-32 percent. 

Eye level winds.....East around 5 mph becoming West 6 to 8 mph in 

					the afternoon with gusts up to 14 mph.

Surrounding ridge...West to Northwest 6 to 9 mph. 

Mixing height.......Rising to 5200 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....East around 6 mph becoming West around 9 mph

					in the afternoon. 



.THURSDAY NIGHT...



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

Min temperature.....37-42. 

Max humidity........70-80 percent. 

Eye level winds.....East to Southwest 3 to 5 mph.

Surrounding ridge...West to Northwest 3 to 8 mph. 

Mixing height.......Falling to 400 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....East to southeast around 4 mph. 



.FRIDAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent). 

Max temperature.....61-66. 

Min humidity........22-29 percent. 

Eye level winds.....East winds around 3 mph becoming West 6 to 8 mph 

                    in the afternoon with gusts up to 15 mph. 

Surrounding ridge...West to Southwest 5 to 8 mph. 

Mixing height.......Rising to 6100 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....Southwest to West around 8 mph. 



$$

Forecaster...KALB

Requested by...Alexis Castro

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

.TAG 2612706.2/HNX

.DELDT 05/07/26

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