Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Hanford, CA

922 
WWUS46 KHNX 202155
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
155 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012

CAZ096-210500-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
155 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL 
  OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK.

* SNOW LEVEL: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 4500 TO 5500 FEET OVER THE
  WEEKEND.

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK 
  IN THE PRECIPITATION SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER HEAVY BURST OF 
  SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE PARK...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...SHAVER
  LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...KINGS CANYON PARK...AND
  HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF OAKHURST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE 
  SIERRA BACK COUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 
  CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND 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.

&&

$$

DS

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

918 
WWUS46 KHNX 210457
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
857 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012

CAZ096-211300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
857 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL 
  OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK.

* SNOW LEVEL: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 4500 TO 5500 FEET OVER THE 
  WEEKEND.

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK 
  IN THE PRECIPITATION SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER HEAVY BURST OF 
  SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE PARK...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...SHAVER 
  LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...KINGS CANYON PARK...AND 
  HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF OAKHURST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE 
  SIERRA BACK COUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 
  CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND 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.

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

032 
WWUS46 KHNX 211240
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
440 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012

CAZ096-212045-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
440 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL 
  OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK.

* SNOW LEVEL: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 4500 TO 5500 FEET OVER THE 
  WEEKEND.

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK IN THE
  PRECIPITATION SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER HEAVY BURST OF SNOW WILL
  DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE PARK...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...SHAVER 
  LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...KINGS CANYON PARK...AND 
  HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF OAKHURST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE 
  SIERRA BACK COUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 
  CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND 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.

&&

$$

DUDLEY

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

375 
WWUS46 KHNX 212019
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1219 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012

CAZ096-220400-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
1219 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL 
  OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK.

* SNOW LEVEL: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 4500 TO 5500 FEET OVER THE 
  WEEKEND.

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK 
  IN THE PRECIPITATION SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER HEAVY BURST OF 
  SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE PARK...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...SHAVER 
  LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...KINGS CANYON PARK...AND 
  HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF OAKHURST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE 
  SIERRA BACK COUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 
  CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND 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.

&&

$$

BSO

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

410 
WWUS46 KHNX 212138
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
138 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012

CAZ096-220500-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
138 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO
KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL 
  OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK.

* SNOW LEVEL: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 4500 TO 5500 FEET OVER THE 
  WEEKEND.

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK 
  IN THE PRECIPITATION SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER HEAVY BURST OF 
  SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE 
  SIERRA BACK COUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND
  CHAIN RESTRICTIONS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ097-220500-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WW.Y.0015.121222T1400Z-121223T0800Z/
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
138 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE TULARE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS.


* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING...WITH HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED
  DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...TAPERING OFF BY
  MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...LODGEPOLE...GRANT
  GROVE...AND QUAKING ASPEN.

* WINDS: GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST
  ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CREST.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME
  AREAS...INCLUDING ON HIGHWAYS 190 AND 198 DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.


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

524 
WWUS46 KHNX 220451
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
851 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012

CAZ096-221300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
851 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO
KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL 
  OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK.

* SNOW LEVEL: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 4500 TO 5500 FEET OVER THE 
  WEEKEND.

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK 
  IN THE PRECIPITATION SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER HEAVY BURST OF 
  SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE PARK...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...SHAVER 
  LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...KINGS CANYON PARK...AND 
  HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF OAKHURST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE 
  SIERRA BACK COUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ097-221300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0015.121222T1400Z-121223T0800Z/
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
851 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE TULARE
COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING...WITH HEAVIEST SNOW
  EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...TAPERING 
  OFF BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...LODGEPOLE...
  GRANT GROVE...AND QUAKING ASPEN. 

* WINDS: GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CREST.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME 
  AREAS...INCLUDING ON HIGHWAYS 190 AND 198 DUE TO SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

DCH

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

593 
WWUS46 KHNX 221350
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
550 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012

CAZ096-230000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
550 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO
KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL 
  OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK.

* SNOW LEVEL: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 4500 TO 5500 FEET OVER THE 
  WEEKEND.

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK IN
  THE PRECIPITATION SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER HEAVY BURST OF SNOW
  WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE PARK...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...SHAVER 
  LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...KINGS CANYON PARK...AND 
  HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF OAKHURST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE 
  SIERRA BACK COUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ097-230000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0015.121222T1400Z-121223T0800Z/
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
550 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: BEGINNING THIS MORNING...WITH HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED
  DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...TAPERING OFF BY
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...LODGEPOLE... 
  GRANT GROVE...AND QUAKING ASPEN.

* WINDS: GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CREST.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME 
  AREAS...INCLUDING ON HIGHWAYS 190 AND 198 DUE TO SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

098 
WWUS46 KHNX 222340
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
340 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012

CAZ096-230745-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
340 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO
KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL 
  OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK.

