High Wind Warning 2, NWS Hanford, CA

000 
WWUS76 KHNX 220355
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
855 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

CAZ098-099-221200-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0002.090322T2000Z-090323T0700Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
855 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD WILL ALLOW A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS TO REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS INTERIOR CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS
THROUGHOUT THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE INYOKERN AREA EAST OF INDIAN WELLS
CANYON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN THE MOJAVE AREA BELOW
TEHACHAPI PASS. STRONG CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAYS 58...14 AND
395 WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT
RECEIVE LITTLE OR NO RAIN.

IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE HIGH DESERTS
SUNDAY...MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS OR
ADVISORIES ON THIS WIND EVENT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

MOLINA

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089-091-221200-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.090322T1700Z-090323T0500Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
855 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY
FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD WILL ALLOW A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY TO REMAIN IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY.

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A
STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 5...ESPECIALLY THROUGH
THE PASSES OF THE COASTAL RANGE.

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

$$

MOLINA

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

000 
WWUS76 KHNX 221158
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
458 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

CAZ098-099-222000-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0002.090322T2000Z-090323T0700Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
458 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS INTERIOR CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA TODAY. THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS
THROUGHOUT THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY BY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
INYOKERN AREA EAST OF INDIAN WELLS CANYON...AND THE MOJAVE AREA
BELOW TEHACHAPI PASS. STRONG CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAYS 58...14 AND
395 WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT
RECEIVE LITTLE OR NO RAIN.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089-091-222000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.090322T1700Z-090323T0500Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
458 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT
MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST
OF INTERSTATE 5...ESPECIALLY NEAR PASSES OF THE COASTAL RANGE.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
25 MPH OR GUSTS OF 35 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 221506
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
806 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

CAZ098-099-222315-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0002.090322T2000Z-090323T0700Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
806 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS INTERIOR CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA TODAY. THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS
THROUGHOUT THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY BY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
INYOKERN AREA EAST OF INDIAN WELLS CANYON...AND THE MOJAVE AREA
BELOW TEHACHAPI PASS. STRONG CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAYS 58...14 AND
395 WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT
RECEIVE LITTLE OR NO RAIN.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089-091-222315-
/O.EXT.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.090322T1506Z-090323T0500Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
806 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 5...ESPECIALLY NEAR
PASSES OF THE COASTAL RANGE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
25 MPH OR GUSTS OF 35 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 221857
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1157 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

CAZ095-230400-
/O.EXB.KHNX.HW.W.0002.090322T1900Z-090323T0700Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1157 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS MOVED ACROSS INTERIOR CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS THROUGHOUT THE KERN
COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY. WIND GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE TEJON PASS AND THE TEHACHAPI
PASS. STRONG CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAYS 58...178 AND INTERSTATE 5
THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE LITTLE OR NO RAIN.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ098-099-230400-
/O.EXT.KHNX.HW.W.0002.090322T1900Z-090323T0700Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1157 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT
FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS MOVED ACROSS INTERIOR CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS THROUGHOUT THE KERN
COUNTY DESERTS.

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY. WIND GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE INYOKERN AREA EAST OF INDIAN WELLS
CANYON...AND THE MOJAVE AREA BELOW TEHACHAPI PASS. STRONG
CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAYS 58...14 AND 395 WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT
HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE LITTLE OR NO RAIN.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089-091-230400-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090323T0500Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1157 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

STRONG WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 5... ESPECIALLY
NEAR PASSES OF THE COASTAL RANGE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25
MPH OR GUSTS OF 35 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 230417
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
917 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009


CAZ095-098-099-230700-
/O.CAN.KHNX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090323T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0009.090323T0417Z-090323T0700Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
917 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR 
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...HIGH WIND WARNING IS
CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT GUSTY WINDS AND SOME SHOWERS TO THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS IS MOVING OUT OF THE AREA AND
WINDS ARE SUBSIDING...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

SOME GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE INYOKERN
AREA EAST OF INDIAN WELLS CANYON...AND THE MOJAVE AREA BELOW
TEHACHAPI PASS AS WELL AS OTHER USUALLY WIND PRONE LOCATIONS.
CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAYS 58...14 AND 395 MAY STILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY HAS THEREFORE
BEEN ISSUED THROUGH MIDNIGHT WHEN WINDS WILL FURTHER SUBSIDE.


