Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Hanford, CA

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WWUS46 KHNX 240400
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
800 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH STRONG WINDS...HEAVY SNOW AND LOW SNOW
LEVELS CHRISTMAS EVE THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT...

CAZ095>097-241200-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0013.081224T1800Z-081226T1200Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
800 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS.

TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND
CHRISTMAS DAY. THE FIRST WILL MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE COAST
WEDNESDAY.

WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER THE KERN
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO OVER 60 MPH ARE LIKELY OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH WIND FAVORED
CANYON LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE GRAPEVINE...BEAR VALLEY AND THE
GREATER FRAZIER PARK AREA. SNOW AND LOWER ELEVATION RAIN WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY WITH SNOW LEVELS IN THE 4000-5000 FOOT
RANGE IN THE SIERRA AND THE 5000-6000 FOOT RANGE IN THE KERN
COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

A SECOND COLDER SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
CHRISTMAS DAY...WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET
BY THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALLS OF UP TO 3 FEET WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT AND ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH A
FOOT POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 4000 FEET.

FOR THE KERN COUNTY PASSES...THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
JUST ABOVE THE PASSES UNTIL EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING BEFORE
LOWERING. TRAVEL ACROSS THE PASSES COULD BE HAMPERED IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE FOR A WHILE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR CHRISTMAS DAY.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT THE LOW SNOW LEVELS WILL
MEAN THAT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. DRIVERS PLANNING TRAVEL BETWEEN THE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE SOUTHLAND THURSDAY NIGHT...ON EITHER
INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE OR ON HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH
TEHACHAPI PASS...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS OR ROAD CLOSURES.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD EVEN AT THE PASS LEVEL...SO PLAN
FOR ADVERSE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER POSTPONING YOUR
TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT.

$$
DUDLEY

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

000 
WWUS46 KHNX 241223
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
423 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008


CAZ095>097-242030-
/O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0013.081225T0000Z-081226T0000Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
423 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS.

TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY AND
CHRISTMAS DAY. THE FIRST WILL MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE COAST
TODAY SPREADING MAINLY LIGHT SNOW INTO THE MOUNTAINS. AS THE LOW
MOVES TOWARD THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THIS EVENING...SNOW
PICK UP IN INTENSITY AND SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL.

A SECOND AND MUCH COLDER SYSTEM WILL REACH THE AREA CHRISTMAS
MORNING WITH RAPIDLY LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM SEVERAL FEET
OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ABOVE 5000 FEET...TO
A FOOT OR MORE IN THE TEHACHAPIS. SIX TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS
LIKELY DOWN TO ABOUT 4000 FEET THURSDAY IN THE COLDER AIR. GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS TODAY WILL SHIFT TO WEST THURSDAY. THE WINDS MAY
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

FOR THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
JUST ABOVE THE PASSES UNTIL EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING...BEFORE
LOWERING. TRAVEL ACROSS THE PASSES COULD BE HAMPERED IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE FOR A WHILE CHRISTMAS DAY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL
ON I-5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE OR TEHACHAPI PASS...BE SURE TO CHECK THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.

THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...HOWEVER SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY
NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

000 
WWUS46 KHNX 242036
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1236 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

CAZ095>097-250530-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0013.081225T0000Z-081226T0000Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1236 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND
TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY.

TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY AND
CHRISTMAS DAY. THE FIRST WILL MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE COAST TODAY
SPREADING MAINLY LIGHT SNOW INTO THE MOUNTAINS. AS THE LOW MOVES
TOWARD THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THIS EVENING...SNOW PICK UP
IN INTENSITY AND SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL.

A SECOND AND MUCH COLDER SYSTEM WILL REACH THE AREA CHRISTMAS
MORNING WITH RAPIDLY LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM SEVERAL FEET OVER
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ABOVE 5000 FEET...TO A
FOOT OR MORE IN THE TEHACHAPIS. SIX TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS
LIKELY DOWN TO ABOUT 4000 FEET THURSDAY IN THE COLDER AIR. GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS TODAY WILL SHIFT TO WEST THURSDAY. THE WINDS MAY
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

FOR THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN JUST ABOVE THE PASSES UNTIL EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING...
BEFORE LOWERING. TRAVEL ACROSS THE PASSES COULD BE HAMPERED IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR A WHILE CHRISTMAS DAY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING
TRAVEL ON I-5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE OR TEHACHAPI PASS...BE SURE TO
CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.

THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
HOWEVER SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

BEAN

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

000 
WWUS46 KHNX 250355
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
755 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

CAZ095-251200-
/O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T1600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
755 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ABOVE 5000 FEET OVERNIGHT
AS THE FIRST OF TWO STORM SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
MOVES SLOWLY EAST..

