Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Hanford, CA

364 
WWUS46 KHNX 160455
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
955 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...STRONG WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A LARGE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS IS FORECAST TO BE A
STRONG...COLD SYSTEM AND WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

CAZ096-097-161300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.120317T0000Z-120318T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
955 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO
5 PM PDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM
PDT SATURDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET
  ABOVE 6000 FEET...AND 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE
  FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP
  THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...FALLING INTO THE FOOTHILLS IN THE
  AFTERNOON. 

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL GUST UP TO 50
  MPH. OVER THE CREST...WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 75 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGH
  COUNTRY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLE 
  WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CAUSE CLOSURES 
  OF MOUNTAIN 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.

&&

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

975 
WWUS46 KHNX 160926
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
226 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...STRONG WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA AND THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...

.A LARGE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR TODAY. THIS IS FORECAST TO BE A STRONG...COLD
SYSTEM AND WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH THE TREAT OF HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS TO THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.

CAZ096-097-161730-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.120317T0000Z-120318T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
226 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET...1 TO 2 
  FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET...AND 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT
  AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP THROUGH THE
  MORNING HOURS...FALLING INTO THE FOOTHILLS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL GUST UP TO
  50 MPH. OVER THE CREST...WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 75 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGH 
  COUNTRY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLE 
  WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CAUSE CLOSURES 
  OF MOUNTAIN 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.

&&

$$

CAZ095-161730-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WS.A.0004.120317T1200Z-120318T1800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
226 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000
  FEET WITH AMOUNTS TO SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE AT PASS LEVELS.

* ELEVATION: AROUND 6000 FEET INITIALLY LATE TONIGHT...FALLING TO
  AROUND 3000 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
  THROUGH...THEN WILL TURN TO SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...THEN THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
  SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
  WATCH AREA. HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN
  BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE POSSIBLE...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED
  INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 178...INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE AND
  HIGHWAY 58 OVER TEHACHAPI PASS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

DUDLEY

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

422 
WWUS46 KHNX 161738
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1038 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...STRONG WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA AND THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...

.A LARGE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR TODAY. THIS IS FORECAST TO BE A STRONG...COLD
SYSTEM AND WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH THE TREAT OF HEAVY SNOW AND
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TO THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

CAZ096-097-170145-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.120317T0000Z-120318T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1038 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET...1 TO 2 
  FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET...AND 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE
  TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP 
  THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...FALLING INTO THE FOOTHILLS IN 
  THE AFTERNOON.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL GUST UP TO 
  50 MPH. OVER THE CREST...WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 75 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGH 
  COUNTRY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLE 
  WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CAUSE CLOSURES 
  OF MOUNTAIN 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.

&&

$$

CAZ095-170145-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0004.120317T1200Z-120318T1800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1038 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE
  6000 FEET WITH AMOUNTS TO SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE AT PASS 
  LEVELS.

* SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 7000 FEET TONIGHT...FALLING TO AROUND 3000
  FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING 
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT 
  MOVES THROUGH...THEN WILL TURN TO SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT 
  SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...THEN THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE 
  NORTHWESTSATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN 
  THE WATCH AREA. HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES 
  IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE POSSIBLE...MAKING FOR 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS THAT 
  COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 178...INTERSTATE 5 OVER 
  THE GRAPEVINE AND HIGHWAY 58 OVER TEHACHAPI PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

509 
WWUS46 KHNX 162238
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
338 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012


CAZ095-170500-
/O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0004.120317T1200Z-120318T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KHNX.WS.W.0004.120317T1200Z-120318T1800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
338 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE KERN
COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 8 AND 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. TWO TO
  5 INCHES ARE LIKELY AT PASS LEVELS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 7000 FEET TONIGHT...LOWERING TO AROUND 4500
  FEET SATURDAY...AND 3000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING: STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS
  SATURDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUDDY VALLEY...TEHACHAPI...FRAZIER
  PARK...ALTA SIERRA.

* WINDS: WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  SATURDAY...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
  HIGHWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE
  GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS...AND HIGHWAY 178
  OVER WALKER PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL
PLANS TO OR FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER
AND ROAD CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

CAZ096-097-170500-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.120317T0000Z-120318T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
338 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET...1 TO 2 
  FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET...AND 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING IN YOSEMITE
  PARK...SPREADING SOUTH DURING THE NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO
  SHOWERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A FEW MORE INCHES POSSIBLE.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL GUST UP TO 50
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL ABOVE 5500 TO 6000 FEET MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.
  THIS COULD RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES OR CHAIN RESTRICTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-170500-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.120318T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
338 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM
PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO
11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AT OR
  ABOVE 2500 FEET.

