Wind Advisory 24, NWS Hanford, CA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1012 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR
WITH WARMER THAN NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TODAY. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND BE FOLLOWED
BY WINDY AND MUCH COOLER WEATHER TUESDAY.

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.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE CWFA ARE RUNNING A FEW DEGREES ABOVE 24
HOURS AGO AT THIS TIME. CURRENT FORECAST IS ON TRACK FOR MAX TEMPS
TO PEAK NEAR 10 DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO AND WILL NOT MAKE ANY UPDATES.

EXPECT 15 TO 20 DEGREES COOLING ON TUESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE CWFA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. WILL LEAVE THE
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS/DESERTS IN PLACE.
THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALSO DECIDE ON WHICH PARTS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY WILL BE PLACED IN WIND/BLOWING DUST ADVISORIES TOMORROW MORNING
AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS TUESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...AREAS OF MVFR IN HZ/BR UNTIL 19Z MONDAY.
OTHERWISE...VFR ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH 12Z
TUESDAY.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 349 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009/

00Z RUNS OF THE ECMWF AND THE GFS ARE GETTING BETTER IN LINE WITH
THE UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THE WEEK. THE RIDGE WILL RETROGRADE TO 35N
AND 140W AS A VERY SHARP TROUGH WILL DROP IN OUT OF WESTERN CANADA
TODAY AS AN INSIDE SLIDER AND MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE REGION ON
TUESDAY. SIGNIFINCAT TEMPERATURE FALLS WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS OVER
THE ENTIRE CWA WILL BE THE RULE ON TUESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY. THE
UPPER TROUGH CLOSES OFF AND MOVES INTO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA BY
THURSDAY. BELOW NORMAL TEMPS WILL BE THE RULE FOR MOST OF THE WEEK
BEFORE THE EPAC RIDGE STARTS TO BUILD BACK IN OVER THE REGION BY
LATE SUNDAY AND TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL. IT
WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE EXTENDED BASED ON TODAYS MODEL
GUIDANCE THROUGH NEXT MONDAY.

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
CAZ095-098-099.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
501 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

CAZ095-098-099-271215-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
501 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
AND DESERTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WEATHER
MESSAGE /SFONPWHNX/ OR /WWUS76 KHNX/ ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HANFORD.

.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

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