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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Hanford, CA

January 6, 2008

NWS Hanford, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 6, 2008, 2:49 AM PST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 6, 2008, 2:49 AM PST (10:49 UTC)
Expired
Jan 6, 2008, 4:31 PM PST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS76 KHNX 061049
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
249 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERT...

..STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
DEVELOP ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY DESERT THIS MORNING AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
BELOW THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAIN PASSES...WHERE WIND GUSTS WILL
OCCASIONALLY EXCEED 50 MPH.

CAZ098-099-061900-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0002.080106T1049Z-080107T0200Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
249 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
AFFECT THE KERN COUNTY DESERT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE
MAJOR ROADWAYS AFFECTED WILL BE HIGHWAY 58...HIGHWAY 14..AND
HIGHWAY 395.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 061912
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1112 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

CAZ098-099-070200-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080107T0200Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1112 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
AFFECT THE KERN COUNTY DESERT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE
MAJOR ROADWAYS AFFECTED WILL BE HIGHWAY 58...HIGHWAY 14..AND
HIGHWAY 395.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 070031
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
431 PM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

CAZ098-099-070145-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080107T0200Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
431 PM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. STRONG WINDS HAVE NOT 
MATERIALIZED OVER THE AREA AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO DO SO.


$$
DUDLEY

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Jan 5, 9:21 PM PST, 5 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 9:21 PM PST, 5 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
921 PM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

.UPDATE...PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO COME IN BANDS AND THIS PATTERN
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS MODELS KEEP THE
MOIST FLOW POURING IN FROM PACIFIC. I HAVE UPDATED THE GRIDS TO REFLECT
HIGHER POPS IN ALL AREAS.

***SEE NOTE BELOW CONCERNING SNOW***

&&

.DISCUSSION...BANDS OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING AND WITH OROGRAPHIC BOOST, THE SIERRA IS
GETTING A CONSTANT DOSE OF HEAVY SNOW AND WIND. CURRENT BAND OF
PRECIPITATION IS PUSHING SOUTHEAST INTO KERN COUNTY AND
BAKERSFIELD WILL REALIZE RAIN BY 1100 PM. THE NEXT WAVE OF
PRECIPITATION IS ALREADY MOVING ACROSS THE BAY AREA AND IT WILL
MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE A BREAK OF
UP TO SEVERAL HOURS WILL BE REALIZED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS BEFORE YET ANOTHER IMPULSE MOVES IN FROM THE
WEST. IN BRIEF, SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE INTERESTING OVER
THE AREA AS VERY COLD AIR WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS TO PASS LEVELS
AND BELOW. WILL NEED TO MONITOR CLOSELY THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
ON SUNDAY EVENING AS IDEAL SNOW PRODUCING CONDITIONS COULD COME
TOGETHER FOR THE FRAZIER PARK AND CUDDY VALLEY AREA. CURRENT SNOW
ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING?

***NOTE TO MEDIA AND USERS...THE ZONE FORECAST FOR THE CENTRAL AND
 SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ON SUNDAY NIGHT LISTS UP TO 3 INCHES
 OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. THIS IS NOT...I REPEAT NOT...FOR THE
 VALLEY FLOOR...RATHER THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF INTERSTATE 5 WHICH
 ARE IN THE VALLEY ZONE. ***

&&

.AVIATION...A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL
PRODUCE PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION OVER THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND TEHACHAPIS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY. IN THE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY NUMEROUS SHRA WITH AREAS OF MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS
WITH LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY.  IN THE KERN COUNTY
DESERTS SCATTERED SHRA WITH AREAS OF MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS THROUGH
06Z MONDAY.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST SUNDAY NIGHT FOR CAZ096-
097.

SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST SUNDAY NIGHT FOR CAZ093>095.

