Wind Advisory 37, NWS Hanford, CA

095 
WWUS76 KHNX 230253
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
653 PM PST SAT NOV 22 2014

CAZ095>097-099-230800-
/O.EXT.KHNX.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-141123T0800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
653 PM PST SAT NOV 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TEHACHAPI...MOJAVE...AND THE SIERRA CREST.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  VEHICLES TOWING TRAILERS. AFFECTED ROADS INCLUDED HIGHWAY 58
  BELOW TEHACHAPI PASS AND ROUTE 14 BETWEEN ROSAMOND AND MOJAVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

DCH

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

078 
WWUS76 KHNX 230751
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1151 PM PST SAT NOV 22 2014

CAZ095>097-099-230900-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-141123T0800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1151 PM PST SAT NOV 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

WINDS ARE DIMINISHING OVER THE AREA. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.

$$

DCH

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
352 AM PST SAT NOV 22 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF MAINLY LIGHT
PRECIPITATION TODAY...MOSTLY FROM FRESNO COUNTY NORTH...THEN
SPREADING ALONG VALLEY FACING SLOPES INTO THE SOUTH END TONIGHT.
DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS THEN EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
WITH AREAS OF FOG IN THE VALLEY EACH MORNING.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
A MIXED BAG OF CONDITIONS THIS MORNING AS SOME MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS OVERSPREAD CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AHEAD OF THE NEXT SHORTWAVE
TROUGH CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE WESTERN US. MEANWHILE PATCHY
FOG IS DEVELOPING IN THE CENTRAL PART OF OUR FORECAST AREA. THE
FOG WILL GIVE WAY LATER THIS MORNING TO THE INCOMING SYSTEM. THE
BEST ENERGY WITH THIS SYSTEM IS PASSING TO OUR NORTH AND THE
FRONT EDGE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION HAS HAD DIFFICULTY
HOLDING TOGETHER AS IT PUSHES SOUTH TOWARD OUR AREA. LATEST HIGH
RESOLUTION RAPID REFRESH RUNS ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND PROG JUST
SPOTTY LIGHT PRECIP AROUND THE YOSEMITE VICINITY UNTIL NEAR NOON
WHEN IT PUSHES A MORE ORGANIZED AREA OF SHOWERS THROUGH OUR
NORTHERN COUNTIES. THIS AREA IS ALSO SHOWN TO DWINDLE AS IT MOVES
SOUTH FROM FRESNO COUNTY DURING EARLY AFTERNOON. BY THIS EVENING
EXPECT JUST MAINLY LIGHT UPSLOPE CLOUDS AND PRECIP ALONG THE
VALLEY FACING SLOPES. GUSTY WINDS OVER MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND
THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE PASSING
TROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS GOOD MODEL CONSENSUS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK AS A
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. THIS BRINGS DRY
CONDITIONS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES...THOUGH VALLEY FOG WILL
LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE MORNINGS. MODEL SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO
DIVERGE BY THANKSGIVING DAY AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS SUGGEST DRY
CONDITIONS INTO THE END OF THE WEEK WITH TEMPS TOPPING OUT A FEW
DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO BY THANKSGIVING THEN TRENDING BACK DOWNWARD.

&&

.AVIATION...
ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...AREAS OF
IFR CEILINGS DUE TO STRATUS ALONG VALLEY FACING SLOPES AND INTO THE
PASSES THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY. IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...AREAS
MVFR/LOCAL IFR CIGS AND VISIBILITY DUE TO BR/FG THROUGH 18Z
SATURDAY...THEN MAINLY MID CLOUDS WITH SCT SHOWERS AND AREAS OF MVFR
VISIBILITY IN BR/HZ. PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA
WITH AREAS OF MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS FROM 15Z SATURDAY THROUGH 06Z
SUNDAY.

&&

.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 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.

&&

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

KFAT 11-22       77:1890     48:1931     57:1950     28:1931
KFAT 11-23       78:1932     49:2010     58:1926     27:1947
KFAT 11-24       78:1939     49:2010     54:1896     29:1947

KBFL 11-22       80:1945     45:1906     59:1950     27:1931
KBFL 11-23       81:1907     50:1954     53:1977     22:1931
KBFL 11-24       87:1917     49:2010     59:1926     22:1931
&&

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

PUBLIC...JEB
AVN/FW...BEAN
SYNOPSIS...JEB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD