Wind Advisory 42, NWS Hanford, CA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
323 AM PST MON DEC 29 2014

.SYNOPSIS...CONTINUED MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TODAY WITH WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE REGION. COLDER BY MIDWEEK WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...AND SNOW OVER THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND DESERT.

&&

.DISCUSSION...A NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT IS PREVAILING OVER OUR
REGION AS A RESULT OF INTERACTION BETWEEN AN UPPER RIDGE OFF THE
WESTERN CONUS COAST AND A COLD UPPER TROUGH OVER THE INTER-
MOUNTAIN WEST. WITH A DRY AIRMASS CURRENTLY SITUATED OVER OUR
AREA...ONE MORE MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS OUR
AREA TODAY BEFORE AN UPPER LOW CURRENTLY SITUATED OVER THE PAC NW
PLUNGES SOUTHWARD...PULLING AN ARCTIC AIRMASS INTO OUR AREA BY
TUESDAY.

HOWEVER...RH PROGS ARE NOT INDICATING MUCH MOISTURE WITH THIS
SYSTEM AND THE 06Z WRF AND HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS ARE INDICTING
THE LOW WILL DROP SOUTHWARD FURTHER EAST THAN EARLIER ANTICIAPTED.
THIS MAY RESULT IN LESS PRECIPITATION COVERAGE AND AMOUNTS FOR OUR
AREA THAN EARLIER ANTICIPATED ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL THE
POTENTIAL FOR TRAVEL TO BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED ON TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT AS THE SNOW LEVEL IS
EXPECTED TO PLUNGE TO 1500 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND LIQUID
SNOW RATIOS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGH DUE THE THE ARCTIC ORIGIN OF
THIS SYSTEM.

ANOTHER IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS THAT AREA WILL BE THE
NORTHWEST OF THE LOW CENTER WHICH WILL MAKE IT FAVORABLE FOR
STRONG DOWNSLOPE DURING THAT PERIOD. RFC QPF AMOUNTS ARE FAIRLY
LIGHT WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF LIQUID
EQUIVALENT OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS OVER THE HIGH
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH
IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE FLOOR OF THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS...BUT WITH
SNOW RATIOS EXPECTED TO BE HIGH...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE DESERTS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
WHILE UP TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS.
HAVE NOTICED THAT THE 00Z AND 06Z MODEL RUNS HAVE BEEN TRENDING A
BIT DRIER HOWEVER...SO THIS WILL NEED TO BE RE-ASSESSED BY THE DAY
SHIFT. THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THIS SYSTEM IS
PROGGED TO TRACK EAST ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY RESULTING IN CLEARING SKIES AND THE END OF ANY
PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR OUR AREA.

THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS AND THEIR ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE SHOWING
GOOD CONSENSUS IN SLOWLY BUILDING THE OFFSHORE RIDGE INLAND FRIDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS AND A
NOTICABLE WARMING TREND FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THIS WILL ALSO
RESULT IN THE RETURN OF NIGHT AND MORNING FOG FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY.

&&

.AVIATION...IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...LOCAL MVFR IN MIST NEAR
MCE THROUGH 18Z TODAY. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...ON MONDAY DECEMBER 29 2014...
FIREPLACE/WOOD STOVE BURNING STATUS IS: NO BURNING UNLESS
REGISTERED IN FRESNO... KERN... KINGS... MADERA... MERCED AND
TULARE COUNTIES. FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT VALLEYAIR.ORG

&&

.CERTAINTY...

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

&&

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

KFAT 12-29       69:1949     36:1908     54:1977     24:1990
KFAT 12-30       67:1904     36:1902     54:2001     24:1969
KFAT 12-31       69:1997     36:1929     53:1913     23:1975

KBFL 12-29       73:1956     40:1929     57:1977     22:1929
KBFL 12-30       74:1904     44:1986     53:1981     15:1905
KBFL 12-31       73:1913     39:1919     53:1981     19:1929
&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON CAZ095-098-099.

&&

PUBLIC...DS
AVN/FW...JDB
SYNOPSIS...JDB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1000 AM PST MON DEC 29 2014

CAZ089>092-301800-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1000 AM PST MON DEC 29 2014

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

...BELOW FREEZING MORNING...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

* TEMPERATURE: 26 TO 30 DEGREES.

* TIMING: MIDNIGHT UNTIL MID MORNING WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTIRE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN KILL CROPS AND SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION...AND HARM OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK. EXTENDED
  EXPOSURE TO COLD CAN CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA.

* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
  SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

.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.

CAZ096-301800-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
1000 AM PST MON DEC 29 2014

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

...GUSTY WINDS...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

* WINDS: EASTERLY 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH.

* TIMING: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...TIOGA PASS...HUNTINGTON
  LAKE...DEVILS POST PILE.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE
  OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
  SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

.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.

CAZ093-301800-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
1000 AM PST MON DEC 29 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARIPOSA MADERA AND
FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS.

...GUSTY WINDS...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

* WINDS: EASTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE FOOTHILL CITIES AND TOWNS OF MARIPOSA,
  MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
  SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

.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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