&&

DUDLEY/DURFEE

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 4:51 PM PST, 9 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
451 PM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

CAZ089>092-070100-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
451 PM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED 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

CAZ093>097-070100-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
451 PM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO
SNOW AS SNOW LEVELS BEGIN TO FALL FROM 4500 FEET OVER THE NORTH
AND 5500 FEET OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500-4000 FEET AND SNOW
ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. HEAVY
SNOW AND WIND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

DUDLEY

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 5, 9:37 PM PST, 5 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
937 PM PST SAT JAN 05 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0849 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST RIDGECREST              35.63N 117.66W
01/04/2008  M55.00 MPH       KERN               CA   MESONET

0953 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST MERCED                  37.30N 120.48W
01/04/2008  M45.00 MPH       MERCED             CA   ASOS

1035 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST MADERA                  36.97N 120.08W
01/04/2008  M43.00 MPH       MADERA             CA   ASOS

1100 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MERCED                  37.30N 120.48W
01/04/2008                   MERCED             CA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A FEW SMALL TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.

1236 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST COALINGA                36.14N 120.36W
01/04/2008  M51.00 MPH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

1245 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST MERCED                  37.30N 120.48W
01/04/2008  M44.00 MPH       MERCED             CA   OTHER FEDERAL

            MEASURED AT CASTLE AIRPORT /KMER/.

0102 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 6 W LOS BANOS           37.06N 120.94W
01/04/2008  M48.00 MPH       MERCED             CA   MESONET

0131 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST SAN LUIS NWR RAWS       37.18N 120.79W
01/04/2008  M37.00 MPH       MERCED             CA   MESONET

0236 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST KEENE                   35.25N 118.61W
01/04/2008  M51.00 MPH       KERN               CA   MESONET

0252 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST BAKERSFIELD             35.36N 119.00W
01/04/2008  M41.00 MPH       KERN               CA   ASOS

0352 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST MOUNT TOM RAWS          37.38N 119.18W
01/04/2008  M60.00 MPH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

0400 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W TIOGA PASS          37.91N 119.28W
01/04/2008  M47.00 MPH       TUOLUMNE           CA   MESONET

0405 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST WASCO                   35.59N 119.34W
01/04/2008  M39.00 MPH       KERN               CA   MESONET

0413 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST INDIAN WELLS CANYON RAW 35.69N 117.89W
01/04/2008  M68.00 MPH       KERN               CA   MESONET

0450 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST KETTLEMAN HILLS RAWS    36.03N 120.06W
01/04/2008  M66.00 MPH       KINGS              CA   MESONET

0500 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG AVENAL                  36.03N 120.11W
01/04/2008                   KINGS              CA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            AT LEAST TWO GLIDER PLANES BLEW OVER AT THE AVENAL
            GLIDERPORT. THE GLIDER PLANES WERE PICKED UP AND THROWN
            OVER SOME BUSHES AND ROLLED INTO A BALL. WINDS AT NEARBY
            MESONET SITE AT COALINGA WERE 45 MPH. DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT
            40,000 DOLLARS.

0514 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST CRANE FLAT RAWS         37.76N 119.82W
01/04/2008  M75.00 MPH       TUOLUMNE           CA   MESONET

0534 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST LEMOORE                 36.30N 119.79W
01/04/2008  M38.00 MPH       KINGS              CA   ASOS

0559 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 8 NNW AHWAHNEE/OAKHURST 37.50N 119.77W
01/04/2008  M69.00 MPH       MARIPOSA           CA   MESONET

            MEASURED AT THE MIAMI MOUNTAIN RAWS AT 4334 FEET.

0600 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 W TEHACHAPI           35.13N 118.49W
01/04/2008  M50.00 MPH       KERN               CA   MESONET

0655 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST SHADEQUARTER RAWS       36.57N 118.96W
01/04/2008  M45.00 MPH       TULARE             CA   MESONET

0932 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 10 WNW RIDGECREST       35.69N 117.83W
01/04/2008  M62.00 MPH       KERN               CA   MESONET

            MEASURED AT THE CLASS III-16C RAWS.

