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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Hanford, CA

February 17, 2011

NWS Hanford, CA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 17, 2011, 3:20 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 17, 2011, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 56 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
Feb 17, 2011, 3:20 AM PST (11:20 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2011, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 20, 2011, 12:00 AM PST
In force
56 hr
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

The text

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

021 
WWUS46 KHNX 171120
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
320 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

.THE NEXT STORM IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS WILL REACH THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO TULARE COUNTY...THEN SPREAD SOUTHWARD
THROUGHOUT THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS BY LATER THIS EVENING. THIS
SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE AREA BRINGING SNOW TO THESE AREAS
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ096-097-171930-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0003.110218T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
320 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
  REMAINING THERE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL INCREASE TO A STEADY
  SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW INTO
  SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE 
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE 
  HEADING INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ095-171930-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0003.110218T0600Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
320 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...8 TO 12
  INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 4000 FEET TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

* TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF
  RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...FRAZIER PARK

* WINDS: WINDS SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS COULD REACH 60 MPH 
  OR MORE BY FRIDAY...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ON 
  INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH 
  TEHACHAPI PASS...AND HIGHWAY 178 OVER WALKER PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

BSO

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
14 follow-up statements
446 
WWUS46 KHNX 171812
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1012 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

.THE NEXT STORM IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS WILL REACH THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...THEN SPREAD SOUTHWARD
THROUGHOUT THE TULARE AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS BY LATE FRIDAY
BRINGING SNOW TO THESE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE AREA BRINGING SNOW TO THESE AREAS
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ097-180200-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WS.W.0003.110218T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1012 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. A WINTER STORM
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
  REMAINING THERE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY WILL INCREASE TO A STEADY
  SNOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW INTO SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE 
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE HEADING
  INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ095-180200-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WS.W.0003.110218T0600Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1012 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. A WINTER STORM WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY...8 TO
  12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 4000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY.

* TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING FRIDAY EVENING...WITH PERIODS
  OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA

* WINDS: WINDS SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  DEVELOPING BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS COULD REACH 60 MPH OR
  MORE BY FRIDAY...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ON
  INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI
  PASS...AND HIGHWAY 178 OVER WALKER PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ096-180200-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.110218T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
1012 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE
TO KINGS CANYON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  REMAINING THERE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL INCREASE TO A 
  STEADY SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW 
  INTO SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE 
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE 
  HEADING INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

DS

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
682 
WWUS46 KHNX 180156
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
556 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

.THE NEXT STORM IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS WILL REACH THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM
YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...THEN SPREAD SOUTHWARD THROUGHOUT THE
TULARE AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS BY LATE FRIDAY BRINGING SNOW TO
THESE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY
MOVE OVER THE AREA BRINGING SNOW TO THESE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

CAZ096-181000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY
556 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. A
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET  
ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON AND  
REMAINING THERE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL INCREASE TO A  
STEADY SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW  
INTO SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE  
HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE  
HEADING INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ095-097-181000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...
CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...LODGEPOLE
556 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET  
ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND 
REMAINING THERE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY WILL INCREASE TO A STEADY
 SNOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW INTO
SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... 
LODGEPOLE

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE  
HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE HEADING
 INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$
026 
WWUS46 KHNX 180218
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
618 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

.THE NEXT STORM IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS WILL REACH THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...THEN SPREAD SOUTHWARD
THROUGHOUT THE TULARE AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS BY LATE FRIDAY
BRINGING SNOW TO THESE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE AREA BRINGING SNOW TO THESE
AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ096-181030-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
618 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY
FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. A
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM
YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
  REMAINING THERE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL INCREASE TO A STEADY
  SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW INTO
  SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE 
  HEADINGINTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ095-097-181030-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
618 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE TULARE AND KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
  REMAINING THERE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY WILL INCREASE TO A 
  STEADYSNOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW 
  INTO SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE 
  HEADINGINTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MV

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
907 
WWUS46 KHNX 180258
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
658 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

.THE NEXT STORM IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS WILL REACH THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THIS EVENING IN THE SIERRA NEVADA
FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...THEN SPREAD SOUTHWARD THROUGHOUT
THE TULARE AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS BY LATE FRIDAY BRINGING SNOW
TO THESE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY
MOVE OVER THE AREA BRINGING SNOW TO THESE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

