Wind Advisory 33, NWS Hanford, CA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
145 PM PDT FRI JUL 2 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A MINOR WARM UP WILL OCCUR DURING THE FOURTH OF JULY
WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OFF THE
WEST COAST.

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.DISCUSSION...DRY UPPER TROUGH PUSHING THROUGH CA AT THIS TIME
WITH SUNNY SKIES PREVAILING ACROSS OUR ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
THE COOLING TREND THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS IS
ABOUT TO COME TO AN END AS TEMPERATURES BOTTOM OUT TODAY. 12Z
WRF/GFS INDICATE THE TROUGH AXIS WILL CROSS OUR AREA TONIGHT THEN
MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WITH THE
DEPARTURE OF THE TROUGH...HIGH PRESSURE WILL AMPLIFY OFFSHORE
RESULTING IN A WARMING TREND ACROSS OUR AREA AS HEIGHTS AND
THICKNESSES RISE IN A DRY ATMOSPHERE. GUIDANCE INDICATING
TEMPERATURES WILL REACH SEASONAL NORMALS BY THE INDEPENDENCE DAY
HOLIDAY THEN NUDGE A TAD ABOVE CLIMO BY MONDAY.

MEDIUM RANGE PROGS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A WEAK UPPER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM DEVELOPING OFF THE CENTRAL CA COAST ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL
TURN THE UPPER FLOW OFFSHORE ALLOWING FOR SOME UPPER LEVEL
TROPICAL MOISTURE TO BACK INTO OUR AREA BY NEXT WEDNESDAY ALLOWING
FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED DIURNAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
NEAR THE CREST OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA DURING THE LATTER
PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. WITH DEEP MOISTURE LACKING...THE REMAINDER OF
OUR AREA WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR AND FREE OF PRECIPITATION.
TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORMALS FOR EARLY JULY.

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.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY.

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.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...NONE.

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.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

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PUBLIC...DS
AVN/FW...BEAN
SYNOPSIS...TLM

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