Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Hanford, CA

224 
WWUS46 KHNX 200651
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1051 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER TO RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...

.A SERIES OF AT LEAST TWO WINTER STORMS WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA...BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THE FIRST STORM WILL IMPACT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WITH
SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SECOND AND MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL
MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE
ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER WITH THIS
SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AS FAR
SOUTH AS SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS.

CAZ096-201500-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0001.120120T2000Z-120122T1200Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T2000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
1051 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
FRIDAY ABOVE 8000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO
4 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE
8000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY FOR THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW FALL OF AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL 
  FALL OVERNIGHT...MAINLY IN THE YOSEMITE PARK AREA. SNOW WILL 
  ONCE AGAIN BEGIN FALLING ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH SATURDAY WITH SNOW TOTALS OF UP TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE 
  BY SATURDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA 
  NORTH OF KINGS CANYON WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY 
  NIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL INITIALLY BE AT OR ABOVE 
  8000 FEET UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT...GRADUALLY LOWERING THROUGH 
  THE DAY SATURDAY...THEN FALLING TO NEAR 5000 FEET LATE 
  SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

* TIMING: THE FIRST BATCH OF MOISTURE WILL REACH YOSEMITE PARK 
  TONIGHT...PUSHING SOUTH TO KINGS CANYON FRIDAY. THE SECOND 
  STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FRIDAY NIGHT 
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK...SHAVER LAKE.

* WINDS: GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AT TIMES OVER HIGHEST RIDGE 
  TOPS AND NEAR THE SIERRA CREST WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE 6000 
  FEETCOULD BE SEVERELY HAMPERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. HEED DIRECTIONS FROM PARK
AND FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL...AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD DELAYS OR CLOSURES.

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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ097-201500-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0001.120120T2000Z-120122T1200Z/
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1051 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO
4 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AROUND A FOOT OF NEW SNOW.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

* WINDS: GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AT TIMES OVER HIGHEST RIDGE 
  TOPS AND NEAR THE SIERRA CREST WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE AFFECTED BY 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. HEED DIRECTIONS FROM PARK
AND FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL...AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD DELAYS OR CLOSURES.

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. HEED DIRECTIONS FROM PARK
AND FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL...AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD DELAYS OR CLOSURES.

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.

&&

$$

JDB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

104 
WWUS46 KHNX 201101
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
301 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER TO RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...

.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AS FAR SOUTH AS SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK WITH
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.

CAZ096-201915-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0001.120121T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
301 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO
KINGS CANYON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN BEGIN FALLING TONIGHT
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH SNOW TOTALS OF UP TO 3 FEET
  POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL INITIALLY BE AT OR ABOVE 6500
  FEET TONIGHT LOWERING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY TO AROUND 4500
  FEET LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

* TIMING: THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE

* WINDS: GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 TO 75 MPH AT TIMES OVER HIGHEST
  RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR THE SIERRA CREST WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE 6000 
  FEET COULD BE SEVERELY HAMPERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. HEED DIRECTIONS FROM PARK
AND FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL...AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD DELAYS OR CLOSURES.

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.

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.

&&

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.

&&

$$

CAZ097-201915-
/O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0001.120121T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
301 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE TULARE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AROUND A FOOT OF NEW SNOW.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 6500 FEET TONIGHT AND LOWER
  TO AROUND 5000 BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA TONIGHT
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

* WINDS: GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AT TIMES OVER HIGHEST RIDGE 
  TOPS AND NEAR THE SIERRA CREST WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE AFFECTED BY 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. HEED DIRECTIONS FROM PARK
AND FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL...AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD DELAYS OR CLOSURES.

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. HEED DIRECTIONS FROM PARK
AND FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL...AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD DELAYS OR CLOSURES.

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.

&&

$$

JDB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

651 
WWUS46 KHNX 201919
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1119 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER TO RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...

.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AS FAR SOUTH AS SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK WITH
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.

CAZ096-097-210330-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0001.120121T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1119 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 6500 FEET TONIGHT AND
  LOWER TO AROUND 5000 BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA 
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK...SHAVER LAKE...CAMP
  NELSON...GIANT FOREST...LODGEPOLE

* WINDS: GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES OVER HIGHEST RIDGE 
  TOPS AND NEAR THE SIERRA CREST WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE AFFECTED BY
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. HEED DIRECTIONS FROM PARK
AND FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL...AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD DELAYS OR CLOSURES.

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.

&&

$$

DCH

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

501 
WWUS46 KHNX 202251
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
251 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER TO RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...

.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT WITH DIMINISHING SHOWERS THROUGH SATURDAY. THE
SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

CAZ096-097-210700-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0001.120121T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
251 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE.

