URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
230 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
...WINTER STORM TO REACH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MONDAY MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
MONDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. SNOW LEVELS OVER
MARIPOSA COUNTY WILL DROP TO AROUND 1500 FEET...WITH A GRADUAL
RISE TO NEAR 4000 FEET OVER THE GRAPEVINE IN KERN COUNTY. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4000
FEET OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE OVER THE
GRAPEVINE.
CAZ095>097-060700-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WS.A.0010.091207T1200Z-091208T0800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
230 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.
SNOW WILL BEGIN VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED DURING AND AFTER THE MID DAY HOURS. SNOW
ACCUMULATION ABOVE 4000 FEET MAY RANGE FROM 14 TO 20 INCHES AND
MAY EXCEED 2 FEET LOCALLY OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH MAY DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA CREST JUST BEFORE THE STORM AND PRODUCE LOCALLY
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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FXUS66 KHNX 052253
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
253 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
.SYNOPSIS...ONE MORE DAY OF MILD DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES. RAIN...HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE FOR THE MUCH OF THE UPCOMING
WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING THE SURGE OF
COLDER AIR NOW ONTO THE WEST COAST WITH A STORM HEADED TOWARD
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WHILE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA HAD ANOTHER MOSTLY
SUNNY DAY WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE 60S...A CHANGE IN
THE WEATHER WILL START IN JUST BEYOND 24 HOURS.
A A VORT MAX LOBE DID PASS OVER THE REGION TODAY...PRODUCING
STRONG WINDS SOME LOCATIONS IN THE VALLEY WERE SHOWING GUSTS UP TO
25 MPH. WHILE THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...THE MAIN AREA
OF ENERGY START BEING FELT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS STRONG WINDS WILL
BE SEEN AHEAD OF THE DISTURBANCE. WILL SEE MUCH STRONGER WINDS AS
SOME MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
MODELS STILL INDICATING THE DISTURBANCE MAY RETROGRADES MORE
OFFSHORE AS IT DROPS SOUTH...AND PICK UP A GOOD FETCH OF MOISTURE
FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ALONG WITH HEAVY SNOW...STRONG
WINDS AND COLD AIR WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUES WITH THIS STORM.
MODELS STILL PROGGING VERY COLD AIR PUSHING INTO THE AREA ON
MONDAY. THIS COLD AIR COULD LEAD TO SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AT AROUND 1500 FEET AND NEAR 4000
FEET (GRAPEVINE) IN THE KERN MOUNTAINS. THIS SNOW LEVELS ARE
SUPPORTED BY 700MB TEMPS OF -14 DEG-C NEAR YOSEMITE AND -8 DEG-C
NEAR FRAZIER PARK...ALONG WITH 1000-500MB THICKNESS VALUES OF 5300
TO 5400 METERS...RESPECTIVELY. ALONG WITH THE WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR POSSIBLE SNOW FALL FROM YOSEMITE TO THE GRAPEVINE. COLD AIR
WILL FILTER INTO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT. WILL ALSO
ISSUE A FREEZE WATCH FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN BETWEEN LATE MONDAY NIGHT
TO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE NEXT STORM HITS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
WHILE TUESDAY MAY SEE A BRIEF STOP IN UNSETTLED CONDITIONS...MODELS
THEN INTRODUCE THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF STORMS MOVING THROUGH
CALIFORNIA. THE SECOND STORM SHOWS MORE OF A WESTERLY TRAJECTORY
PUSHING IN FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC. CURRENT TIMING HAS THIS NEXT
STORM PUSHING INTO THE AREA LATER ON WEDNESDAY AND AIMING FOR
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. MODELS SHOW THIS TROF HAVING A GOOD FETCH
EXTENDING OUT BEYOND 130W WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
PRECIP DURING THE EVENT. THIS SECOND STORM WILL BE A WARMER ONE
WITH SNOW LEVEL RISING TO NEAR 5000 FEET NEAR YOSEMITE BUT DROP
MORE SNOW THEN THE FIRST STORM. MODELS THEN SHOW LITTLE CHANGE IN
THE PATTERN TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE DISTRICT CONTINUES
UNDER A CYCLONIC FLOW PATTERN. THEREFORE...MAY CONTINUE THE THREAT
OF PRECIP INTO THE WEEKEND FOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF RAIN
AND SNOW.