* TIMING: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO 4000 FEET LATE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON...THEN LOWER FURTHER TO 2000 TO 3000 FEET SATURDAY
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA...OAKHURST...FISH
  CAMP...BASS LAKE.

* IMPACTS: ROADS IN THE FOOTHILLS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED OR ICY
  BY SUNDAY MORNING. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...CARRY CHAINS AND
  WARM CLOTHING. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADWAYS OR POSSIBLE
  CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

268 
WWUS46 KHNX 170500
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1000 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

CAZ096-097-171300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1000 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET...1 TO 2 
  FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET...AND 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH DURING THE NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL
  TAPER TO SHOWERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A FEW MORE INCHES
  POSSIBLE.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL GUST UP TO
  50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH OVER THE CREST.

* IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
  THIS COULD RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES OR CHAIN RESTRICTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ095-171300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.120317T1200Z-120318T1800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1000 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO
11 AM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 8 AND 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. TWO
  TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY AT PASS LEVELS SATURDAY NIGHT AND 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 7000 FEET TONIGHT...LOWERING TO AROUND 
  4500 FEET SATURDAY...AND 3000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY 
  MORNING. 

* TIMING: STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TURNING TO 
  SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...FRAZIER PARK...BEAR VALLEY...PINE
  MOUNTAIN CLUB.

* WINDS: WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  SATURDAY...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
  HIGHWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE
  GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS...AND HIGHWAY 178
  THROUGH WALKER PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL
PLANS TO OR FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER
AND ROAD CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-171300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.120318T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
1000 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY
TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO
11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AT OR 
  ABOVE 2500 FEET.

* TIMING: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO 4000 FEET LATE SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON...THEN LOWER FURTHER TO 2000 TO 3000 FEET SATURDAY 
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THREE RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA...
  OAKHURST.

* IMPACTS: ROADS IN THE FOOTHILLS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED OR 
  ICY BY SUNDAY MORNING. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...CARRY 
  CHAINS AND WARM CLOTHING. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADWAYS OR 
  POSSIBLE CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

247 
WWUS46 KHNX 171259
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
559 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

CAZ096-097-172100-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
559 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET...1 TO 2 
  FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET...AND 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH DURING THE
  MORNING...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS BY AFTERNOON. A FEW MORE
  INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL GUST UP TO 
  50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH OVER THE CREST.

* IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADS MAY MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS.THIS COULD RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND CHAIN 
  RESTRICTIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ095-172100-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
559 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 8 AND 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. TWO 
  TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY AT PASS LEVELS SATURDAY NIGHT AND 
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 7000 FEET THIS MORNING...LOWERING TO AROUND
  4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...FRAZIER PARK...BEAR VALLEY...PINE
  MOUNTAIN CLUB.

* WINDS: WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  SATURDAY...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS.HIGHWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 
  5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS...
  AND HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH WALKER PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL
PLANS TO OR FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER
AND ROAD CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-172100-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.120318T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
559 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AT OR 
  ABOVE 2500 FEET.

* TIMING: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET TODAY THEN
  LOWER FURTHER TO 2000 TO 3000 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THREE RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA...
  OAKHURST 

* IMPACTS: ROADS IN THE FOOTHILLS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED OR 
  ICY BY SUNDAY MORNING. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...CARRY 
  CHAINS AND WARM CLOTHING. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADWAYS OR 
  POSSIBLE CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

JEB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

925 
WWUS46 KHNX 172058
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
158 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

CAZ096-097-180500-
/O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T0500Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
158 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW THIS
  EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL GUST UP TO 50
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADS WILL MAY MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS. THIS WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND CHAIN
  RESTRICTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ095-180500-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
158 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 8 AND 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. THREE
  TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY AT PASS LEVELS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* TIMING: NUMEROUS SHOWERS OVERNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING AROUND
  DAYBREAK.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...FRAZIER PARK...BEAR VALLEY...
  PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...ALTA SIERRA. 

* WINDS: WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO
  55 MPH THROUGH WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
  HIGHWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE
  GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS... AND HIGHWAY 178
  OVER WALKER PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL
PLANS TO OR FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER
AND ROAD CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-180500-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.120318T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
158 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AT OR 
  ABOVE 2500 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW OR RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IS LIKELY ABOVE 2000 FEET
  OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BEFORE NOON SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THREE RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA... 
  OAKHURST...BASS LAKE.

