Wind Advisory 13, NWS Hanford, CA

099 
WWUS76 KHNX 061924
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1124 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013

CAZ098-099-070300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1124 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. 

* WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH BELOW 
  THE PASSES. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INYOKERN AND RIDGECREST.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS AND TRACTOR 
  TRAILERS ARE VULNERABLE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS...PARTICULARLY 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 14 AND ROUTE 395. OTHER ROADS AFFECTED BY 
  STRONG WINDS INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 58 AND 178.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=HNX.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
25 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

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WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

795 
WWUS76 KHNX 070301
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
701 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

CAZ098-099-070415-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
701 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERT HAS EXPIRED...

WESTERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS DURING
THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS AND WILL CONTINUE TO ABATE THIS EVENING.






$$
DURFEE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
814 PM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE CHANCES OF RAIN AND HIGHER
ELEVATION SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. THERE ALSO WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
KERN DESERT FRIDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
PRECIPITATION ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT IS WORKING ITS WAY
INTO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THIS EVENING. IT WILL LIKELY BE
AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
INTERIOR. IT HAS BEEN BREEZY IN PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT.
HOWEVER, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SUNFLOWER VALLEY, WINDS HAVE
REMAINED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. CURRENT FORECAST IS ON TRACK WITH
THE SLOW APPROACH OF THE PRECIPITATION. THUS NO UPDATES NEEDED AT
THIS TIME.

&&

.AVIATION...
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...LCL IFR VSBYS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST
SIDE OF THE VALLEY TONIGHT THRU 12Z WEDNESDAY DUE TO WIND
GUSTS TO 30KT BELOW THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN PASSES. OTHERWISE MVFR
CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF RAIN SPREADING SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT.

SIERRA NEVADA...MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS AND SNOW DEVELOPING BY 08Z
MAINLY NORTH OF THE KINGS RIVER. SNOW AND OBSCURATIONS EXTENDING
INTO THE TULARE MOUNTAINS AFTER 11Z.

KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT...VFR CONDITIONS UNTIL 15Z. THEN
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS AND RAIN DEVELOPING THEREAFTER OVER THE
TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS. VFR CONDITIONS IN THE THE KERN COUNTY
DESERT DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

&&

.PREV DISC... /ISSUED 200 PM PST TUE MAR 5 2013/

DISCUSSION...ANOTHER MILD AND DRY DAY ACROSS OUR AREA WITH
TEMPERATURES AT MOST LOCATIONS RUNNING A FEW DEGREES ABOVE YDAY AS
CENTRAL CA REMAINS UNDER A MILD AND DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW. AT THIS
TIME...THE AREA IS SITUATED IN BETWEEN AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
GREAT BASIN AND AN UPPER LOW CENTER OFF THE PAC NW COAST NEAR
42N/131W. 12Z WRF/GFS INDICATE THIS LOW CENTER WILL APPROACH THE
COAST TONIGHT THEN A PIECE OF ENERGY WILL BREAK OFF FROM IT AND
PUSH ACROSS THE PAC NW AND NORCAL ON WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL
CROSS OUR AREA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN A MUCH MUCH COOLER AND
UNSETTLED AIRMASS SPREADING INTO OUR AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE 10-15 DEG F LOWER THAN TODAY.
RH AND OMEGA PROGS ARE SHOWING A SHOT OF DEEP MOISTURE AND UVM
MOVING ACROSS NORCAL LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING A PERIOD
OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS OUR AREA EXCEPT THE KERN COUNTY
DESERTS. ABOVE 5000 FEET...5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA NEAR YOSEMITE WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS FURTHER SOUTH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET NORTH OF KINGS CANYON FROM LATE
THIS EVENING UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. ACROSS THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY...A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL IS LIKELY
FROM FRESNO COUNTY NORTHWARD AND UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH VALLEY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

THE LOW CENTER IS THEN PROGGED TO DROP SOUTHWARD ALONG THE CA
COAST THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT THEN MOVE EAST OVER SOCAL FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF SHOWERY WEATHER TO OUR
AREA. THE MODELS ARE HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME WITH THE
MOISTURE CONTENT OF THIS FEATURE SO FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FOR
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT IS LOW. WHAT IS CERTAIN IS THAT
TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS ON BOTH DAYS AND THERE
WILL BE AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER OUR AREA WITH THE LOW CENTER
BEING SITUATED CLOSE TO THE COAST SO WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION THE
POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CENTRAL VALLEY ON THURSDAY
AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY AND THE KERN DESERTS ON FRIDAY AS
CAPES AND LI/S WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ON BOTH DAYS. THERE IS LESS CERTAINTY IN
HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION OUR AREA WILL RECEIVE AND THAT WILL BE VERY
MUCH DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE UPPER LOW. HAVE
INCREASED POPS AND SKY COVER FOR THIS PERIOD...BUT WILL HOLD OFF
ON ISSUING ANY WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS DURING THIS TIME FRAME
UNTIL FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IMPROVES IN REGARDS TO HOW MUCH
MOISTURE WILL IMPACT OUR AREA. WITH SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO BE
BELOW 4000 FEET BY FRIDAY THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT TRAVEL MAY
BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED ALONG INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE AREA
AND ALONG HIGHWAY 58 OVER THE TEHACHAPI AREA.

THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT INDICATING
THE UPPER LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST BY SATURDAY
WHILE AND UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFIES OFF THE CA COAST...BUT LACK
DETAILS WITH TIMING ON THE RIDGE BUILDING INLAND LATER THIS
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. REGARDLESS...A WARMING AND DRYING
TREND IS IN STORE ACROSS OUR AREA FOR THE WEEKEND THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO RISE TO WELL
ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS BY NEXT MONDAY.

&&

.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 LOW.

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 03-05       84:1929     46:1981     57:1890     31:1971
KFAT 03-06       86:1899     48:1952     54:2011     31:1971
KFAT 03-07       84:1899     48:1918     57:1986     30:1969

KBFL 03-05       86:1929     50:1981     58:1975     30:1923
KBFL 03-06       82:1972     51:1958     57:1972     30:1903
KBFL 03-07       83:1993     51:1919     63:1975     28:1907
&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000
FEET FOR THE CAZ096.

&&

PUBLIC...BEAN
AVN/FW...JEB
PREV DISCUSSION...DS
SYNOPSIS...WP

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
737 PM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

CAZ096-070345-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
737 PM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

...SNOW IN THE SIERRA NEVADA...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. FOR DETAILS..PLEASE REFER TO
THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /SFOWSWHNX/ ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 5000 FEET
THROUGH 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY EVENING. FOR DETAILS..PLEASE REFER TO
THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /SFOWSWHNX/ ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD.

.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>092-070345-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
737 PM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

...BLOWING DUST THIS EVENING THEN THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THIS
EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN MERCED AND WESTERN FRESNO COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.

.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.

CAZ098-099-070345-
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
737 PM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN DESERT NEAR
ROSAMOND...EDWARDS AFB AND BORON.

.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.

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