&&
.AVIATION...IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...EXPECT WIDESPREAD MVFR
AND SOME LINGERING LCL IFR VISIBILITIES IN HAZE AND MIST THROUGH
06Z SUNDAY. AREAS OF IFR AND LCL LIFR IN BR/FG REDEVELOPING 06Z-
18Z SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH 00Z MONDAY.
&&
.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 6 2009...
UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS IN FRESNO...KERN...KINGS...MADERA
AND TULARE COUNTIES. FIREPLACE/WOOD STOVE BURNING IS PROHIBITED IN
FRESNO...KERN...KINGS...MADERA...MERCED AND TULARE COUNTIES.
FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT VALLEYAIR.ORG
&&
.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM
YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS /CAZ095>097/.
FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY /CAZ089>092/.
&&
$$
FXUS66 KHNX 052253
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
253 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
.SYNOPSIS...ONE MORE DAY OF MILD DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES. RAIN...HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE FOR THE MUCH OF THE UPCOMING
WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING THE SURGE OF
COLDER AIR NOW ONTO THE WEST COAST WITH A STORM HEADED TOWARD
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WHILE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA HAD ANOTHER MOSTLY
SUNNY DAY WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE 60S...A CHANGE IN
THE WEATHER WILL START IN JUST BEYOND 24 HOURS.
A A VORT MAX LOBE DID PASS OVER THE REGION TODAY...PRODUCING
STRONG WINDS SOME LOCATIONS IN THE VALLEY WERE SHOWING GUSTS UP TO
25 MPH. WHILE THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...THE MAIN AREA
OF ENERGY START BEING FELT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS STRONG WINDS WILL
BE SEEN AHEAD OF THE DISTURBANCE. WILL SEE MUCH STRONGER WINDS AS
SOME MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
MODELS STILL INDICATING THE DISTURBANCE MAY RETROGRADES MORE
OFFSHORE AS IT DROPS SOUTH...AND PICK UP A GOOD FETCH OF MOISTURE
FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ALONG WITH HEAVY SNOW...STRONG
WINDS AND COLD AIR WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUES WITH THIS STORM.
MODELS STILL PROGGING VERY COLD AIR PUSHING INTO THE AREA ON
MONDAY. THIS COLD AIR COULD LEAD TO SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AT AROUND 1500 FEET AND NEAR 4000
FEET (GRAPEVINE) IN THE KERN MOUNTAINS. THIS SNOW LEVELS ARE
SUPPORTED BY 700MB TEMPS OF -14 DEG-C NEAR YOSEMITE AND -8 DEG-C
NEAR FRAZIER PARK...ALONG WITH 1000-500MB THICKNESS VALUES OF 5300
TO 5400 METERS...RESPECTIVELY. ALONG WITH THE WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR POSSIBLE SNOW FALL FROM YOSEMITE TO THE GRAPEVINE. COLD AIR
WILL FILTER INTO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT. WILL ALSO
ISSUE A FREEZE WATCH FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN BETWEEN LATE MONDAY NIGHT
TO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE NEXT STORM HITS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
WHILE TUESDAY MAY SEE A BRIEF STOP IN UNSETTLED CONDITIONS...MODELS
THEN INTRODUCE THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF STORMS MOVING THROUGH
CALIFORNIA. THE SECOND STORM SHOWS MORE OF A WESTERLY TRAJECTORY
PUSHING IN FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC. CURRENT TIMING HAS THIS NEXT
STORM PUSHING INTO THE AREA LATER ON WEDNESDAY AND AIMING FOR
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. MODELS SHOW THIS TROF HAVING A GOOD FETCH
EXTENDING OUT BEYOND 130W WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
PRECIP DURING THE EVENT. THIS SECOND STORM WILL BE A WARMER ONE
WITH SNOW LEVEL RISING TO NEAR 5000 FEET NEAR YOSEMITE BUT DROP
MORE SNOW THEN THE FIRST STORM. MODELS THEN SHOW LITTLE CHANGE IN
THE PATTERN TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE DISTRICT CONTINUES
UNDER A CYCLONIC FLOW PATTERN. THEREFORE...MAY CONTINUE THE THREAT
OF PRECIP INTO THE WEEKEND FOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF RAIN
AND SNOW.