* SNOW LEVEL: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 4500 TO 5500 FEET OVER THE 
  WEEKEND.

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TROUGH TONIGHT.
  THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION SUNDAY
  MORNING. ANOTHER HEAVY BURST OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE PARK...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...SHAVER 
  LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...KINGS CANYON PARK...AND 
  HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF OAKHURST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE 
  SIERRA BACK COUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ097-230745-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121223T0800Z/
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
340 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF BY
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...LODGEPOLE... 
  GRANT GROVE...AND QUAKING ASPEN.

* WINDS: GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CREST.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME 
  AREAS...INCLUDING ON HIGHWAYS 190 AND 198 DUE TO SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

DUDLEY

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

296 
WWUS46 KHNX 230521
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
921 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012

CAZ097-231330-
/O.UPG.KHNX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121223T0800Z/
/O.EXA.KHNX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
921 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE
5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS... WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
THIS PRODUCT REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS.


* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GREATEST IN THE NORTHERN
  SECTIONS OF TULARE COUNTY AND WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHTER IN
  AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF TULARE COUNTY.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: A SHORT LIVED BREAK IN THE ACTION WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING
  AND WILL END AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY WHEN ANOTHER SYSTEM ENTERS THE
  REGION AGAIN RENEWING THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK...CAMP NELSON...GIANT
  FOREST...LODGEPOLE...PONDEROSA

* WINDS: GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CREST.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME
  AREAS...INCLUDING ON HIGHWAYS 190 AND 198 DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.


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.

&&

$$

CAZ096-231330-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
921 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO
KINGS CANYON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL 
  OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK.

* SNOW LEVEL: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 4500 TO 5500 FEET OVER THE 
  WEEKEND.

* TIMING: A SHORT LIVED BREAK IN THE ACTION WILL BEGIN THIS
  EVENING AND WILL END AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY WHEN ANOTHER SYSTEM
  ENTERS THE REGION AGAIN RENEWING THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE PARK...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...SHAVER 
  LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...KINGS CANYON PARK...AND 
  HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF OAKHURST.


* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE 
  SIERRA BACK COUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS.

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.

&&

$$

ANDERSEN

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

396 
WWUS46 KHNX 231344
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
544 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

CAZ096-097-232300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
544 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET NORTH OF KINGS CANYON...WITH
  HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK. 6
  TO 12 INCHES IN TULARE COUNTY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GREATEST IN THE NORTHERN
  SECTIONS OF TULARE COUNTY AND WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHTER IN
  AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF TULARE COUNTY.

* ELEVATION: AROUND 5000 FEET AND ABOVE.

* TIMING: A SHORT LIVED BREAK IN THE ACTION WILL END BY LATER THIS
  MORNING WHEN ANOTHER SYSTEM ENTERS THE REGION AGAIN RENEWING
  THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE PARK...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...SHAVER
  LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...KINGS CANYON PARK...AND
  HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF OAKHURST...AS WELL AS SEQUOIA NATIONAL
  PARK...CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...LODGEPOLE...PONDEROSA

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE
  SIERRA BACK COUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE
  SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS.

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.

&&

$$

JEB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

447 
WWUS46 KHNX 232246
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
246 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

CAZ096-097-240715-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
246 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET NORTH OF KINGS CANYON...WITH 
  HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK. 
  6 TO 12 INCHES IN TULARE COUNTY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GREATEST IN THE 
  NORTHERN SECTIONS OF TULARE COUNTY AND WILL BE GENERALLY 
  LIGHTER IN AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF TULARE COUNTY.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THE THREAT OF HEAVY
  SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
  DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS LEAVING JUST A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
  BY LATE MORNING TOMORROW.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE PARK...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...SHAVER
  LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...KINGS CANYON PARK...AND
  HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF OAKHURST...AS WELL AS SEQUOIA NATIONAL
  PARK...CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...LODGEPOLE...PONDEROSA

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE 
  SIERRA BACK COUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS.

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.

&&

$$

ANDERSEN

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

971 
WWUS46 KHNX 240648
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1048 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

CAZ096-097-241200-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1048 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET NORTH OF KINGS CANYON...WITH 
  HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK. 
  6 TO 12 INCHES IN TULARE COUNTY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GREATEST IN THE 
  NORTHERN SECTIONS OF TULARE COUNTY AND WILL BE GENERALLY 
  LIGHTER IN AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF TULARE COUNTY.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THE THREAT OF 
  HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO 
  DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS LEAVING JUST A CHANCE OF 
  SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING TOMORROW. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE PARK...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...SHAVER
  LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...KINGS CANYON PARK...AND
  HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF OAKHURST...AS WELL AS SEQUOIA NATIONAL
  PARK...CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...LODGEPOLE...PONDEROSA

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE 
  SIERRA BACK COUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS.

