Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Hanford, CA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
325 AM PST MON JAN 13 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING CONTINUES.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK.

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.DISCUSSION...
PATCHY GROUND FOG HAS DEVELOPED IN SOME AREAS IN THE SJV THIS AM.
HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. RH VALUES WILL
LOWER AND WILL CONSIDER A POSSIBLE RED FLAG WATCH DURING THE DAY
SHIFT AFTER COORDINATION CALLS ARE MADE FOR THE KERN AND TULARE
COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS WITH TEMPS WELL ABOVE NORMAL AND EVEN FLIRTING WITH RECORD
VALUES THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. AIR QUALITY CONCERNS
WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME AN ISSUE AS STAGNANT AIRMASS WILL ONLY
BECOME MORE TOXIC WITH TIME.

RIDGE FLATTENS OUT ON SUNDAY AS A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE
PAC NW. VERY LITTLE IMPACT WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE CEN CAL
INTERIOR AS THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL QUICKLY FALL APART AS IT
TRIES TO MOVE THROUGH THE RIDGE...BUT THE RIDGE HOLDS FIRM AND
DOES NOT BUDGE. A WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE REMAINS OFF THE COAST BUT
WILL NOT BE A FACTOR IN OUR WEATHER THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

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.AVIATION...
IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...AREAS MVFR VISIBILITIES IN HAZE/MIST
WITH LOCAL IFR THROUGH 18Z MONDAY. VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE.

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.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.

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

KFAT 01-13       70:2000     38:1926     60:1980     19:1963
KFAT 01-14       68:2012     38:1888     56:1978     22:1963
KFAT 01-15       75:1974     38:1888     55:1909     21:1888

KBFL 01-13       74:2012     39:1929     62:1980     20:1963
KBFL 01-14       74:1938     38:1926     57:1978     23:2007
KBFL 01-15       79:1974     39:1987     55:1956     23:1929
&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

PUBLIC...JDB
AVN/FW...DCH
SYNOPSIS...JDB

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