* ELEVATION: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL START OUT ABOVE 8000 FEET TONIGHT
  THEN LOWER TO AROUND 4500 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE BY EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING AND TO AROUND 5500 FEET DOWN TO SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
  NEVADA OVERNIGHT WITH SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK...SHAVER LAKE...CAMP
  NELSON...GIANT FOREST...LODGEPOLE

* WINDS: GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES OVER HIGHEST RIDGE 
  TOPS AND NEAR THE SIERRA CREST WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE AFFECTED BY PERIODS
  OF HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. HEED DIRECTIONS FROM PARK
AND FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL...AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD DELAYS OR CLOSURES.

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.

&&

$$

DCH

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

367 
WWUS46 KHNX 210650
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1050 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER TO RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...

.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT
WITH DIMINISHING SHOWERS THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO
BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

CAZ096-097-211500-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1050 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE.

* ELEVATION: AROUND 8000 FEET TONIGHT...LOWERING TO AROUND 5000
  FEET SATURDAY.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
  SIERRA NEVADA OVERNIGHT WITH SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH 
  SATURDAY.

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

* WINDS: GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES OVER HIGHEST RIDGE 
  TOPS AND NEAR THE SIERRA CREST WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE AFFECTED BY
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. HEED DIRECTIONS FROM PARK
AND FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL...AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD DELAYS OR CLOSURES.

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.

&&

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

462 
WWUS46 KHNX 211410
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
610 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WINTER WEATHER TO RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...

.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS
MORNING...THEN DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO
BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

CAZ096-097-212200-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
610 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY.

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

* WINDS: GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES OVER HIGHEST RIDGE 
  TOPS AND NEAR THE SIERRA CREST WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE AFFECTED BY 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. HEED DIRECTIONS FROM PARK
AND FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL...AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD DELAYS OR CLOSURES.

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.

&&

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

233 
WWUS46 KHNX 212156
WSWHNX

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

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...

.ANOTHER POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS BY SUNDAY
NIGHT...AND WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ096-097-220600-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.WS.A.0002.120123T0400Z-120124T0200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
156 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. THE WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND
  CONTINUE UNTIL LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...LODGEPOLE...
  SHAVER LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...AND TIOGA PASS.

* WINDS: GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES OVER HIGHEST RIDGE 
  TOPS AND NEAR THE SIERRA CREST WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE AFFECTED BY 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. HEED DIRECTIONS FROM PARK
AND FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL...AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD DELAYS OR CLOSURES.

&&

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.

&&

$$

BSO

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
942 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
THE COLD AND DRY RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN LOCKED IN PLACE WILL BEGIN
WEAKENING TODAY WHICH WILL ALLOW LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TO BEGIN
SKIRTING THE AREA TONIGHT...MAINLY FROM FRESNO AND NORTHWARD...THE
NEXT STORM SYSTEMS INBOUND WILL THEN PROGRESSIVELY BEGIN SPREADING
SOUTHWARD AS THE RIDGE RETREATS FURTHER SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

&&

.UPDATE...
A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IS STILL ON THE WAY AS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
CURRENTLY EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION. WHILE PRECIP
MAY NOT REACH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA UNTIL AFTER 400 PM PST TODAY...
DUE MAINLY TO THE ATMOSPHERE NEEDING TO MOISTEN-UP FIRST. YET...
THE TREND BASED ON RADAR SHOULD HAVE PRECIP REACHING YOSEMITE
FIRST THEN MERCED COUNTY AND MOVING SOUTHWARD DURING THE NIGHT. IN
THE MEANWHILE...ANOTHER COLD MORNING AS MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS WERE
ABLE TO DROP INTO THE MID 20S THIS MORNING WITH A FREEZE WARNING
IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM PST. HOWEVER...THIS WILL BE THE LAST NIGHT
OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL MODERATE
TEMPERATURES FOR THE COMING DAYS. WILL ALLOW THE FREEZE WARNING TO
EXPIRE AT 900 AM PST AND TURN THE ATTENTION TO WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCTS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORMS IS
TIMED FOR LATER TONIGHT FOR THE HIGHEST LOCATIONS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA. AS SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WAS DRAWN IN AS THE SHORT-
WAVE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FIRST STORM. UPPER AIR OBSERVATIONS
SHOWING THE FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 11000 FEET WITH WET-BULB TEMPS
BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET THIS MORNING. BASED ON THESE VALUES
...WILL MAINTAIN HIGH SNOW LEVELS AS THIS FIRST STORM MAY BE
SLIGHTLY WARM FOR MID JANUARY. THEREFORE...WILL KEEP THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR WELL ABOVE 5000 FEET AND EXPECT
COLDER AIR THIS WEEKEND ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE FOR A
POSSIBLE HEAVY SNOW EVENT FOR MUCH OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. WILL
UPDATE TO REMOVE FREEZE WARNING AND A FEW MINOR CHANGES TO THE
FIRST PERIOD FORECAST.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 348 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012/
A FEW HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR ATTM WITH
DEWPOINTS IN THE VALLEY AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES WARMER THAN THIS
TIME YESTERDAY. HOWEVER TEMPERATURES ARE ONLY AVERAGING 2 TO 5
DEGREES WARMER IN THE SJV THAN THIS TIME YESTERDAY. WILL NOT SEE
THE WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPS LIKE WE HAVE SEEN THE PAST COUPLE OF
NIGHTS...HOWEVER IT WILL BE COLD.