* IMPACTS: ROADS IN THE FOOTHILLS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED OR 
  ICY BY SUNDAY MORNING. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...CARRY 
  CHAINS AND WARM CLOTHING. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADWAYS OR 
  POSSIBLE CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

043 
WWUS46 KHNX 180457
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
957 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

CAZ096-097-181300-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
957 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY 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 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BEFORE NOON SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE...SHAVER LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...
  PONDEROSA...SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON PARKS.

* IMPACTS: IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...CARRY CHAINS AND WARM
  CLOTHING. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADWAYS OR POSSIBLE CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ095-181300-
/O.EXA.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
957 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY BELOW
4000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 4000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AT OR
  ABOVE 2500 FEET...4 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS OR RAIN SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ABOVE 2500 FEET
  OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BEFORE NOON SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKE ISABELLA...KERNVILLE...TEHACHAPI...FRAZIER
  PARK...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS.

* IMPACTS: ROADS MAY HAVE OR MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED OR ICY BY
  SUNDAY MORNING. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...CARRY CHAINS AND WARM
  CLOTHING. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADWAYS OR POSSIBLE CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ098-099-181300-
/O.EXA.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
957 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT ABOVE 2500 FEET UNTIL 11 AM
PDT SUNDAY ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AT OR
  ABOVE 2500 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS BELOW 2500 FEET WILL OCCUR
  OVERNIGHT. ALL RAIN AND WILL TAPER OFF BEFORE NOON SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOJAVE...RANDSBURG...RED ROCK CANYON.

* IMPACTS: ROADS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET MAY BECOME SNOW
  COVERED OR ICY BY SUNDAY MORNING. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...CARRY
  CHAINS AND WARM CLOTHING. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADWAYS OR
  POSSIBLE CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-181300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
957 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AT OR 
  ABOVE 2500 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW OR RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IS LIKELY ABOVE 2000 
  FEET OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BEFORE NOON SUNDAY. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THREE RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA... 
  OAKHURST...BASS LAKE.

* IMPACTS: ROADS IN THE FOOTHILLS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED OR 
  ICY BY SUNDAY MORNING. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...CARRY 
  CHAINS AND WARM CLOTHING. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADWAYS OR 
  POSSIBLE CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

DUDLEY

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

754 
WWUS46 KHNX 181315
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
615 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

CAZ095-181800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
615 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING BELOW 4000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AT OR 
  ABOVE 2500 FEET...4 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS OR RAIN SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ABOVE 2500 
  FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY NOON TODAY. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKE ISABELLA...KERNVILLE...TEHACHAPI...FRAZIER
  PARK...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS.

* IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BE OR MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED OR ICY THIS
  MORNING. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...CARRY CHAINS AND WARM
  CLOTHING. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADWAYS OR POSSIBLE CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-096>099-181800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
615 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS AS WELL AS
FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS ABOVE 2500 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AT OR
  ABOVE 2500 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
  BY NOON TODAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE...SHAVER LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...
  PONDEROSA...SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON PARKS...THREE RIVERS...
  SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA...OAKHURST...BASS LAKE...MOJAVE...
  RANDSBURG...RED ROCK CANYON

* IMPACTS: IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...CARRY CHAINS AND WARM 
  CLOTHING. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADWAYS OR POSSIBLE 
  CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

JEB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

620 
WWUS46 KHNX 181739
WSWHNX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1039 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

CAZ095-181845-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
/O.EXP.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1039 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
ABOVE 4000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
BELOW 4000 FEET...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY BELOW 4000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...AND THERE
STILL COULD BE SOME LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES.


$$

CAZ093-094-096>099-181845-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1039 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
FOR FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA NORTH OF KERN COUNTY...AND THE
KERN COUNTY DESERT.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...AND THERE
STILL COULD BE SOME LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 3000
FEET. 

$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
903 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REGION
PRODUCING VARIABLE CLOUDY SKIES AND PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN, AND
HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE PRECIPITATION BAND SHIFTED WELL TO THE NORTH OF
OUR CWFA OVERNIGHT AS INDICTED BY RADAR COMPOSITES AS THE LOW OFF
THE PAC NW COAST HAS SHIFTED NORTHWARD AS INDICATED BY IR IMAGERY.
VISIBLE IMAGERY IS INDICATING SOME MID/HIGH CLOUDS FROM FRESNO
NORTHWARD AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES SOUTH OF FRESNO. TEMPERATURES ARE
GENERALLY RUNNING 2 TO 4 DEG F ABOVE YDAY AND ARE ON TRACK TO REACH
FORECASTED MAXIMUMS. SOME MID/HIGH CLOUDS MAY STREAM SOUTHWARD
THROUGH CENTRAL CA THIS AFTERNOON AND THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF
LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER MERCED AND MARIPOSA COUNTIES LATER
TODAY. OVERALL THE FORECAST FOR TODAY LOOKS TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE SO
AM NOT PLANNING ANY UPDATES THIS MORNING.