A SECOND AND MUCH COLDER SYSTEM WILL REACH THE DURING THE
AFTERNOON ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND BRING AN INCREASE IN SNOW INTENSITY
AND COVERAGE AS WELL AS MUCH LOWER SNOW LEVELS. SNOW LEVELS WILL
QUICKLY FALL TO BELOW PASS LEVELS BY MID AFTERNOON AND THEN TO
ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 2000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 12-15 INCHES IN
THE CUDDY VALLEY AND BEAR VALLEY AREAS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE AT PASS LEVELS AND IN THE TEHACHAPI VALLEY. SNOW COULD
ACCUMULATE UP TO AROUND 3 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATION LOCATION SUCH
AS THE KERN VALLEY AND KEENE AREAS. WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY
AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ESPECIALLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE MOUNTAINS. THE
WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ALONG THE GRAPEVINE WELL INTO FRIDAY
MORNING DUE TO UPSLOPING WINDS...EVEN THOUGH THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM
WILL BE MOVING TO THE EAST OF THE AREA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS 
SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ096-097-251200-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
755 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THURSDAY FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY
FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE.

AS THE FIRST STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS THE SIERRA TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS
EVENING...A SECOND AND MUCH COLDER SYSTEM IS NOW PUSHING INTO
SOUTHWEST OREGON. THIS STORM WILL REACH THE YOSEMITE AREA
CHRISTMAS MORNING AND THEN QUICKLY MOVE SOUTH INTO THE KINGS
CANYON AND SEQUOIA PARK AREAS BY MID DAY. SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER
RAPIDLY FROM AROUND 5000 FEET TONIGHT TO AS LOW AS 2000 FEET BY
LATE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 FEET AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET BY THE
TIME THE WIDESPREAD SNOW ENDS LATER CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

DUDLEY

000 
WWUS46 KHNX 250358
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
758 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

CAZ095-251600-
/O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T1600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
758 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ABOVE 5000 FEET OVERNIGHT
AS THE FIRST OF TWO STORM SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
MOVES SLOWLY EAST.

A SECOND AND MUCH COLDER SYSTEM WILL REACH THE DURING THE
AFTERNOON ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND BRING AN INCREASE IN SNOW INTENSITY
AND COVERAGE AS WELL AS MUCH LOWER SNOW LEVELS. SNOW LEVELS WILL
QUICKLY FALL TO BELOW PASS LEVELS BY MID AFTERNOON AND THEN TO
ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 2000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 12-15 INCHES IN
THE CUDDY VALLEY AND BEAR VALLEY AREAS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE AT PASS LEVELS AND IN THE TEHACHAPI VALLEY. SNOW COULD
ACCUMULATE UP TO AROUND 3 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATION LOCATION SUCH
AS THE KERN VALLEY AND KEENE AREAS. WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY
AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ESPECIALLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE MOUNTAINS. THE
WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ALONG THE GRAPEVINE WELL INTO FRIDAY
MORNING DUE TO UPSLOPING WINDS...EVEN THOUGH THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM
WILL BE MOVING TO THE EAST OF THE AREA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS 
SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ096-097-251600-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
758 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THURSDAY FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY
FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE.

AS THE FIRST STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS THE SIERRA TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS
EVENING...A SECOND AND MUCH COLDER SYSTEM IS NOW PUSHING INTO
SOUTHWEST OREGON. THIS STORM WILL REACH THE YOSEMITE AREA
CHRISTMAS MORNING AND THEN QUICKLY MOVE SOUTH INTO THE KINGS
CANYON AND SEQUOIA PARK AREAS BY MID DAY. SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER
RAPIDLY FROM AROUND 5000 FEET TONIGHT TO AS LOW AS 2000 FEET BY
LATE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 FEET AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET BY THE
TIME THE WIDESPREAD SNOW ENDS LATER CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

DUDLEY

000 
WWUS46 KHNX 251201
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
401 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

CAZ096-097-252015-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
401 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FROM YOSEMITE PARK TO THE KERN COUNTY
LING... 

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM YOSEMITE PARK
TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE.

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. HEAVY
SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL RATES
COULD REACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR TODAY...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALLS
OF 1 TO 2 FEET LIKELY AT AND ABOVE 4000 FEET. STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS NEAR THE CREST WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ095-252015-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T1600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
401 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY.
LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR PASS
LEVELS THIS MORNING...BUT LOWER TO NEAR 3000 FEET DURING THE
AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS LIKELY AT AND ABOVE
4000 FEET FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES AS
LOW AS 3000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH WIND FAVORED
PASSES AND CANYONS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AS WELL.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...MAINLY ALONG NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE TEHACHAPIS.
PLACES SUCH AS CUDDY VALLEY AND FRAZIER PARK COULD SEE SEVERAL
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TRAVEL ON I-5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE AND
HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE DAY TODAY...CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING..