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.

&&

$$

ANDERSEN

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
345 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BEGINNING
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HEAVY SNOW IN
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PERIODS OF
VALLEY RAIN ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THE FORECAST FOR CHRISTMAS DAY IS DRY
AND COOL ACROSS THE REGION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING ACROSS THE VALLEY. A FREEZE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT AND TEMPS ARE ALREADY APPROACHING THE
FREEZING MARK IN FRESNO AND BAKERSFIELD.

MODELS HAVE COME INTO STRONG AGREEMENT REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF
A STRONG WINTER STORM OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. WHILE THERE
CONTINUES TO BE SOME MINOR TIMING DIFFERENCES, IT IS CLEAR THAT
THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.
IN AGREEMENT WITH NWS SACRAMENTO AND RENO, WE HAVE UPGRADED THE
WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING. HAVE ALSO EXTENDED THE WARNING
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WHILE THE FIRST WAVE OF PRECIPITATION WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE PLENTY STRONG IN THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA...THE SECONDARY TROUGH COMES IN NEGATIVELY TILTED LATE
SUNDAY AND LOOKS TO BRING A SHORT BUT INTENSE PERIOD OF
PRECIPITATION WITH A SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATED MOISTURE FETCH.

WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ON SATURDAY IN THE VALLEY AND A WIND
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR. WINDS
WILL PICK UP IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT SUNDAY NIGHT
AND INTO MONDAY AS THE TROUGH FINALLY PUSHES THROUGH.

ON MONDAY A COOL AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BRING SCATTERED
SHOWERS TO MOST OF THE AREA...INCLUDING KERN COUNTY...WITH LOWER
SNOW LEVELS POSSIBLY NEARING PASS LEVEL IN KERN COUNTY...ALTHOUGH
PRECIP AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT.

AFTER MONDAY...STRONG SHORTWAVE RIDGING ENSUES. THERE COULD BE
CONTINUED STRONG WINDS IN KERN COUNTY AS THE RIDGE BUILDS IN
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THEN CONDITIONS WILL BECOME QUIET IF
ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA.

&&

.AVIATION...LOCAL MVFR IN MIST AND HAZE IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
UNTIL 17Z THURSDAY. LOWERING CEILINGS OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
AROUND YOSEMITE AFTER 06Z FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS IN THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE.

&&

.CERTAINTY...

THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 1 AND 2 IS HIGH.
THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7 IS HIGH.

THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS PART OF A TRIAL PROJECT CONDUCTED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD.
CERTAINTY LEVELS INCLUDE LOW...MEDIUM...AND HIGH. PLEASE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HNX/CERTAINTY.PHP /ALL LOWER CASE/ FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND/OR TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

&&

.CLIMATE...
             RECORDS
SITE DATE    HI_MAX:YEAR LO_MAX:YEAR HI_MIN:YEAR LO_MIN:YEAR

KFAT 12-20       70:2005     35:1908     53:1969     24:1897
KFAT 12-21       71:1955     34:1998     54:1964     23:1897
KFAT 12-22       70:1964     35:1998     57:1955     19:1990

KBFL 12-20       76:1944     35:1908     54:1964     26:1928
KBFL 12-21       78:1919     36:1998     59:1977     23:1905
KBFL 12-22       76:2005     34:1998     56:1977     20:1990
&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE
5000 FEET FOR THE CAZ096.

FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING CAZ089>092.

&&

PUBLIC...BROTHERTON
AVN/FW...DCH
SYNOPSIS...BROTHERTON

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
127 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

CAZ093>095-097>099-201700-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
127 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...UNSETTLED WEATHER...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS
FROM MARIPOSA TO TULARE COUNTIES...THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN AND DESERT AREAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

UNSETTLED WEATHER...INCLUDING RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW...WILL
RETURN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
AS ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES IMPACT THE REGION. FOR MORE
INFORMATION...REFER TO THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...OR
/SFOSPSHNX/.

.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.

CAZ089>092-201700-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
127 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...
...UNSETTLED WEATHER STARTING FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST TONIGHT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY MORNING. REFER TO THE LATEST NON-PRECIPITATION
STATEMENT...OR /SFONPWHNX/...FOR MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE FREEZE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY
MORNING.

UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL RETURN FRIDAY AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY AS ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES IMPACT THE REGION. FOR
MORE INFORMATION...REFER TO THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...OR
/SFOSPSHNX/.

.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.

CAZ096-201700-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
127 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET
FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. FOR DETAILS
PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /SFOWSWHNX/. WEATHER
WILL LIKELY REMAIN UNSETTLED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEKEND...AND IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY MONDAY.

.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.

BSO