Re: Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
344 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

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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-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
344 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

...WINDY AND MUCH COOLER WEATHER ON THE WAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR LATE TONIGHT AND FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS AND
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 15 TO 25 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY IN
MANY LOCATIONS. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE
MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S IN THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO
40 MPH ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE...WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY.

IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS
WILL GUST TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST CANYON WINDS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS
MONO WINDS MAY AFFECT THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHWEST FACING CANYONS DURING
THIS TIME.

PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT SHOULD
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THEIR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR
UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING PATTERN.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
333 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

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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-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
333 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

...WINDY AND MUCH COOLER WEATHER ON THE WAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR LATE TONIGHT AND FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS AND
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 15 TO 25 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY IN
MANY LOCATIONS. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE
MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S IN THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO
40 MPH ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE...WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY.

IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS
WILL GUST TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT SHOULD
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THEIR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR
UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING PATTERN.

$$

Here in Fresno at 2:30 am it's definitely arrived.

High Wind Watch
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1130 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

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/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.A.0004.091028T0700Z-091028T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
1130 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR MONO WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT BLOWING INTO THE SIERRA FROM THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST WILL CREATE A THREAT OF DOWNSLOPING MONO WINDS TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCALIZED NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE CANYONS
AND OVER RIDGES. SOME LOCATIONS WHICH COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE
YOSEMITE VALLEY...BASS LAKE...AND THE OAKHURST AREA. OTHER CANYON
LOCATIONS WILL ALSO HAVE A THREAT OF STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 70
MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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DUDLEY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
424 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

CAZ093-096-282330-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
424 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS
CANYON.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR MONO WINDS FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE SEE /SFONPWHNX/ OR /WWUS76 KHNX/.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE HIGH WIND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING OTHERWISE NO FURTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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