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High Wind Warning 9, NWS Hanford, CA

November 28, 2009

NWS Hanford, CA issued this high wind warning at Nov 28, 2009, 4:31 AM PST. It took effect at Nov 28, 2009, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 28, 2009, 4:31 AM PST (12:31 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 28, 2009, 7:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 29, 2009, 8:00 AM PST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

The text

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

000 
WWUS76 KHNX 281231
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
431 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

CAZ093-096-290000-
/O.UPG.KHNX.HW.A.0005.091129T0600Z-091129T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.W.0009.091129T0300Z-091129T1600Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
431 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST
SUNDAY...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE
FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM
YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONO
WINDS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA IN MARIPOSA...MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTIES SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPING WINDS OF 25 TO 45
MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING AS A JET STREAM ALIGNS WITH STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS
OVER THE SIERRA CREST. ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED IN NATURE...MONO WINDS
CAN CAUSE SERIOUS TREE...PROPERTY AND POWER LINE DAMAGE...AS WIND
GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN PAST EVENTS.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. PERSONS IN AREAS
PRONE TO DOWNSLOPING AND DOWNCANYON WINDS FROM COARSEGOLD NORTH TO
YOSEMITE PARK SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND TAKE PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURES

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 290016
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
415 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

CAZ093-096-300800-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0009.091129T0300Z-091129T1600Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
415 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 
AM PST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD CONTINUES A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY.  

WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONO
WINDS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA IN MARIPOSA...MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTIES TONIGHT AND 
SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPING WINDS OF 25 TO 45
MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING AS A JET STREAM ALIGNS WITH STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS
OVER THE SIERRA CREST. ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED IN NATURE...MONO WINDS
CAN CAUSE SERIOUS TREE...PROPERTY AND POWER LINE DAMAGE...AS WIND
GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN PAST EVENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. PERSONS IN AREAS
PRONE TO DOWNSLOPING AND DOWNCANYON WINDS FROM COARSEGOLD NORTH TO
YOSEMITE PARK SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND TAKE PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURES

&&

$$
DUDLEY
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 290047
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
447 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

CAZ093-096-290900-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0009.091129T0300Z-091129T1600Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
447 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PST SUNDAY. 

WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONO
WINDS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA IN MARIPOSA...MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTIES TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPING WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING
AS A JET STREAM ALIGNS WITH STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE
SIERRA CREST. ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED IN NATURE...MONO WINDS CAN CAUSE
SERIOUS TREE...PROPERTY AND POWER LINE DAMAGE...AS WIND GUSTS TO
OVER 70 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN PAST EVENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. PERSONS IN AREAS
PRONE TO DOWNSLOPING AND DOWNCANYON WINDS FROM COARSEGOLD NORTH
TO YOSEMITE PARK SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND TAKE
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ098-290900-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0026.091129T0047Z-091129T1800Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
447 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SUNDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS
TO OVER 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY
THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
25 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.

&&

$$
DUDLEY
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 291038
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
238 AM PST SUN NOV 29 2009

CAZ093-096-291600-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091129T1600Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
238 AM PST SUN NOV 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONO
WINDS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA IN MARIPOSA...MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTIES FOR THE
REST OF TONIGHT AND THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPING WINDS OF
25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED AS A JET
STREAM ALIGNS WITH STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE SIERRA CREST.
ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED IN NATURE...MONO WINDS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS
TREE...PROPERTY AND POWER LINE DAMAGE...AS WIND GUSTS TO OVER 70
MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN PAST EVENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. PERSONS IN AREAS
PRONE TO DOWNSLOPING AND DOWNCANYON WINDS FROM COARSEGOLD NORTH
TO YOSEMITE PARK SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND TAKE PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURES.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ098-291800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-091129T1800Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
238 AM PST SUN NOV 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS
TO OVER 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY
FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT AND THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
25 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.

&&

$$

BSO

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 291607
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
807 AM PST SUN NOV 29 2009

CAZ093-096-291715-
/O.EXP.KHNX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091129T1600Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
807 AM PST SUN NOV 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

STRONG MONO WINDS THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED
TO OCCUR OR REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. A FEW CANYON GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL NOON.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ098-291800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-091129T1800Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
807 AM PST SUN NOV 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS
TO OVER 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY FOR
THE REST OF TONIGHT AND THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
25 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.

&&

$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Nov 27, 8:13 PM PST, 8 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 8:13 PM PST, 8 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
813 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH THE VALLEY WILL BRING
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE VALLEY AND LIGHT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS.
COOLER AND DRYER WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT FORECAST IN GOOD SHAPE...NO UPDATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN THE VALLEY ALONG WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AS A COLD FRONT DEPARTS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

&&

.AVIATION...
AREAS OF MVFR AND LOCAL IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES DEVELOPING
AFTER 02Z SATURDAY ACROSS SIERRA NEVADA AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
WITH LOCAL MVFR CONDITIONS IN SHOWERS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AS
PRECIPITATION SPREADS SOUTHWARD OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. AFTER 18Z
SATURDAY...AREAS OF MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES CONTINUING IN THE
MOUNTAINS IN CLOUDS AND SHOWERS AND VFR CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 308 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009/

SYNOPSIS...
UNSTABLE WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
PASSING THROUGH THE VALLEY TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING A THREAT
OF RAIN IN THE VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR TONIGHT IN THE
VALLEY. MORE STABLE CONDITIONS WITH DRY WEATHER AND A DAILY WARM UP
CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

DISCUSSION...
THE SOUTHERN END OF THE COLD FRONT IS ACCELERATING THIS AFTERNOON
AS IT PUSHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE HANFORD WARNING/FORECAST
AREA. LIGHT RAIN HAS FALLEN IN MERCED COUNTY...WITH THE SAN LUIS
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE RECORDING 0.01 INCH AS OF 2031Z /1231 PST/
AND A TRACE AT MERCED MUNICIPAL AIRPORT THROUGH 21Z /1300 PST/. THE
COLD FRONT WILL REACH YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WITHIN THE NEXT 1-2
HOURS.