0945 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST INYOKERN                35.65N 117.81W
01/04/2008  M52.00 MPH       KERN               CA   OTHER FEDERAL

            MEASURED AT KIYK.

1213 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST INDIAN WELLS CANYON RAW 35.69N 117.89W
01/05/2008  M69.00 MPH       KERN               CA   MESONET

0453 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST INYOKERN                35.65N 117.81W
01/05/2008  M67.00 MPH       KERN               CA   OTHER FEDERAL

            MEASURED AT KIYK.

&&
SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS FROM ACROSS THE AREA ON 1/4/2008 AND
1/5/2008 ASSOCIATED WITH A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM.

STACHELSKI
Local storm report, Jan 5, 10:59 PM PST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
1059 PM PST SAT JAN 05 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 AM     SNOW             CRANE FLAT LOOKOUT RAWS 37.76N 119.82W
01/05/2008  E5.0 INCH        TUOLUMNE           CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE CRANE FLAT AREA OF
            YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.

0515 AM     SNOW             HUME LAKE               36.79N 118.91W
01/05/2008  M2.8 INCH        FRESNO             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ELEVATION 5278 FEET.

0600 AM     HEAVY SNOW       2 SW HUNTINGTON LAKE    37.21N 119.26W
01/05/2008  E20.0 INCH       FRESNO             CA   PUBLIC

            AROUND 7000 FEET.

0800 AM     SNOW             GRANT GROVE             36.74N 118.96W
01/05/2008  M8.9 INCH        TULARE             CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            48 HOUR TOTAL. MEASURED AT 6600 FEET.

0800 AM     SNOW             LODGEPOLE               36.60N 118.73W
01/05/2008  M12.0 INCH       TULARE             CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            48 HOUR TOTAL. ELEVATION 6735 FEET.

0820 AM     SNOW             PONDEROSA               36.10N 118.52W
01/05/2008  M10.0 INCH       TULARE             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED AT 7200 FEET.

0950 AM     HEAVY SNOW       TUOLUMNE MEADOWS        37.87N 119.36W
01/05/2008  M31.0 INCH       TUOLUMNE           CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            48 HOUR TOTAL. MEASURED AT 8600 FEET. WATER EQUIVALENT
            WAS 3.20 INCHES.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       TENAYA LAKE SNOTEL      37.84N 119.45W
01/05/2008  E57.1 INCH       MARIPOSA           CA   MESONET

            AT 8150 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 10 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       OSTRANDER LAKE SNOTEL   37.64N 119.55W
01/05/2008  E59.3 INCH       MARIPOSA           CA   MESONET

            AT 8200 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 10 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       KAISER POINT SNOTEL     37.30N 119.10W
01/05/2008  E39.6 INCH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

            AT 9200 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 10 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       UPPER BURNT CORRAL      37.18N 118.94W
01/05/2008  E65.5 INCH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

            AT 9700 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 12 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       VOLCANIC KNOB SNOTEL    37.39N 118.90W
01/05/2008  E72.5 INCH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

            AT 10050 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 12 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       BLACKCAP BASIN SNOTEL   37.07N 118.77W
01/05/2008  E83.5 INCH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

            AT 10300 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 12 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       CHARLOTTE LAKE SNOTEL   36.80N 118.42W
01/05/2008  E64.8 INCH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

            AT 10400 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 12 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       HUNTINGTON LAKE SNOTEL  37.23N 119.22W
01/05/2008  E32.4 INCH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

            AT 7000 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 10 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       CHAGOOPA PLATEAU SNOTEL 36.50N 118.44W
01/05/2008  E41.1 INCH       TULARE             CA   MESONET

            AT 10300 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 10 TO 1 RATIO.