BEHIND THE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PAC NW AT THIS TIME...THE 12Z
WRF IS INDICATING A COLD UPPER TROUGH DEEPENING OFF THE PAC NW COAST
ON FRIDAY RESULTING IN INCREASED CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION
SPREADING SOUTHWARD ACROSS OUR AREA ON FRIDAY. THE TROUGH IS
PROGGED TO DIG OFF THE CA COAST ON FRIDAY NIGHT THEN SHIFT SLOWLY
INLAND OVER THE WEEKEND RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION ACROSS OUR AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. A
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
ABOVE 6000 FEET FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND BASED ON LATEST RFC QPF AMOUNTS THE WATCH WILL BE LIKELY UPGRADED
TO A WINTER STORM WARNING LATER TODAY AS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRAS NEVADA COULD EASILY PICK UP BETWEEN 2 TO 3
FEET OF FRESH SNOWFALL DURING THIS TIME FRAME. A STRONG COLD FRONT
IS PROGGED TO CROSS CENTRAL CA ON SATURDAY RESULTING IN PLUMMETING
SNOW LEVELS AND TEMPERATURES LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 DEG BELOW
SEASONAL NORMALS. WITH THE SNOW LEVEL EXPECTED TO LOWER TO 2000 TO
2500 FEET ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN SHOWERY PRECIPITATION...TRAVEL MAY
BECOME ADVERSELY IMPACTED OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS. WITH A STRONG COOL POOL ALOFT ON
SUNDAY AS THE TROUGH AXIS MOVES THROUGH OUR AREA...THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS WITH A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE. THE BIG IF
RESIDES WITH HOW MUCH CLEARING TAKES PLACE ON SUNDAY.

THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE THE TROUGH MOVES EAST OF OUR AREA
ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY LEAVING CENTRAL CA UNDER A COLD
CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT. THIS WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER OUR
AREA ON MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE IS PROGGED TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST
ON TUESDAY RESULTING IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND ACORSS OUR AREA
FOR THE MIDDLE PORTION OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...AREAS OF MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS FROM LOW CLOUDS AND
PRECIPITATION OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA NORTH OF KINGS
CANYON. OTHERWISE...VFR WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CENTRAL CA
INTERIOR THRU 18Z FRIDAY EXCEPT LOCAL MVFR IN THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS NORTH OF FRESNO.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...NONE.

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR THE CAZ096-097.

&&

PUBLIC...DS
AVN/FW...BEAN
SYNOPSIS...PJ

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
408 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

CAZ089>095-098-099-161115-
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-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
408 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...UNSETTLED WEATHER...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA...THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW FROM KERN COUNTY
AND NORTHWARD. PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT OR
/SFOSPSHNX/ FOR MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ANOTHER STRONGER AND COLDER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
ENTIRE REGION FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AND BRING SNOW TO THE
PASS LEVELS IN KERN COUNTY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE SIERRA NEVADA
FOOTHILLS ON SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
OR /SFOSPSHNX/ FOR MORE 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.

CAZ096-097-161115-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
408 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...WINTER WEATHER...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 6000 FEET. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE /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.

WP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
944 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

CAZ089>095-098-099-160300-
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-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
944 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER FOR CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...

A LARGE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS IS FORECAST TO BE A
STRONG...COLD SYSTEM AND WILL BRING PRECIPITATION AS FAR SOUTH AS
KERN COUNTY. TEMPERATURES BY SUNDAY WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL AS THE COLD AIRMASS MOVES INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. THE SNOW
LEVEL WILL FALL TO AROUND 2000 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING AND SNOW
COULD ACCUMULATE IN THE GRAPEVINE AND TEHACHAPI AREAS ON
SUNDAY...ADVERSELY IMPACTING TRAVEL OVER INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY
58. SNOW COULD ALSO FALL IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS.

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE INCOMING STORM SYSTEM ON
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW THE KERN
COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS ON SUNDAY AS A COLD AND UNSTABLE
AIRMASS MOVES OVERHEAD.

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