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Spot Forecast for Balsam Site Prep...Sierra National Forest

National Weather Service Hanford CA

840 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PDT on March 22. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION... 

While the area with continue to see well above normal temperatures 

through the weekend, a break down of the pressure ridge will allow

for a cooling trend going into next week. Humidity will continue

to run fairly low each afternoon with improving overnight recoveries 

during the period. Light, terrain driven winds will prevail during 

the period with breezy ridge-top winds. No precipitation expected 

over the period.





.SUNDAY...



Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). 

Max temperature.....59-61 at ignition...Max 75-77. 

Min humidity........34-36 percent at ignition...Min 21-23 percent. 

Eye level winds.....Light winds 1-3 mph in the morning, becoming 

                    west 3-5 mph after 1000 PDT. 

Surrounding ridge...Southwest to west 8-12 mph with gusts to 16 mph. 

Mixing height.......Around 900 ft AGL at ignition, rising to

                    4400 ft AGL in the afternoon. 

Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. 



.SUNDAY NIGHT...



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

Min temperature.....56-59. 

Max humidity........38-40 percent. 

Eye level winds.....Light and variable winds 2-4 mph, becoming

                    downslope 1-3 mph after 2300 PDT. 

Surrounding ridge...West to Northwest 6-10 mph. 

Mixing height.......Lowering to around 700 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph. 



.MONDAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). 

Max temperature.....73-76. 

Min humidity........25-28 percent. 

Eye level winds.....Light winds 1-3 mph in the morning, becoming

                    upslope 2-4 mph in the afternoon. 

Surrounding ridge...West 7-11 mph. 

Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....West around 7 mph. 





Forecaster...MOLINA



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Requested by...Alexis Castro

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

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.EMAIL alexis.castro@usda.gov,clinton.wade@usda.gov,victor.lefor@usda.gov