Wind Advisory 40, NWS Hanford, CA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
258 PM PDT SUN MAY 26 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING A COOL ONSHORE
FLOW TO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL TODAY. MEMORIAL DAY WILL BRING
INCREASING CLOUDS AND COOLER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION MAINLY OVER THE HIGH SIERRA
NEVADA TOWARD EVENING.

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.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE WEST U.S. WILL MAINTAIN A COOL
ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND INTO MIDWEEK. A
SHORT WAVE DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH NCAL HAS BROUGHT BREEZY
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. ONSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL
STRENGHTEN FURTHER THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
BRINGING STRONG GUSTY WINDS ESPECIALLY BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
OF KERN COUNTY AND MOJAVE DESERT AREA. STRONGER WIND POTENTIAL MAY
DEVELOP LATE MONDAY AS A DEEPER SHORT WAVE REACHES NCAL. THIS
SYSTEM OFF THE THE PAC NW COAST IS ACCOMPANIED BY A FETCH OF
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WITH PW VALUES OF 1.5 IN AND UPPER JET
120+KT. MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING BIT LOWER WITH PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS AND NOT AS COLD. OPERATIONAL GFS AND EC IN BETTER
AGREEMENT WITH THE ENERGY AND POSITION OF UPPER TROUGH. ALTHOUGH
GFS MORE PROGRESSIVE AND DRIER THAN EC. MUCH OF THE GUIDANCE HAS
DECREASE THE POTENTIAL RAIN AMOUNTS OVER THE VALLEY. MOST OF THE
VORTICITY ENERGY MAY PUSH THROUGH NCAL INTO THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION THREAT MAY BE FOCUS OVER
THE MOUNTAINS WITH LITTLE OR LIGHT AMOUNTS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER NEAR 9KFT WITH 700MB TEMPERATURES AT
1C DEGREES. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW COULD FALL OVER THE HIGH SIERRA
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION THREAT SHOULD
DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE MOISTURE ALONG A COLD FRONT
QUICKLY MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL CA DURING THE MORNING. THE ONE
EXCEPTION COULD BE THE SJV FACING SLOPES OF THE TEHACHAPIS AND
TULARE FOOTHILLS WHERE CLOUDS AND DRIZZLE MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH A
STRONG NW UPSLOPE WIND FLOW. A STRONG UPPER JET ORIENTED NW-SE
WILL BECOME ALIGNED ACROSS CALIFORNIA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE TEHACHAPI
MOUNTAIN PASSES AND MOJAVE DESERT. A BUILDING RIDGE ACROSS THE
WEST WILL PROVIDE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

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.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR.

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.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE.

&&

.CERTAINTY...

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

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.

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

KFAT 05-26      103:1974     66:1946     68:1951     40:1953
KFAT 05-27      104:1974     55:1971     69:1896     46:1998
KFAT 05-28      107:1984     58:1953     69:2009     45:1927

KBFL 05-26      107:1951     68:1998     72:1979     40:1918
KBFL 05-27      106:1974     66:1971     75:1974     42:1917
KBFL 05-28      107:1973     67:1953     72:2009     43:1906
&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY CAZ095-098-099.

&&

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

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
740 PM PDT SUN MAY 26 2013

CAZ095-098-099-272330-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY
DESERT-
740 PM PDT SUN MAY 26 2013

...WIND ADVISORY...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO
/SFONPWHNX/.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT MONDAY UNTIL 6 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO /SFONPWHNX/.

.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.

DURFEE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1030 PM PDT SUN MAY 26 2013

CAZ096-097-280400-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1030 PM PDT SUN MAY 26 2013

...COOL AND SHOWERY WEATHER POSSIBLE LATE ON MEMORIAL DAY...

AN UNSEASONABLY COOL LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FETCH OF SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE MAY ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH...INCREASING THE THREAT OF
UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH SIERRA WITH SOME ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8500
FEET.

HIKERS...BACKPACKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE ADVISED TO
BE PREPARED FOR THE MUCH COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WET AND SLICK ROADS IF
TRAVELING TO THE HIGH COUNTRY.

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
120 AM PDT MON MAY 27 2013

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1255 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NE MOJAVE             35.07N 118.15W
05/27/2013  M56 MPH          KERN               CA   AWOS

            REPORTED AT AWOS STATION MHV

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IRIS SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
121 AM PDT MON MAY 27 2013

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1227 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 19 ESE LAKE ISABELLA    35.54N 118.14W
05/27/2013  M51 MPH          KERN               CA   MESONET

            REPORTED AT RAWS STATION BIJC1

&&

IRIS SYSTEM