SATELLITE LOOPS SHOW A WIDE POOL OF COLD-AIR CUMULUS BEHIND THE
FRONT. THE TROUGH IS BRINGING A COLD AIRMASS ALOFT OVER THE NEAR-
COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA. BY 22Z /1400 PST/...A LIGHTNING
STRIKE HAD BEEN DETECTED OVER SOUTHEASTERN NAPA COUNTY. THIS
INDICATES THAT THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE.
HAVE LEFT MENTION OF A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SOME
INSTABILITY SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY WITH THE COLD POOL ALOFT TRACKING SOUTH OVER
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. STILL EXPECTING ONLY
LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...EXCEPT FOR ANY
EMBEDDED MODERATE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

THE MODELS CONTINUE TO FORECAST A CLOSED LOW TO DEVELOP IN THE BASE
OF THE TROUGH AS IT DROPS INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON.
THE TROUGH AXIS IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE HANFORD
WARNING/ FORECAST AREA BETWEEN 06-12Z SATURDAY...WITH THE LOW
NEAR FRAZIER PARK BY 12Z SATURDAY. THE LOW THEN TRACKS SOUTHEAST
INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. THE COLD POOL
/-26 TO -27 C AT 500 MB/ IS FORECAST TO TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS SATURDAY...FOLLOWING THE PATH OF THE LOW.
SURFACE-COMPUTED LIFTED INDEXES OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS ARE
FORECAST TO BE NEAR 0 BY 21Z SATURDAY...SO THERE WILL BE THE
POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTIVE SNOW DURING THE DAY. WITH SNOW LEVELS
FALLING TO AROUND 4000-4500 FEET DURING THE DAY...TRAVEL THROUGH
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL BE IMPACTED STARTING LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ALL THREE MAJOR
PASSES...WALKER...TEJON AND TEHACHAPI...WILL SEE SNOW OR SLUSH /OR
A MIX/. PER COORDINATION WITH WFO OXNARD...HAVE EXTENDED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS THROUGH 00Z
SUNDAY /1600 PST SATURDAY/.

AS THE TROUGH MOVES SOUTH OF THE HANFORD WARNING/FORECAST AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT...A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL NORTHEAST JET DIVES DOWN THE
BACK OF THE TROUGH...WHILE AT THE SURFACE...A STRONG OFFSHORE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. THIS PATTERN POTENTIALLY COULD SUPPORT
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONO WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...SO WILL LEAVE THE HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA...FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...IN PLACE.

SKIES WILL BEGIN CLEARING OVER THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SATURDAY
NIGHT. VALLEY LOWS SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE 30S...SO HAVE ADDED
A MENTION OF PATCHY FROST AND FOG TO THE FORECAST. WITH A NORTH TO
NORTHEAST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE REGION SUNDAY....COLD AIR WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN THE AIRMASS. LOWS MONDAY MORNING WILL BE SIMILAR TO SUNDAY
MORNING...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF PATCHY FROST AND FOG.

THE 12Z MODELS HAVE SOME UNCERTAINTY FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE
WEEK. THE GFS DROPS AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH...WITH AN EMBEDDED CLOSED
LOW...SOUTHEAST OVER THE EAST PACIFIC...PARALLELING THE CALIFORNIA
COAST. THIS BRINGS A WEAK TROUGH THROUGH THE STATE WEDNESDAY...
FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER SYSTEM THAT MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
THURSDAY NIGHT AND DROPS INTO THE ROCKIES FRIDAY.

IN CONTRAST...THE 12Z ECMWF HAS AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE ALONG THE COAST
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOVING ONSHORE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
WITH THESE DIVERGENT SOLUTIONS...HAVE NOT MADE ANY CHANGES TO THE
EXTENDED FORECAST AT THIS TIME.

AVIATION...
AREAS OF MVFR AND LOCAL IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES DEVELOPING
AFTER 02Z SATURDAY ACROSS SIERRA NEVADA AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
WITH LOCAL MVFR CONDITIONS IN SHOWERS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AS
PRECIPITATION SPREADS SOUTHWARD OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. AFTER 18Z
SATURDAY...AREAS OF MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES CONTINUING IN THE
MOUNTAINS IN CLOUDS AND SHOWERS AND VFR CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE.

AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE.

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
CAZ093-096.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR CAZ095.

&&

PUBLIC...BENTZIEN
AVN/FW...DCH

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 27, 3:24 PM PST, 13 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
324 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

CAZ093-096-282330-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
324 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS
CANYON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON IS NOW
IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST NON PRECIPITATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY NWSFO
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY HANFORD /WWUS76 KHNX/ OR /SFONPWHNX/.

.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

CAZ089>092-282330-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
324 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VALLEY THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

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

CAZ095-282330-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
324 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS IS NOW
IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. FOR MORE
DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED
BY THE HANFORD WEATHER OFFICE AT /SFOWSWHNX/ OR /WWUS46 KHNX/.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

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

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.