NWS Hanford CAFW.A 0003October 13, 2026
Fire Weather Watch: Tehachapi Area and Fort Tejon, CA
The National Weather Service office in Hanford issued a fire weather watch for Tehachapi Area and Fort Tejon in California, in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on October 16. It was the 3rd fire weather watch the NWS office in Hanford issued in 2026. California had 2 fire weather watches in October 2026, against 9 in an average October of 2008-2025 (California's fire weather watchs by year).
Watch
In force for 40 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Hanford CA
- Area
- Tehachapi Area and Fort Tejon
- State
- California
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 9:50 a.m. PDT, October 13, 2026
- In force from
- 6:00 a.m. PDT, October 15, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. PDT, October 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KHNX FW.A 0003
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Fire Weather Watches in California since 2008Every warning type in California
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The notice as issued
The National Weather Service in Hanford has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Thursday morning through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 596 Tehachapi Area. Fire weather zone 597 Fort Tejon. * WIND...STRONG EAST WINDS EXPECTED. A 30 TO 50 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. A 60 TO 80 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ON FRIDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 15-25 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. * THUNDERSTORMS...NO THUNDERSTORM THREAT. * HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED FROM PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB THROUGH FRAZIER PKRK AND TO FORT TEJON. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
What the agency told people to do
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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