CAZ096-181100-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
658 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY
FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. A
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM
YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  REMAINING THERE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL INCREASE TO A 
  STEADY SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY 
  SNOW INTO SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE 
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE 
  HEADING INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ095-097-181100-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
658 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE TULARE AND KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND REMAINING THERE THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY WILL INCREASE TO A 
  STEADY SNOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW 
  INTO SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE 
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE 
  HEADING INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MV 

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
301 
WWUS46 KHNX 181105
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
305 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

.THE NEXT STORM IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS AFFECTING THE SIERRA
FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON THIS MORNING...WILL SPREAD SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD THROUGHOUT THE TULARE AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS BY LATER
TODAY BRINGING SNOW TO THESE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.


CAZ096-181900-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
305 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS
CANYON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: REMAINING BELOW 4000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE 
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE 
  HEADING INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ095-097-181900-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
305 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE TULARE AND KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND REMAINING THERE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL INCREASE TO A 
  STEADY SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW 
  INTO SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE 
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE HEADING
  INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

JEB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
217 
WWUS46 KHNX 181925
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1125 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

.THE NEXT STORM IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS AFFECTING THE SIERRA
FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON THIS MORNING...WILL SPREAD SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD THROUGHOUT THE TULARE AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS BY
LATER TODAY BRINGING SNOW TO THESE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

CAZ096-190500-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
1125 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS
CANYON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS
CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FROM THE STORM WILL OCCUR TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY...HUNTINGTON
  LAKE...TIOGA PASS

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE 
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
  POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ095-097-190500-
/O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0005.110219T0000Z-110220T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KHNX.WS.W.0003.110219T0000Z-110219T2000Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1125 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE TULARE AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET IN THE KERN COUNTY
  MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS EVENING AND REMAINING THERE THROUGH
  SATURDAY.

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
  MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...FRAZIER PARK...CUDDY
  VALLEY...BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS...ALTA SIERRA.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE 
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
  POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

DURFEE

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
509 
WWUS46 KHNX 182021
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1221 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

.THE NEXT STORM IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS AFFECTING THE SIERRA
FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON THIS MORNING...WILL SPREAD SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD THROUGHOUT THE TULARE AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS BY
LATER TODAY BRINGING SNOW TO THESE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

CAZ096-190500-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
1221 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS
CANYON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS
CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FROM THE STORM WILL OCCUR TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY...HUNTINGTON
  LAKE...TIOGA PASS

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE 
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
  POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ095-097-190500-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.110219T0000Z-110219T2000Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1221 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE TULARE AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET IN THE KERN COUNTY
  MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS EVENING AND REMAINING THERE THROUGH
  SATURDAY.

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
  MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...FRAZIER PARK...CUDDY
  VALLEY...BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS...ALTA SIERRA.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE 
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
  POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-190500-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WW.Y.0004.110219T0800Z-110219T2000Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
1221 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING
  THEN MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW AT AND ABOVE 3000 FEET AS
  COLDER MOVES INTO THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BASS LAKE...NORTH FORK...JERSEYDALE...
  NIPINNAWASEE. HIGHWAY 190 ABOVE SPRINGVILLE...HIGHWAY 198 ABOVE
  THREE RIVERS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 41 AND 168. 

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

DURFEE

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
463 
WWUS46 KHNX 190455
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
855 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

.THE NEXT STORM IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS AFFECTING THE SIERRA
FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON THIS MORNING...WILL SPREAD SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD THROUGHOUT THE TULARE AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS BY
LATER TODAY BRINGING SNOW TO THESE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

CAZ095>097-191300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
855 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET IN THE KERN COUNTY
  MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS EVENING AND REMAINING THERE THROUGH
  SATURDAY. NORTH OF KERN COUNTY...THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE BELOW
  4000 FEET.

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY...HUNTINGTON
  LAKE...TIOGA PASS...TEHACHAPI... LAKE ISABELLA...FRAZIER
  PARK...CUDDY VALLEY...BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS...ALTA SIERRA.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE 
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 
  POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-191300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0004.110219T0800Z-110219T2000Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
855 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST SATURDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING 
  THEN MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW AT AND ABOVE 3000 FEET AS 
  COLDER MOVES INTO THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BASS LAKE...NORTH FORK...JERSEYDALE...
  NIPINNAWASEE. HIGHWAY 190 ABOVE SPRINGVILLE...HIGHWAY 198 ABOVE
  THREE RIVERS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 41 AND 168. 