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

000 
WWUS46 KHNX 251203 CCA
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
401 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

CAZ096-097-252015-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
401 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FROM YOSEMITE PARK TO THE KERN COUNTY
LINE... 

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM YOSEMITE PARK
TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE.

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. HEAVY
SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL RATES
COULD REACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR TODAY...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALLS
OF 1 TO 2 FEET LIKELY AT AND ABOVE 4000 FEET. STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS NEAR THE CREST WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ095-252015-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T1600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
401 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY.
LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR PASS
LEVELS THIS MORNING...BUT LOWER TO NEAR 3000 FEET DURING THE
AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS LIKELY AT AND ABOVE
4000 FEET FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES AS
LOW AS 3000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH WIND FAVORED
PASSES AND CANYONS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AS WELL.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...MAINLY ALONG NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE TEHACHAPIS.
PLACES SUCH AS CUDDY VALLEY AND FRAZIER PARK COULD SEE SEVERAL
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TRAVEL ON I-5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE AND
HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE DAY TODAY...CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING..

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

000 
WWUS46 KHNX 251815
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1015 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

CAZ096-097-260400-
/O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T0400Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1015 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE...

INCLUDE WHERE IN HEADLINE, ABOVE 

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO
8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM YOSEMITE 
NATIONAL PARK TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE.

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. HEAVY
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING AS A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS
MOVES INTO THE REGION. SNOWFALL RATES COULD REACH 2 INCHES PER
HOUR TODAY...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALLS OF 1 TO 2 FEET LIKELY AT
AND ABOVE 4000 FEET. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR THE CREST WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ095-260400-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T1600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1015 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY.
LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR PASS
LEVELS THIS MORNING...BUT LOWER TO NEAR 3000 FEET DURING THE
AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS LIKELY AT AND ABOVE
4000 FEET FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES AS
LOW AS 3000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH WIND FAVORED
PASSES AND CANYONS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AS WELL.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...MAINLY ALONG NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE TEHACHAPIS.
PLACES SUCH AS CUDDY VALLEY AND FRAZIER PARK COULD SEE SEVERAL
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TRAVEL ON I-5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE AND
HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE DAY TODAY...CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING..

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ093-094-260400-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.081225T2000Z-081226T0400Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
1015 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 8 PM
PST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ABOVE 1500 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON UNTIL ABOUT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY.
LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING PERIODS OF
HEAVY PRECIPITATION THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE A DUSTING TO AN INCH OF SNOW AT
ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 1500 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

HOLIDAY MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SLICK ROADS IN THE FOOTHILLS
ABOVE 1500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH
WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.



$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

000 
WWUS46 KHNX 251821
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1021 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

CAZ096-097-260400-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T0400Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1021 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 8 PM
PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL
PARK TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE.

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. HEAVY
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING AS A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS
MOVES INTO THE REGION. SNOWFALL RATES COULD REACH 2 INCHES PER
HOUR TODAY...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALLS OF 1 TO 2 FEET LIKELY AT
AND ABOVE 4000 FEET. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR THE CREST WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ095-260415-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T1600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1021 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY.
LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR PASS
LEVELS THIS MORNING...BUT LOWER TO NEAR 3000 FEET DURING THE
AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS LIKELY AT AND ABOVE
4000 FEET FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES AS
LOW AS 3000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH WIND FAVORED
PASSES AND CANYONS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AS WELL.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...MAINLY ALONG NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE TEHACHAPIS.
PLACES SUCH AS CUDDY VALLEY AND FRAZIER PARK COULD SEE SEVERAL
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TRAVEL ON I-5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE AND
HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE DAY TODAY...CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING..

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ093-094-260400-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.081225T2000Z-081226T0400Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
1021 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 8 PM
PST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ABOVE 1500 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON UNTIL ABOUT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY.
LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING PERIODS OF
HEAVY PRECIPITATION THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE A DUSTING TO AN INCH OF SNOW AT
ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 1500 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

HOLIDAY MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SLICK ROADS IN THE FOOTHILLS
ABOVE 1500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH
WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.


$$
DURFEE
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

000 
WWUS46 KHNX 260355
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
755 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008

CAZ095-260500-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T1600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
755 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS... 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

A FEW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. 

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ096-097-260500-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081226T0400Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
755 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TO THE KERN
COUNTY LINE....

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TO THE KERN
COUNTY LINE. 

SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH
LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ093-094-260500-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081226T0400Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
755 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR ELEVATIONS AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET... 