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

CAZ089-091-230530-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090323T0500Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
917 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT GUSTY WINDS AND SOME SHOWERS TO THE
WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IS MOVING OUT OF THE AREA AND WINDS
ARE SUBSIDING...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
941 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.UPDATE...INCLUDED SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER NORTH OF TULARE COUNTY
TODAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
CONVECTION STARTING TO BREAK OUT THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SIERRAS
NORTH OF KINGS CANYON. UPPER LEVEL VORT IS STILL OFF THE COAST AND
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE INCREASED POPS
AND INTRODUCED THUNDER TODAY AS VORT MOVES THROUGH. NO OTHER
CHANGES TO CURRENT FORECAST AND ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE STILL
IN PLACE.

...PREVIOUS EXTENDED DISCUSSION...

TSTM THREAT FOR THE VALLEY AND LOWER FOOTHILLS APPEARS MINIMAL
FOR SUN AFTERNOON AS H5 TEMPS BEGIN TO RISE. HOWEVER...AS H5
TEMPS RISE...PARTIAL AFTERNOON CLEARING COULD STILL PRODUCE SOME
FAIRLY STEEP LAPSE RATES. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WOULD
LIKELY HAVE SOME GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM IN
UNI-DIRECTIONAL FLOW.

BEYOND SUN...GFS AND THE EURO SHOW RIDGING IN THE EAST PAC ROUGHLY
ALONG 140W. SHORTWAVE TROFS MOVING THRU AND OVER THE TOP OF THE
RIDGE FROM TIME TO TIME ARE FORECAST TO MAINLY DIG SE ACROSS THE
NRN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES AS SLIDERS...AND HAVE VERY LITTLE IMPACT
ON CENTRAL CA. TEMPS SHOULD REBOUND TO NEAR NORMAL TUES...THEN A
FEW DEGS ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
MAINLY FRESNO COUNTY NORTH THROUGH 22Z TODAY. OTHERWISE VFR
CONDITIONS. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE NORTH
END OF THE VALLEY STARTING AT 22Z IN THE NORTH END...SPREADING TO
THE SOUTH END AT 02Z. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH AREAS OF MVFR DUE TO
CEILINGS FROM 06Z THIS EVENING TO 18Z SUNDAY. FOR THE SIERRA
NEVADA...MVFR DUE TO CEILINGS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
02Z SUNDAY. INCREASING AREAS OF IFR IN PRECIPITATION BETWEEN 02Z
SUNDAY AND 18Z SUNDAY. FOR THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...VFR CONDITIONS
THROUGH 02Z SUNDAY. MVFR IN PRECIPITATION BETWEEN 09Z SUNDAY AND 12Z
SUNDAY WITH WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS BY 12Z SUNDAY. MAINLY
VFR THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY IN THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY
FOR CAZ096-097.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR CAZ095.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
CAZ098-099.

&&

PUBLIC...JDB
AVN/FW...MENDENHALL

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
416 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

CAZ089>094-221200-
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-
416 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY IN THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.

.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.

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ096-097-221200-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
416 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT SATURDAY
AFTERNOON UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. FOR
MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD /SFOWSWHNX/ OR
/WWUS46 KHNX/.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL
PARK TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN HANFORD /SFOWSWHNX/ OR /WWUS46 KHNX/. OTHERWISE NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ095-221200-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
416 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PDT SUNDAY MORNING
UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. FOR
MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD /SFOWSWHNX/ OR
/WWUS46 KHNX/. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.

.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.

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ098-099-221200-
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
416 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON
UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY. FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION PLEASE SEE
THE LATEST STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD
/SFONPWHNX/ OR /WWUS76 KHNX/. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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
1033 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

CAZ089>094-220400-
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-
1033 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...SHARPLY COLDER...WET AND BREEZY CONDITIONS IN STORE FOR THE
CENTRAL CA INTERIOR...

A COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY...THEN MOVE
INLAND SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY
MAINLY NORTH OF TULARE COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL BRING MUCH COOLER AND
BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS. HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL BE SOME 15 TO 20 DEGREES
COOLER IN THE VALLEY THAN TODAY...AND 20 TO 30 DEGREES COOLER IN
THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. PERIODS OF RAIN ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR AS WELL. THE MAIN IMPACT FROM ANY
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS.

THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER INTO THE FOOTHILLS DURING THE DAY
SUNDAY...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 2500 FEET AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SHOWERS.
BECAUSE OF THE RECENT WARM WEATHER...ACCUMULATING SNOW ON ROAD
SURFACES IS UNLIKELY BELOW 3500 FEET. HOWEVER LOCALIZED
ACCUMULATIONS OF SMALL HAIL COULD BRIEFLY OCCUR IN OR NEAR ANY
THUNDERSTORMS.

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD