Wind Advisory 12, NWS Hanford, CA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
900 PM PST SAT MAR 11 2006

.SHORT TERM...RADAR SHOWS ONLY ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS LINGERING
BEHIND A VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE/STRONG PVA THAT MOVED THRU LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. WILL ALLOW WSW/S TO EXPIRE AT 10P. NEXT SHORTWAVE
CURRENTLY JUST OFF THE COAST AT CAPE MENDO IS FCST TO SWING ACROSS
CENTRAL CA SUN WITH A CONTINUED SHOWER THREAT. THIS WILL BE THE LAST
SHORTWAVE TO MOVE THRU THE DEEP COLD UPPER TROF THAT HAS BEEN OVER
THE AREA THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. IN THE SJV AS SKIES BEGIN
CLEARING...SUN NITE LIKELY TO BE QUITE COOL. PEOPLE WITH FROST
SENSITIVE INTERESTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR LATER FORECASTS. CLOUDS
WILL BE ON THE INCREASE MON AND MON NITE IN ADVANCE OF NEXT EAST PAC
LOW. THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CA TUE BRINGING ANOTHER SHOT
OF PRECIP...HOWEVER THIS STORM WILL NOT BE AS COLD AS THE CURRENT
ONE. TEMPS WILL SHOW SOME WARMING THE NEXT 3 DAYS...BUT WILL STILL
BE SEVERAL DEGS BELOW AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF MARCH.

.LONG TERM...FOR TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...BETTER
AGREEMENT IN THE PACIFIC BASIN AMONGST THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS.
A PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TUESDAY
NIGHT. SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TUESDAY AS THE
UPPER TROUGH AXIS PUSHES EAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN. ZONAL FLOW
THEREAFTER SHOULD RESULT IN A DRY AND MILD DAYS FOR WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. HOWEVER THE FAST ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL LEAVE
THE DOOR OPEN FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STORMS TO MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE
WEST COAST. THUS PROGS SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT THAT ANOTHER PACIFIC
STORM MOVES OFF THE NORTH CALIFORNIA COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. BOTH GFS
AND EURO INDICATE A SPLITTING SYSTEM BUT DIGGING WELL SOUTH TO THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY. WITH BETTER AGREEMENT IN MODELS WILL
INCREASE PROBABILITIES OF PRECIPITATION FROM THURSDAY NIGHT TO
FRIDAY NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR CEILINGS IN SCT SHRA IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WITH
LCL IFR CONDITIONS IN SOLD TSRAGS THRU 03Z. CEILINGS WILL RESULT
IN MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS AND IFR CONDITIONS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND
MOUNTAINS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY. FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO
TAFS FOR KMCE...KFAT AND KBFL.

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

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BINGHAM/VASQUEZ

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
500 AM PST SAT MAR 11 2006

CAZ096-097-121300-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
500 AM PST SAT MAR 11 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS46 KHNX...
SFOWSWHNX/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

CAZ093-094-098-099-121300-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
500 AM PST SAT MAR 11 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...
AND THE KERN COUNTY DESERT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

CAZ095-121300-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
500 AM PST SAT MAR 11 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THE SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS46 KHNX...SFOWSWHNX/ FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

CAZ089>092-121300-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
500 AM PST SAT MAR 11 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS
MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

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