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
615 
WWUS46 KHNX 190507 CCA
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
906 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

CAZ095>097-191330-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
906 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO BELOW 4000 FEET IN THE KERN COUNTY
  MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS EVENING AND REMAINING THERE THROUGH
  SATURDAY. NORTH OF KERN COUNTY...THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE BELOW
  4000 FEET.

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY...HUNTINGTON
  LAKE...TIOGA PASS...TEHACHAPI... LAKE ISABELLA...FRAZIER
  PARK...CUDDY VALLEY...BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS...ALTA SIERRA.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE 
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 
  POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-191330-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0004.110219T0800Z-110219T2000Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
906 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST SATURDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING 
  THEN MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW AT AND ABOVE 3000 FEET AS 
  COLDER MOVES INTO THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BASS LAKE...NORTH FORK...JERSEYDALE...
  NIPINNAWASEE. HIGHWAY 190 ABOVE SPRINGVILLE...HIGHWAY 198 ABOVE
  THREE RIVERS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 41 AND 168. 

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
846 
WWUS46 KHNX 191227
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
427 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

CAZ095>097-192000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
427 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: 3000 TO 4000 FEET...BUT LOCALLY LOWER IN HEAVIER
  SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS.

* TIMING: NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY TAPERING
  OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY...HUNTINGTON LAKE...
  TIOGA PASS...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...FRAZIER PARK...CUDDY
  VALLEY...BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS...ALTA SIERRA.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE
  HIGHER RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 
  POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-192000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
427 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY
ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON PST TODAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: RAIN WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW ABOVE 2500 FEET OR
  SO THIS MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OF BY
  EARLY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
  COULD PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF ACCUMULATIONS EVEN INTO THE
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BASS LAKE...NORTH FORK...JERSEYDALE...
  NIPINNAWASEE. HIGHWAY 190 ABOVE SPRINGVILLE...HIGHWAY 198 ABOVE
  THREE RIVERS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON HIGHWAYS 41...168 AND 180
  NORTH AND EAST OF FRESNO.

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
099 
WWUS46 KHNX 191707
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
907 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

CAZ095>097-200100-
/O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
907 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING TO 2000 FEET IN HEAVIER SHOWERS THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: A BRIEF LULL IN ACTIVITY THIS MORNING WITH NUMEROUS SNOW
  SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY...TEHACHAPI...LAKE
  ISABELLA...FRAZIER PARK...TEHACHAPI...BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS...PINE
  MOUNTAIN CLUB.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THROUGH
  THE PASSES AND CANYONS AND ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGETOPS.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
  POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. KERN COUNTY PASSES MAY HAVE TRAVEL
  DELAYS OR CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ089-091-200100-
/O.EXB.KHNX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
907 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT
ABOVE 2000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE WEST
SIDE FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET.

* TIMING: SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY TODAY WITH THE SNOW
  LEVELS DROPPING AS LOW AS 2000 FEET IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.
  A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
  ACTIVITY WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COASTAL PASSES INCLUDING HIGHWAYS
  152...198...41...46...33...166...AND 52. THIS INCLUDES PACHECO
  AND COTTONWOOD PASSES.

* WINDS: GUSTY WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH WIND GUSTS UP
  TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD
  CLOSURES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-200100-
/O.EXT.KHNX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
907 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET.

* TIMING: SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE SNOW LEVELS
  DROPPING AS LOW AS 2000 FEET IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. A FEW
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SHOWERS
  WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MARIPOSA...OAKHURST...SPRINGVILLE...CATHEYS
  VALLEY...COARSEGOLD...AUBERRY...ALSO MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS SUCH AS
  41...198...180...AND 49.

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD
  CLOSURES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

JMB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
955 
WWUS46 KHNX 192123
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
123 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

CAZ097-200530-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
/O.EXA.KHNX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
123 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE TULARE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  INTO THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE 

* WINDS: GUSTY WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH WIND GUSTS 
  UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD
  CLOSURES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ096-192230-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
123 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO
KINGS CANYON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ALTHOUGH ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT
THIS TIME.

$$

CAZ095-200530-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
123 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING TO 2000 FEET IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
  WITH SMALL HAIL.

