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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Hanford, CA

February 24, 2011

NWS Hanford, CA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2011, 3:05 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 33 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 24, 2011, 3:05 AM PST (11:05 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2011, 12:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 26, 2011, 8:44 AM PST
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

The text

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

125 
WWUS46 KHNX 241105
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
305 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...COLD WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OFF OF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TODAY. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH...AND BE
ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY.

CAZ096-097-241915-
/O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0006.110225T0800Z-110226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0004.110225T0800Z-110226T1800Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
305 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 7000 FEET 
  AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* 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>095-241915-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0006.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
305 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...AND THE WESTERN
FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES FROM 1500 TO 3000 FEET...6 
  TO 12 INCHES FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET.

* TIMING: FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...SPRINGVILLE...
  MARIPOSA...OAKHURST...COARSEGOLD...THREE RIVERS...COASTAL
  PASSES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH 
  THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
6 follow-up statements
866 
WWUS46 KHNX 241912
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1112 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...COLD WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OFF OF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TODAY. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH...AND BE
ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY.

CAZ096-097-250000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.110225T0800Z-110226T1800Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1112 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 7000 FEET 
  AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* 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>095-250000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0006.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1112 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...AND THE WESTERN
FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES FROM 1500 TO 3000 FEET...6 
  TO 12 INCHES FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET.

* TIMING: FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...SPRINGVILLE...
  MARIPOSA...OAKHURST 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH 
  THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

JEB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
880 
WWUS46 KHNX 250022
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
422 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...COLD WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA IS OFF OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH...AND WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY.

CAZ093>095-251200-
/O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0006.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KHNX.WS.W.0004.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
422 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE KERN
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES FROM 1500 TO 3000 FEET...6 
  TO 12 INCHES FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET.

* TIMING: FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...SPRINGVILLE...
  MARIPOSA...OAKHURST 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH 
  THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ096-097-251200-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.110225T0800Z-110226T1800Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
422 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 7000 FEET 
  AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ089-091-251200-
/O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0006.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
422 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM
PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT
FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 1500 FEET.

* TIMING: FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 152 THROUGH PACHECO PASS...AND THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HIGHWAYS 198...41...46...33 AND 58. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE PASSES.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ098-099-251200-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.110226T0800Z-110227T0000Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
422 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT
TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
FRIDAY NIGHT TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.


* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ON THE DESERT FLOOR WITH
  LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES ON THE HIGHER PEAKS.

* TIMING: LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE...RIDGECREST

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* 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
471 
WWUS46 KHNX 251120
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
320 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...COLD WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA IS OFF OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH...AND WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY.

CAZ096-097-251930-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
320 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 7000 FEET 
  AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OVER
  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* 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>095-251930-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
320 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...2
  TO 6 INCHES FROM 1500 TO 3000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 3000 TO
  4000 FEET. IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS
  LEVEL...AND UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...SPRINGVILLE...
  MARIPOSA...OAKHURST...FRAZIER PARK...CUDDY VALLEY...TEHACHAPI
  PASS...THE GRAPEVINE.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH 
  THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ098-099-251930-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.110226T0800Z-110227T0000Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
320 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ON THE DESERT FLOOR WITH 
  LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES ON THE HIGHER PEAKS.

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE...RIDGECREST.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ089-091-251930-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
320 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN
FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 1500 FEET.

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 152 THROUGH PACHECO PASS...AND THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HIGHWAYS 198...41...46...33 AND 58.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH 
  THE PASSES.

* 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.

&&

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
312 
WWUS46 KHNX 260328
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
728 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...COLD WINTER STORM IMPACTING CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA NEAR THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
MOVE SOUTH...AND WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY.

CAZ096-097-261130-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
728 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 7000 FEET 
  AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OVER 
  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* 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>095-261130-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
728 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...2
  TO 6 INCHES FROM 1500 TO 3000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 3000 TO
  4000 FEET. IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS
  LEVEL...AND UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...SPRINGVILLE...
  MARIPOSA...OAKHURST 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH 
  THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ098-099-261130-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.110226T0800Z-110227T0000Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
728 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ON THE DESERT FLOOR WITH 
  LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES ON THE HIGHER PEAKS.

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE...RIDGECREST 

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ089-091-261130-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
728 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 1500 FEET.

* TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 152 THROUGH PACHECO PASS...AND 
  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HIGHWAYS 198...41...46...33 AND 58.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH 
  THE PASSES.

* 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
161 
WWUS46 KHNX 261115
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
315 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...COLD WINTER STORM IMPACTING CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...

A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY.

CAZ096-097-261800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
315 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 7000 FEET AND
  UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OVER 
  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* 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>095-261800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
315 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS... 2
  TO 6 INCHES FROM 1500 TO 3000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 3000 TO
  4000 FEET. IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS
  LEVEL...AND UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...SPRINGVILLE...
  MARIPOSA...OAKHURST 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH 
  THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ098-099-261800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
315 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ON THE DESERT FLOOR WITH
  LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES ON THE HIGHER PEAKS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE...RIDGECREST 

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ089-091-261800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
315 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 1500 FEET.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE FOOTHILLS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN
  JOAQUIN VALLEY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH 
  THE PASSES.

* 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.

&&

$$

BSO

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
727 
WWUS46 KHNX 261644
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
844 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011


CAZ093>097-261745-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
844 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY...HOWEVER ANY
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE INCH.


$$

CAZ089-091-261745-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
844 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS MAY STILL OCCUR TODAY OVER THE WESTERN
FOOTHILLS...BUT THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED.

$$

CAZ098-099-261745-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
844 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. 

SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...BUT
LITTLE ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.

$$

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 24, 3:00 AM PST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 3:00 AM PST, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
300 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL RETURN FRIDAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
DIGS SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA...WITH LOW SNOW LEVELS INTO THE
WEEKEND. SNOW COULD FALL IN THE FOOTHILLS BY FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE
TROUGH BRINGS COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
WEDNESDAY WERE IN THE MID 50S TO MID 60S...RANGING FROM 57 AT THE
MADERA AND PORTERVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS AND MERCED REGIONAL
AIRPORT...TO 64 DEGREES AT WASCO. THE LATTER ALSO WAS THE WARMEST
SPOT IN THE HANFORD WARNING/FORECAST AREA.

THE MODELS CONTINUE TO FORECAST A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
PATTERN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHERN
VANCOUVER ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING IS FORECAST TO DROP SLOWLY SOUTH
OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST TODAY...REACHING THE OREGON/WASHINGTON LINE
BY 00Z FRIDAY /1600 PST TODAY/...AND TO OFF CAPE MENDOCINO BY 00Z
SATURDAY /1600 PST FRIDAY/.

THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL DROP INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY...
THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA BY 18Z /1000 PST/ SATURDAY.

PRECIPITATION WILL REACH THE NORTHERN FRINGES OF THE HANFORD WARNING/
FORECAST AREA BY LATE THIS MORNING...THEN OVER MUCH OF MERCED AND
MARIPOSA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE SPREADING SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
INTERIOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE 21Z RFC QPF GUIDANCE THROUGH
00Z SUNDAY /1600 PST SATURDAY/ CALLS FOR STORM TOTALS OF 0.51 INCH
AT FRESNO...1.85 INCH AT YOSEMITE VALLEY...AND 1.44 INCH AT GIANT
FOREST.

THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS THE VERY COLD AIRMASS THAT THE MODELS
CONTINUE TO FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY FRIDAY
NIGHT. BY 12Z /0400 PST/ SATURDAY...925-MB TEMPERATURES FALL TO -1 C
AT LEAST AS FAR SOUTH AS FRESNO COUNTY /PER THE 00Z GFS/ OR INTO
KINGS AND TULARE COUNTIES /PER THE 06Z NAM-12/. THE MODELS HAVE THE
COLDEST AIR OVER THE VALLEY BETWEEN 12-18Z /0400-1000 PST/ SATURDAY
WITH THE NAM-12 COOLING925-MB TEMPERATURES OVER MERCED COUNTY TO -3
C AND BRINGING THE -2 C ISOTHERM ALMOST AS FAR SOUTH AS THE KINGS-
KERN COUNTY LINE. THIS COLD AIRMASS WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING TO AT LEAST 1000 FEET...AND POSSIBLY DOWN
TO NEARLY 500 FEET ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WHERE
THE MODELS FORECAST THE COLDEST AIRMASS TO BE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
FLURRIES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING COULD SURVIVE DOWN TO THE VALLEY
FLOOR FOR A DUSTING OF SNOW.

IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...WILL UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH
TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 08Z FRIDAY /MIDNIGHT TONIGHT/ THROUGH
18Z /1000 AM/ SATURDAY. WILL KEEP THE WINTER STORM WATCH IN PLACE
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...AND
THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AS THOSE AREAS WILL
NOT SEE APPRECIABLE SNOW BEFORE FRIDAY...WHICH IS THE THIRD FORECAST
PERIOD.

THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS LIKELY WILL SEE 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW...MAINLY
FRIDAY NIGHT...AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED
WITH EITHER THIS AFTERNOON/S OR FRIDAY MORNING/S FORECAST PACKAGE.

THE STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST OF THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT...
BUT THE MODELS ARE COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON ANOTHER STORM
REACHING AT LEAST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
PER COLLABORATION WITH WFO/S MONTEREY AND SACRAMENTO...HAVE
INCREASED POPS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE HANFORD WARNING/
FORECAST AREA BEGINNING NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR A WET START TO MARCH.

DATES OF LATEST SNOWS AT BAKERSFIELD AND FRESNO...

BAKERSFIELD                         FRESNO

MARCH 8 1974.......1.5 INCH         FEBRUARY 5 1976....TRACE
MARCH 14 1944......TRACE            FEBRUARY 26 1911...TRACE
MARCH 17 1922......2.5 INCHES       FEBRUARY 28 1911...TRACE
MARCH 18 1922......TRACE            MARCH 23 1916......0.1 INCH
MARCH 29 1998......TRACE            MARCH 23 1929......0.2 INCH

DATES OF MOST RECENT SNOWS AT BAKERSFIELD AND FRESNO...

BAKERSFIELD                         FRESNO

DECEMBER 12 2003...TRACE            DECEMBER 11 2005...TRACE

&&

.AVIATION...VFR ACROSS THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR THROUGH 00Z FRI. AFT
00Z FRI...AREAS OF IFR IN CLOUDS/PRECIP WITH MTN OBSCURATIONS
SPREADING SOUTH ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA...AND AREAS OF MVFR -RA
SPREADING SOUTH ACROSS THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY
FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TO THE
KERN COUNTY LINE /CAZ096-097/.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY /CAZ089-091-093>095/.

&&

PUBLIC...SANGER
AVN/FW...DCH
SYNOPSIS...WP

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 8:03 PM PST, 7 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
803 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011

CAZ096-097-241615-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
803 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011

...WINTER STORM LATE THIS WEEK...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO
SFOWSWHNX...OR WMO HEADER WWUS46 KHNX.

.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.

CAZ089-091-093>095-241615-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
803 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011

...WINTER STORM LATE THIS WEEK...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN
AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE
REFER TO SFOWSWHNX...OR WMO HEADER WWUS46 KHNX.

.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.

CAZ098-099-241615-
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
803 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011

...WINTER STORM LATE THIS WEEK...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A FEW INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON THE DESERT FLOOR FRIDAY NIGHT
AND 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.

CAZ090-092-241615-
EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
803 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011

...WINTER STORM LATE THIS WEEK...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EAST SIDE OF THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME SNOW MAY ALSO
BE MIXED IN WITH THE RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...BUT
IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO STICK.

.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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Sources

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