Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Hanford, CA
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431 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...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 THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 JONES
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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.