* TIMING: NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. ACTIVITY
  SHOULD TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...FRAZIER
  PARK...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...LAKE OF THE WOODS...BEAR VALLEY
  SPRINGS...KEENE...WALKER PASS...WOFFORD HEIGHTS.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH 
  THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS AND ALONG THE HIGHER 
  RIDGETOPS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
  POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ089-091-093-094-200530-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
123 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE WEST AND EAST SIDE FOOTHILLS OF THE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: DROPPING TO 2000 FEET IN HEAVIER SHOWERS.

* TIMING: RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE SNOW
  LEVEL DROPPING TO 2000 FEET IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. A FEW
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. RAIN AND
  SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MARIPOSA...OAKHURST...THREE
  RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...WEST OF TAFT...WEST OF LOS BANOS...WEST
  OF COALINGA...INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS 41...49...
  180...168...190...198...33...166...AND 52.

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND 
  ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

JMB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
692 
WWUS46 KHNX 200528
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
928 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

CAZ089-091-200630-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
928 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SHOWERS HAVE TAPERED OFF THIS EVENING ALONG THE WEST SIDE
FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

CAZ095-200800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
928 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING TO 2000 FEET IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. 

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY
  SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER OFF AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH 
  THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS AND ALONG THE HIGHER 
  RIDGETOPS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 
  POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ097-200800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
928 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE 

* WINDS: GUSTY WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH WIND GUSTS 
  UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND 
  ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-200800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
928 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: DROPPING TO 2000 FEET IN HEAVIER SHOWERS.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MARIPOSA...OAKHURST

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND 
  ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

JEB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
985 
WWUS46 KHNX 200754
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1154 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011


CAZ095-200900-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1154 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ABOVE 2500
  FEET OVERNIGHT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE
  EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS: ROADWAYS COULD BE SLICK WITH PATCHES OF SNOW AND ICE
  THROUGH THE NIGHT.

$$

CAZ097-200900-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1154 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT
FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER
  OVERNIGHT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: ROADWAYS COULD BE SLICK WITH PATCHES OF SNOW AND ICE
  THROUGH THE NIGHT.

$$

CAZ093-094-200900-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110220T0800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
1154 PM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT
ABOVE 2000 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ABOVE 2000
  FEET OVERNIGHT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE
  EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: ROADWAYS COULD BE SLICK WITH PATCHES OF SNOW AND ICE
  THROUGH THE NIGHT.


$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 16, 8:39 PM PST, 6 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 8:39 PM PST, 6 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
839 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE REGION AS
ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS ARE SLATED TO IMPACT THE REGION INTO
NEXT WEEK. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING ON THURSDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...AIRMASS HAS STABILIZED SINCE SUNSET...AND EXCEPT FOR
THE MTNS...SKIES ARE JUST PARTLY CLOUDY NOW WITH SOME ISOLATED
SHOWERS. UPDATED POPS ACROSS THE VALLEY TO JUST SLIGHT CHANCE THE
REST OF THE OVERNITE. LATEST NAM/GFS JUST COMING IN SUGGEST A
LATER START TO NEXT SYS...WITH THE FOCUS OF PRECIP REMAINING
MAINLY FROM FRESNO NORTH THRU FRI MORNING...SPREADING OVER THE
REST OF THE AREA FRI NITE. CURRENT LACK OF ANY EASTPAC MID OR LOW
LEVEL CYCLOGENESIS IN SATELLITE PIX SUGGESTS TIMING AND INTENSITY
OF PRECIP THURS AND/OR THURS NITE IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT. CLOSED
COLD CORE UPPER LOW ACROSS THE REGION SAT COULD TRIGGER A FEW
TSTMS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 325 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011/

DISCUSSION...
AT 2130Z /1330 PST/...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING ACROSS
SOUTHERN FRESNO...NORTHERN KINGS AND NORTHWESTERN TULARE COUNTIES.
HAIL UP TO A HALF INCH IN DIAMETER WAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE
STORMS. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER NORTHEASTERN MERCED
AND NORTHWESTERN MARIPOSA COUNTIES.

