Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Hanford, CA

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WWUS86 KHNX 110451
RFWHNX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
951 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2007

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

CAZ293>297-111200-
/O.CON.KHNX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070711T1200Z/
MARIPOSA/MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
951 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND 
THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA 
THROUGH 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

MONSOON MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGH BASED
WITH DRY LIGHTNING. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS.
THE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING GRADUALLY LESSENING THE FIRE THREAT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

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WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

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WWUS86 KHNX 111150
RFWHNX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
450 AM PDT WED JUL 11 2007

...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED AND RED FLAG WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

CAZ293>297-111300-
/O.EXP.KHNX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070711T1200Z/
MARIPOSA/MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
450 AM PDT WED JUL 11 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA DUE TO LACK OF SHOWER 
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVTY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE
FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION AND
THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE CREST OF
THE SIERRA...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IS LOW AND COVERAGE WILL BE
ISOLATED.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
801 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2007

.UPDATE...HAVE ADDED SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLE FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT AND NUDGED UP DESERT POPS.
&&

.DISCUSSION...LOOKS LIKE THE ACTIVE DAY THAT HAS BEEN ADVERTISED
IS BEGINNING. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE
HAS JUST ABOUT OVERSPREAD THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
A WELL DEFINED VORTICITY CENTER IS NOTED OVER NORTHERN BAJA AND IT
IT HEADING NORTH AT A STEADY PACE. EDWARDS RADAR IS ALREADY
SHOWING THUNDERSTORMS OVER SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE
TRAJECTORY IS NORTHWEST. IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY ACTIVE DAY FOR FIRE
WEATHER AS THE VERY DRY FUELS AND DRY LIGHTNING POTENTIAL WILL
COMBINE FOR A NAIL BITING DAY. FORECAST MODELS ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT IN LIFTING THE NORTHERN BAJA VORTICITY CENTER NORTHWARD
UP THE STATE TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING AND THREAT OF ORGANIZED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND WELL INTO THE EVENING. LINGERING
INSTABILITY ON WEDNESDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF MAINLY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION TO THE MOUNTAINS. MORE TO FOLLOW
THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

.AVIATION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH MONSOON
MOISTURE BRINGING A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS. MID TO UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING
WITH WIDESPREAD CIGS LOWERING TO NEAR 10KFT BUT MUCH OF THE REGION
WILL REMAIN IN VFR CONDITIONS EXCEPT NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE TAFS FOR KMCE...KFAT AND
KBFL...AND TWEB ROUTES 421 AND 423.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR CAZ295>297.

&&

DUDLEY/MV

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
904 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2007

CAZ089>094-098-099-111615-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
904 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND THE KERN COUNTY DESERT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS INCREASED DUE TO A SLOWLY MOVING
UNSTABLE DISTURBANCE FROM THE SOUTH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ095>097-111615-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
904 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT CAN BE EXPECTED
DUE TO SLOW MOVING UNSTABLE SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE MOUNTAINS FROM
THE SOUTH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A CONTINUED THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS FOR WEDNESDAY WHILE AN
UNSTABLE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA OF THE MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

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