1040 PM     SNOW             7 WSW YOSEMITE VALLEY   37.70N 119.72W
01/05/2008  E8.0 INCH        MARIPOSA           CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            SINCE 8 AM TODAY NEAR THE BADGER PASS SKI AREA AROUND
            6000 FEET IN ELEVATION.

&&
SNOWFALL TOTALS SO FAR SINCE 1/3/2008.

STACHELSKI
Local storm report, Jan 6, 1:30 AM PST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
130 AM PST SUN JAN 06 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 AM     SNOW             CRANE FLAT LOOKOUT RAWS 37.76N 119.82W
01/05/2008  E5.0 INCH        TUOLUMNE           CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE CRANE FLAT AREA OF
            YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.

0515 AM     SNOW             HUME LAKE               36.79N 118.91W
01/05/2008  M2.8 INCH        FRESNO             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ELEVATION 5278 FEET.

0600 AM     HEAVY SNOW       2 SW HUNTINGTON LAKE    37.21N 119.26W
01/05/2008  E20.0 INCH       FRESNO             CA   PUBLIC

            AROUND 7000 FEET.

0800 AM     SNOW             GRANT GROVE             36.74N 118.96W
01/05/2008  M8.9 INCH        TULARE             CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            48 HOUR TOTAL. MEASURED AT 6600 FEET.

0820 AM     SNOW             PONDEROSA               36.10N 118.52W
01/05/2008  M10.0 INCH       TULARE             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED AT 7200 FEET.

0950 AM     HEAVY SNOW       TUOLUMNE MEADOWS        37.87N 119.36W
01/05/2008  M31.0 INCH       TUOLUMNE           CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            48 HOUR TOTAL. MEASURED AT 8600 FEET. WATER EQUIVALENT
            WAS 3.20 INCHES.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       CHAGOOPA PLATEAU SNOTEL 36.50N 118.44W
01/05/2008  E41.1 INCH       TULARE             CA   MESONET

            AT 10300 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 10 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       HUNTINGTON LAKE SNOTEL  37.23N 119.22W
01/05/2008  E32.4 INCH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

            AT 7000 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 10 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       CHARLOTTE LAKE SNOTEL   36.80N 118.42W
01/05/2008  E64.8 INCH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

            AT 10400 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 12 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       BLACKCAP BASIN SNOTEL   37.07N 118.77W
01/05/2008  E83.5 INCH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

            AT 10300 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 12 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       VOLCANIC KNOB SNOTEL    37.39N 118.90W
01/05/2008  E72.5 INCH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

            AT 10050 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 12 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       UPPER BURNT CORRAL      37.18N 118.94W
01/05/2008  E65.5 INCH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

            AT 9700 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 12 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       KAISER POINT SNOTEL     37.30N 119.10W
01/05/2008  E39.6 INCH       FRESNO             CA   MESONET

            AT 9200 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 10 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       OSTRANDER LAKE SNOTEL   37.64N 119.55W
01/05/2008  E59.3 INCH       MARIPOSA           CA   MESONET

            AT 8200 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 10 TO 1 RATIO.

0700 PM     HEAVY SNOW       TENAYA LAKE SNOTEL      37.84N 119.45W
01/05/2008  E57.1 INCH       MARIPOSA           CA   MESONET

            AT 8150 FEET. ESTIMATE USING A 10 TO 1 RATIO.

1040 PM     SNOW             7 WSW YOSEMITE VALLEY   37.70N 119.72W
01/05/2008  E8.0 INCH        MARIPOSA           CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            SINCE 8 AM TODAY NEAR THE BADGER PASS SKI AREA AROUND
            6000 FEET IN ELEVATION.

0115 AM     HEAVY SNOW       LODGEPOLE               36.60N 118.73W
01/06/2008  M24.0 INCH       TULARE             CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            ANOTHER 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE 8 AM
            SATURDAY. TOTAL OF 24 INCHES SINCE 1/3/2008. MEASURED AT
            6735 FEET.

&&
SNOWFALL TOTALS SINCE 1/3/2008.

STACHELSKI

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