THE COLD FRONT WAS MOVING THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AT THIS
TIME. WEBCAMS INDICATE SNOW IS CONTINUING TO FALL...SO WILL KEEP THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS IN PLACE FOR
NOW AND LET SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS EVALUATE POST-FRONTAL SHOWER ACTIVITY.
IN THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY INCREASED
TO ADVISORY LEVELS IN SOME LOCATIONS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...AND
THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS LOOKS ON TRACK.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS OF 21Z /1300 PST/ HAVE BEEN UP TO A HALF INCH IN
THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...AND UP TO A QUARTER INCH IN THE
SOUTH VALLEY. THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS HAVE REPORTED UP
TO AN INCH AND A HALF...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THE FREEZING LEVEL REMAINS ABOUT 5000-5500 FEET...BUT
WILL LOWER INTO THE FOOTHILLS TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE MAJORITY OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE ENDED BY THAT TIME. HAVE CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FOOTHILLS.

PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY TONIGHT AS THE FIRST STORM MOVES EAST OF THE
REGION. LINGERING UPSLOPE SHOWERS LIKELY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
MOUNTAINS BETWEEN THIS STORM AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT.

THE NEXT TROUGH WILL DIG ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST THURSDAY MORNING
AND APPROACH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY THURSDAY EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS
TROUGH...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY...AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 19Z /1100
PST/ THURSDAY TO 04Z FRIDAY /2000 PST THURSDAY/.

THE 500-MB HEIGHT PATTERN SHOWS A WEAK SHORT-WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THURSDAY...WHILE THE MAIN TROUGH DEEPENS
ALONG THE COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. A STRONGER SHORT-WAVE DROPS THROUGH
BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE MAIN TROUGH AND
FORMING A CLOSED LOW FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO
DISAGREE ON THE TRACK OF THE LOW SATURDAY...EITHER INLAND OVER THE
SACRAMENTO DELTA AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY OR SOUTH TO OFF
POINT CONCEPTION BY 00Z SUNDAY.

THE NAM-12 HAS AN AREA OF MODERATE INSTABILITY OVER SOUTHERN KERN
COUNTY SATURDAY...SO HAVE ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THE DAY SATURDAY.

THE MODELS FORECAST THIS STORM TO MOVE EAST SUNDAY...BUT YET ANOTHER
STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT CALIFORNIA NEXT WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
IFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA
THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS IN PRECIPITATION.
MVFR CEILINGS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS AND ALONG
THE NORTH AND WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS OF 35 KNOTS OR
GREATER WILL OCCUR BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES OF KERN COUNTY
UNTIL 06Z THURSDAY AND DEVELOP ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY AFTER 19Z THURSDAY. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON CAZ095>097.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE WEST SIDE
OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN THE CAZ089-091.

&&

PUBLIC...BINGHAM
AVN/FW...MV
SYNOPSIS...BSO

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 3:59 PM PST, 11 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
359 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

CAZ096-097-180000-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
359 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...MORE WINTER WEATHER...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE
REFER TO SFOWSWHNX...OR WMO HEADER WWUS46 KHNX FOR MORE
INFORMATION.

.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.

CAZ095-180000-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
359 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS IN EFFECT
FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE KERN
COUNTY MOUNTAINS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. PLEASE REFER TO
SFOWSWHNX...OR WMO HEADER WWUS46 KHNX FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. PLEASE
REFER TO SFOWSWHNX...OR WMO HEADER WWUS46 KHNX FOR MORE
INFORMATION.

.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.

CAZ098-099-180000-
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
359 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...GUSTY DESERT WINDS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TONIGHT. PLEASE
REFER TO SFONPWHNX...OR WMO HEADER WWUS76 KHNX FOR MORE
INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS COULD IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY
AND POSSIBLY EARLY NEXT WEEK. PLEASE STAY TUNED AS FURTHER
STATEMENTS MAY BE ISSUED.

.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.

CAZ089>092-180000-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
359 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WINTER STORM WITH GUSTY WINDS...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO SFONPWHNX...OR WMO
HEADER WWUS76 KHNX...FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS COULD IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY
AND POSSIBLY EARLY NEXT WEEK. PLEASE STAY TUNED AS FURTHER
STATEMENTS MAY BE ISSUED.

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ON SATURDAY.

.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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 5:23 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementHNXFresno67 min
Feb 16, 9:11 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementHNXFresno49 min
Feb 17, 10:25 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchHNX7 hr

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Sources

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