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR ELEVATIONS AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET. 
 
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
900 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER-LEVEL JET STREAK MOVING OVER THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR HAS TRIGGERED A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS...WITH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS RANGING FROM A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. SNOW
LEVELS THIS MORNING IN THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS ARE AROUND 3000 FEET
BUT WEBCAMS SHOW LITTLE NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE FRAZIER PARK-
CUDDY VALLEY AREA. RADAR SHOWS THE PRECIPITATION ENDING FROM THE
NORTH...AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SHOULD SEE
DRY WEATHER BY MIDDAY. DO EXPECT SOME LINGERING SHOWERS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO THE NEXT STORMS. THERE ARE TWO SYSTEMS WHICH
WILL IMPACT THE HANFORD WARNING/FORECAST AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THE 12Z MODELS FORECAST THE FIRST TROUGH TO DROP SOUTH ALONG
133W TO WEST OF CAPE MENDOCINO BY 00Z WEDNESDAY. THIS TROUGH THEN
MOVES TOWARD THE CALIFORNIA COAST OVERNIGHT AS AN UPPER-LEVEL EAST
PACIFIC RIDGE AMPLIFIES ROUGHLY ALONG 160W. A CLOSED LOW DEVELOPS IN
THE TROUGH AND MOVES TO OFF THE MONTEREY COAST BY 18Z WEDNESDAY. AT
THE SAME TIME...THE SECOND LOW RIDES DOWN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
RIDGE FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA TO OVER THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS.

RFC GUIDANCE HAS PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO THE HANFORD WARNING/
FORECAST AREA BY 18Z WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE LITTLE...IF ANY...
BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS...SO THE PRECIPITATION WILL ESSENTIALLY BE ONE
EVENT STRETCHING FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE TOTAL
QPF FOR YOSEMITE FROM THIS EVENT IS 1.68 INCH...AND 1.64 INCH AS FAR
SOUTH AS ROGERS CAMP. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND 5000-6000
FEET WEDNESDAY...THEN BEGIN TO FALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF
THE FIRST COLD FRONT. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL SHARPLY DURING CHRISTMAS
DAY...AS 850-MB TEMPERATURES OVER THE GRAPEVINE FALL TO NEAR -3 C...
AND 700-MB TEMPERATURES DROP TO -12 C. BY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON...SNOW
LEVELS COULD RANGE FROM AROUND 2000 FEET IN MARIPOSA COUNTY TO 2500
FEET IN THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS. THIS IS LOWER THAN FORECASTED 24
HOURS EARLIER...AS SUCCESSIVE MODEL RUNS HAVE TRENDED COLDER WITH
THE SECOND SYSTEM.

THE SECOND STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST OF CALIFORNIA THURSDAY
NIGHT. A WEAK UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD OFF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST FRIDAY AND SPREAD INLAND SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF
THE TROUGH. THE RIDGE FLATTENS SUNDAY AS A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH MOVES
INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL SET UP A ZONAL FLOW OVER THE
EAST PACIFIC THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL MVFR
VISIBILITIES IN MIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY THROUGH 20Z TODAY. AFTERWARD...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
UNTIL 08Z WEDNESDAY WITH WIDESPREAD MVFR AND LOCAL IFR IN RAIN FROM
08Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY. OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...MAINLY MVFR WITH LOCAL IFR IN
SHOWERS AND MIST WILL THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY THEN MAINLY VFR FROM
00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH 08Z WEDNESDAY THEN WIDESPREAD MVFR AND AREAS
OF IFR IN RAIN AND SNOW FROM 08Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY.
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE KERN DESERTS THROUGH 18Z
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS
/CAZ095>097/.

&&

PUBLIC...SANGER
AVN/FW...DS

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
406 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

CAZ095>097-241200-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
406 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS. FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
PLEASE SEE SFOWSWHNX OR WMO HEADER WWUS46 KHNX.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

WP

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
608 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

CAZ093-094-240000-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
608 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

...MUCH COLDER WITH SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS CHRISTMAS
DAY...

A COLD WINTER STORM WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS THURSDAY. EARLY INDICATIONS ARE
FOR THE SNOW LEVEL TO LOWER BELOW 4000 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...THEN LINGER NEAR 2500 TO 3000 FEET CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE VARIABLE...BUT THERE COULD BE SEVERAL INCHES IN
THE FOOTHILL COMMUNITIES.

IF YOU LIVE IN OR PLAN TRAVEL INTO THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS CHRISTMAS
DAY...MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE ADVISORIES OR
WARNINGS. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL COULD HAMPER TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY
HEADING TOWARD YOSEMITE...KINGS CANYON...OR SEQUOIA PARKS.

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD