High Wind Warning 1, NWS Hanford, CA

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WWUS76 KHNX 220124
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
524 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

CAZ095-098-099-220300-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
524 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. 

* A STRONG COLD FRONT AND JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE 
  STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  THROUGH AND BELOW WIND FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL SUBSIDE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS AFFECTED INCLUDE ROUTE 58 FROM 
  TEHACHAPI TO BORON...ROUTE 14 FROM ROSAMOND NORTHWARD TO 
  HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 395 FROM RANDSBURG TO PEARSONVILLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

&&

$$

JDB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

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WWUS76 KHNX 220237
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
637 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

CAZ095-098-099-220345-
/O.EXP.KHNX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
637 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. 

WINDS WILL BE GUSTY TO 50-60 MPH AT MOJAVE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR
SO...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD WINDY
CONDITIONS HAVE TAPERED OFF ELSEWHERE AROUND THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAIN AND DESERT REGION.

$$

BARLOW

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
942 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
THE PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
TODAY BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IN
THE NEARBY FOOTHILLS AND SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. AFTER A BRIEF
BREAK...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED...MAINLY FROM SUNDAY
EVENING UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL SET UP OVER THE REGION TUESDAY...DENSE VALLEY FOG WILL THEN BE
A POSSIBILITY DURING THE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS.

&&

.UPDATE...
PRECIPITATION HAS TURN TO CONVECTIVE SHOWERS THIS MORNING. A FEW
VORTICITY SPOKES MAY PROVIDE CONVECTIVE SQUALLS OVER THE VALLEY
AND SIERRA UNTIL MIDDAY. MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE
SMALL HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET OF
130KT IS ALIGNED WITH THE PRESSURE GRADS FROM W-E OVER KERN
COUNTY. MAY NEED TO UPGRADE THE WIND ADVISORY FOR KERN COUNTY TO A
HIGH WIND WARNING. WILL LEAVE THUNDER THREAT OUT FOR THIS
AFTERNOON SINCE MODELS INDICATE ATMOSPHERE BECOMING DRIER AND
STABLE. HOWEVER SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA
AND TEHACHAPIS DUE TO THE STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW BEHIND THE UPPER
LOW.

.EARLY DISCUSSION...
SATELLITE AND RADAR LOOPS SHOW THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THIS MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE
DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE FRONT...MAINLY ALONG THE FAR WEST SIDE OF THE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. PACHECO PASS GUSTED TO 39 MPH...AVENAL HAS HAD
GUSTS TO 35 MPH...AND SUNFLOWER VALLEY HAS GUSTED TO 32 MPH. HAVE
ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FAR WEST SIDE OF THE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THROUGH 1615Z /0815 PST/ THIS MORNING. WINDS OVER
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS
MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH...AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS THROUGH 03Z SUNDAY /1900 PST THIS EVENING.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH 11Z /0300 PST/ HAVE BEEN UP TO A HALF INCH
ON THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY FLOOR...AND UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. MESO-
WEST OBSERVATIONS PLACE THE SNOW LEVEL IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
AROUND 8000 FEET THIS MORNING...BUT THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO
AROUND 5000 FEET DURING THE DAY IN THE COLD AIRMASS BEHIND THE
FRONT. BOTH 06Z MODEL AND 20Z RFC QPF GUIDANCE FORECAST THE
PRECIPITATION TO DIMINISH AFTER 18Z /1000 PST/ THIS MORNING. A
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA...ABOVE 5000 FEET AND NORTH OF KERN COUNTY...THROUGH 00Z
SUNDAY /1600 PST THIS AFTERNOON/.

THE MODELS FORECAST THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH TO MOVE INTO THE GREAT
BASIN THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE
STATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE TROUGH. THIS WILL BRING A BREAK IN THE
PRECIPITATION TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

THE NEXT UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE PACIFIC
COAST SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH THE TROUGH AXIS MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR BETWEEN 18Z MONDAY AND 00Z TUESDAY. THE LATEST
MODEL QPF FOR THIS SYSTEM HAVE COME IN WETTER...WITH QPF/S SIMILAR
TO THIS MORNING/S STORM.

ANOTHER UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD INTO CALIFORNIA
TUESDAY AND STRENGTHEN WEDNESDAY. 500-MB HEIGHTS OVER THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO AROUND 5820 METERS BY 00Z
THURSDAY. WITH A STABLE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION AND SOME GROUND
MOISTURE...THE STAGE WILL BE SET FOR A RETURN OF LATE NIGHT AND
MORNING TULE FOG TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY NEXT
WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...
IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MTNS...WIDESPREAD LIFR
IN CLOUDS/PRECIP THRU 06Z SUN. GUSTY SFC WINDS TO 45 KTS THRU AND
BELOW PASSES IN KERN COUNTY UNTIL 03Z SUN.

IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...MAINLY VFR...SCT -SHRA AND ISOLD -TSRA
UNTIL 00Z SUN.

IN THE HIGH DESERT...VFR THRU 12Z SUN...EXCEPT LOCAL IFR CIGS IN
AREAS OF -RA OVER AND NEAR FOOTHILLS UNTIL 00Z SUN. GUSTY SURFACE
WINDS TO 45 KTS BETWEEN 11Z SAT AND 03Z SUN.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE.

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000
FEET FOR THE CAZ096-097.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING CAZ095-098-099.

&&

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

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
441 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

CAZ096-097-220015-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
441 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HEAVY SNOW...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A PACIFIC WEATHER DISTURBANCE MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA...THIS MORNING. PLEASE SEE SFOWSWHNX FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY WHICH COULD BRING SOME SNOWS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND
ALONG THE SIERRA CREST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

ANDERSEN

CAZ095-098-099-220015-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
441 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...GUSTY WINDS...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A PACIFIC WEATHER DISTURBANCE MAY BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA
TODAY. PLEASE SEE SFONPWHNX FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

ANDERSEN

CAZ089>094-220015-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
441 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...RAIN RETURNS...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A PACIFIC WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TO
THE AREA THIS MORNING. PLEASE SEE SFOSPSHNX FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

ANDERSEN

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
521 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

CAZ090-093-211600-
EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
521 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG A LINE OF SHOWERS
MOVING INTO MERCED AND MARIPOSA COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING.

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
850 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

CAZ089-091-092-211945-
KINGS CA-KERN CA-FRESNO CA-MERCED CA-MONTEREY CA-
850 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

UNTIL 1145 AM PST

GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL
DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 5
CORRIDOR.

LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
   MCKITTRICK... COALINGA AND  AVENAL...

THE GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN THE AFFECTED
AREAS.

LAT...LON 3721 12106 3523 11920 3521 11951 3549 11990
      3605 12039 3650 12055 3700 12116

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