WELL...THE LONG AWAITED PATTERN CHANGE IS FINALLY TAKING PLACE AS
THE FIRST SYSTEM IS PLOWING INTO THE PAC NW WITH VERY HEAVY
PRECIPITATION. THE MODELS ARE PROGGING THE SYSTEM TO MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL CA INTERIOR BY TONIGHT. THE MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF THE QPF
AMOUNTS FOR TONIGHT AND THE SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE VERY HEAVY.
WE ARE CARRYING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ABOUT 4 INCHES
TONIGHT IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER SNOW FALL NEAR YOSEMITE.

THERE WILL BE A BREAK ON FRIDAY...WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING IN
FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS MORE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECOND
SYSTEM AS A MORE PROLONGED UPPER JET WILL FEED PLENTY OF PAC
MOISTURE INTO THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR ALONG THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER.
THE VALLEY MAY SEE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING. THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS WILL SEE PLENTY OF HEAVY
SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE FAVORED UPSLOPE REGIONS. THE STORM WILL
TAPER OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WE WILL SEE A BREAK ON SUNDAY.

THE LAST IS THE SERIES OF THE THREE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE IN ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
PRECIPITATION. THE ECMWF IS WETTER THAN THE GFS WITH THE LAST
SYSTEM. THE STORM WILL BE ADDRESSED AS WE GET CLOSER TO MONDAY.
THE EXACT TIMING AND INTENSITY REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.

THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH BUILDING AN UPPER RIDGE
IN HERE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THE FOOTHILLS WILL
SEE WARM TEMPERATURES AND SPRING LIKE WEATHER AS THE SJV WILL MORE
THAN LIKELY BE FOGGY WITH LOW CLOUDS AND STRATUS AND COOL TEMPS
BELOW THE INVERSION. HAVE INTRODUCED DENSE FOG IN THE EXTENDED AS
THE RIDGE BUILDS IN.

CONFIDENCE IS DECREASING RIGHT NOW...AS THE MODELS HAVE BACKED
OFF ANY QPF FOR TODAY AND EVEN INTO TONIGHT. THE TIMING AND
INTENSITY OF THE SYSTEMS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH REMAINS SOMEWHAT
UNCERTAIN.

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR CEILINGS WILL DEVELOP SOUTHWARD OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SIERRA AFTER 03Z FRIDAY WITH LOCAL IFR IN PRECIPITATION IN
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL ACROSS THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...ON THURSDAY JANUARY 19 2012...
FIREPLACE/WOOD STOVE BURNING IS PROHIBITED IN FRESNO AND KERN
COUNTIES. FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT VALLEYAIR.ORG

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR THE CAZ096-097.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PST
FRIDAY ABOVE 8000 FEET FOR THE CAZ096.

&&

PUBLIC...MOLINA
AVN/FW...DCH
SYNOPSIS...MV

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
939 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

CAZ096-097-201745-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
939 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...

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...BEGINNING TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE SFOWSWHNX FOR
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MAY LIKELY BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT. PLEASE SEE SFOWSWHNX FOR DETAILS.

.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.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
215 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

CAZ089>094-200615-
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-
215 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WET WEATHER ON THE HORIZON...

A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS TO IMPACT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

AN INITIAL FRONTAL WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TOWARDS
YOSEMITE PARK OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. OTHERWISE PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL
POSSIBLE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH
OVER THE FOOTHILLS OF MARIPOSA AND FRESNO COUNTIES.

A MUCH STRONGER PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL
LIKELY OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. THREE QUARTERS TO ONE AND
A HALF INCHES RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MARIPOSA AND FRESNO
COUNTY FOOTHILLS. IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THE HEAVIER RAIN IS
EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY WHERE ONE TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN
INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND
THE FRONT ON SATURDAY WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE OVER THE KERN
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT.

IMPACTS INCLUDE...
  * FALLEN TREE LEAVES COULD CLOG DRAINS RESULTING IN URBAN FLOODING IN
    AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

  *OIL HAS HAD A FEW MONTHS TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS AND RAINFALL ON
   THESE ROADS WILL CAUSE SLICKER THAN USUAL CONDITIONS.

  *GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN MAY LEAD DOWNED
   TREE BRANCHES AND POSSIBLY LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

  *PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF MODERATE
   TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

  *HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS MAY LEAD TO TRAVEL DELAYS...
   CHAIN CONTROLS...OR POSSIBLY ROAD CLOSURES.

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