1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 23, 8:40 AM PST, 5 hours 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 840 AM PST WED FEB 23 2005 .SHORT TERM...FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...NO UPDATES TO CURRENT FORECASTS. WV/IR SAT PICS INDICATE THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST AND IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE SRN CA COAST AND MOVING ONSHORE JUST NORTH OF SAN DIEGO. CLOUD DEBRIS WRAPPED AROUND THE LOW CONTINUES TO SPREAD VARIABLE CLOUDS OVER THE DISTRICT THIS MORNING. NAM IS SOMEWHAT FASTER AND SHIFTS THE LOW A LITTLE FARTHER EAST OVER ARIZONA THROUGH 36 HOURS WHILE THE GFS KEEPS THE LOW MORE CENTERED OVER SRN NEVADA AND W ARIZONA. HPC INDICATED THE SRN CA LOW IS NOT INITIALIZED DEEP ENOUGH WITH H5 HEIGHTS 10-20M TOO HIGH. WILL TREND MORE WITH THE GFS AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT REX BLOCKING PATTERN OVER THE WEST WILL BE SLOW TO CHANGE AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP WEAK CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE AREA WITH SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AIR. 12Z NAM KEEPS CAPES 500-800 J/KG IN THE VALLEY AND ADJACENT SIERRA FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH LIFTED INDEX FROM -1 TO -3. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS IN THESE AREAS. WITH MORE STABLE AIR EXPECTED FRIDAY...THE THREAT OF PRECIP ENDS BUT WILL CONTINUE SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE SRN SIERRA OVER HIGHER HIGHER TERRAIN DUE TO WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE FROM THE LOW. TEMPS TO CONTINUE NEAR SEASON NORMALS THROUGH FRIDAY. .LONG TERM...FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...WILL HOLD ON TO SOME LOW POPS IN THE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SATURDAY. THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE NEAR 37N 137W BY 12Z SUNDAY. THIS WILL BEGIN TO PUSH THE RIDGE EASTWARD. THE 00Z GFS BRING SOME PRECIP INTO THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PART OF THE CWFA JUST BEFORE 12Z SUNDAY...THEN SPREADS IT ACROSS THE CWFA SUNDAY DURING THE DAY. THE DGEX HOLDS THE PRECIP OFF A LITTLE LONGER AND KEEPS IT MOSTLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE 06Z GFS IS TRENDING MORE TOWARD THE DGEX AND IS NOW KEEPING THE PRECIP ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PART OF THE CWFA SUNDAY. WILL JUST GO WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR NOW. PRECIP CHANCES INCREASE MONDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO THE COAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BE SLOW TO MOVE ANYWHERE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN U.S. AND RIDGING IN THE ROCKIES NOT ALLOWING IT TO MAKE MUCH EASTWARD PROGRESS. && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && GREISS/BEAN WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD /ALL LOWER CASE/
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 500 AM PST WED FEB 23 2005 CAZ095>099-241300- KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY- SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 500 AM PST WED FEB 23 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE...THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS... THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. CAZ089>094-241300- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 500 AM PST WED FEB 23 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...AND THE ADJACENT SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP MAY PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. DCH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm in the vicinity of Meadows Field, Kern County Airport.
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