&&
.AVIATION...IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...EXPECT WIDESPREAD MVFR
AND SOME LINGERING LCL IFR VISIBILITIES IN HAZE AND MIST THROUGH
06Z SUNDAY. AREAS OF IFR AND LCL LIFR IN BR/FG REDEVELOPING 06Z-
18Z SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH 00Z MONDAY.
&&
.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 6 2009...
UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS IN FRESNO...KERN...KINGS...MADERA
AND TULARE COUNTIES. FIREPLACE/WOOD STOVE BURNING IS PROHIBITED IN
FRESNO...KERN...KINGS...MADERA...MERCED AND TULARE COUNTIES.
FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT VALLEYAIR.ORG
&&
.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM
YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS /CAZ095>097/.
FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY /CAZ089>092/.
&&
$$
December 06, 2009 02:33AM | Admin Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 17,050 |
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1228 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM TO REACH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MONDAY MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
MONDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. SNOW LEVELS OVER
MARIPOSA COUNTY WILL DROP TO AROUND 1000 FEET...WITH A GRADUAL
RISE TO NEAR 4000 FEET OVER THE GRAPEVINE IN KERN COUNTY. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE
4000 FEET OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE OVER
THE GRAPEVINE.
CAZ095>097-061630-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0010.091207T1200Z-091208T0800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1228 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...
A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
SNOW WILL BEGIN VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED DURING AND AFTER THE MID DAY HOURS. SNOW
ACCUMULATION ABOVE 4000 FEET MAY RANGE FROM 14 TO 20 INCHES AND
MAY EXCEED 2 FEET LOCALLY OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH MAY DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA CREST JUST BEFORE THE STORM AND PRODUCE LOCALLY
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1228 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM TO REACH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MONDAY MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
MONDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. SNOW LEVELS OVER
MARIPOSA COUNTY WILL DROP TO AROUND 1000 FEET...WITH A GRADUAL
RISE TO NEAR 4000 FEET OVER THE GRAPEVINE IN KERN COUNTY. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE
4000 FEET OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE OVER
THE GRAPEVINE.
CAZ095>097-061630-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0010.091207T1200Z-091208T0800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1228 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...
A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
SNOW WILL BEGIN VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED DURING AND AFTER THE MID DAY HOURS. SNOW
ACCUMULATION ABOVE 4000 FEET MAY RANGE FROM 14 TO 20 INCHES AND
MAY EXCEED 2 FEET LOCALLY OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH MAY DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA CREST JUST BEFORE THE STORM AND PRODUCE LOCALLY
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
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December 06, 2009 01:34PM | Admin Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 17,050 |
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1020 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM TO REACH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MONDAY MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
MONDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. SNOW LEVELS OVER
MARIPOSA COUNTY WILL DROP TO AROUND 1000 FEET...WITH A GRADUAL
RISE TO NEAR 3500 FEET OVER THE GRAPEVINE IN KERN COUNTY. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4000
FEET OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE OVER THE
GRAPEVINE.
CAZ093>097-070230-
/O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0010.091207T1200Z-091208T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0010.091207T1200Z-091208T0800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1020 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PST MONDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
4 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOW WILL BEGIN VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED DURING AND AFTER THE MID DAY HOURS. SNOW
ACCUMULATION ABOVE 4000 FEET MAY RANGE FROM 14 TO 20 INCHES AND
MAY EXCEED 2 FEET LOCALLY OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA HIGH COUNTRY.
SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON THE PASSES THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE GRAPEVINE AND TEHACHAPI AND WALKER
PASSES. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL BETWEEN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND
THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY OR THE SOUTHLAND SHOULD CHECK CONDITIONS
BEFORE DEPARTING AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD CLOSURES OR DELAYS.
IN THE FOOTHILLS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE AS MUCH AS 6 TO 8
INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET IN MERCED AND MARIPOSA COUNTIES...TAPERING
TO 4 TO 6 INCHES IN TULARE COUNTY. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL
DOWN TO AROUND THE 1000 TO 1500 FOOT LEVEL.
SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH MAY DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA CREST JUST BEFORE THE STORM AND PRODUCE LOCAL
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
$$
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1020 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM TO REACH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MONDAY MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
MONDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. SNOW LEVELS OVER
MARIPOSA COUNTY WILL DROP TO AROUND 1000 FEET...WITH A GRADUAL
RISE TO NEAR 3500 FEET OVER THE GRAPEVINE IN KERN COUNTY. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4000
FEET OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE OVER THE
GRAPEVINE.
CAZ093>097-070230-
/O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0010.091207T1200Z-091208T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0010.091207T1200Z-091208T0800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1020 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PST MONDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
4 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOW WILL BEGIN VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED DURING AND AFTER THE MID DAY HOURS. SNOW
ACCUMULATION ABOVE 4000 FEET MAY RANGE FROM 14 TO 20 INCHES AND
MAY EXCEED 2 FEET LOCALLY OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA HIGH COUNTRY.
SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON THE PASSES THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE GRAPEVINE AND TEHACHAPI AND WALKER
PASSES. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL BETWEEN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND
THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY OR THE SOUTHLAND SHOULD CHECK CONDITIONS
BEFORE DEPARTING AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD CLOSURES OR DELAYS.
IN THE FOOTHILLS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE AS MUCH AS 6 TO 8
INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET IN MERCED AND MARIPOSA COUNTIES...TAPERING
TO 4 TO 6 INCHES IN TULARE COUNTY. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL
DOWN TO AROUND THE 1000 TO 1500 FOOT LEVEL.
SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH MAY DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA CREST JUST BEFORE THE STORM AND PRODUCE LOCAL
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
$$
December 06, 2009 01:35PM | Admin Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 17,050 |
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
321 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
CAZ093>097-071200-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
321 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. SEE THE LATEST SFOWSWHNX
OR /WWUS46 KHNX/ FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
THE WINTER STORM WATCH MENTIONED ABOVE WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL
MONDAY EVENING.
.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.
$$
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
321 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
CAZ093>097-071200-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
321 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. SEE THE LATEST SFOWSWHNX
OR /WWUS46 KHNX/ FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
THE WINTER STORM WATCH MENTIONED ABOVE WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL
MONDAY EVENING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
$$
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
346 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM TO REACH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MONDAY MORNING...
.A COLD WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. IT NOW LOOKS LIKE A WIDESPREAD HEAVY PRECIPITATION
EVENT HAS DIMINISHED...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS IS STILL POSSIBLE.
CAZ093>097-072000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.091207T1200Z-091208T0800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
346 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND
TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT
FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS
MORNING...AND REACH ITS PEAK THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO
60 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET THIS MORNING WILL LOWER TO
NEAR 1500 OR 2000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL
WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH A FOOT POSSIBLE
AS LOW AS 3000 FEET...AND SEVERAL INCHES AS LOW AS 2000 FEET.
SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ON THE PASSES THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING I-5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...AND TEHACHAPI AND
WALKER PASSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL TO OR FROM THE SOUTHLAND...OR INTO THE HIGH
DESERTS SHOULD CHECK CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING. BE PREPARED FOR
ROAD CLOSURES OR DELAYS. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE...CONSIDER DELAYING
YOUR TRAVEL UNTIL TUESDAY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
346 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM TO REACH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MONDAY MORNING...
.A COLD WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. IT NOW LOOKS LIKE A WIDESPREAD HEAVY PRECIPITATION
EVENT HAS DIMINISHED...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS IS STILL POSSIBLE.
CAZ093>097-072000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.091207T1200Z-091208T0800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
346 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND
TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT
FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS
MORNING...AND REACH ITS PEAK THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO
60 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET THIS MORNING WILL LOWER TO
NEAR 1500 OR 2000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL
WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH A FOOT POSSIBLE
AS LOW AS 3000 FEET...AND SEVERAL INCHES AS LOW AS 2000 FEET.
SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ON THE PASSES THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING I-5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...AND TEHACHAPI AND
WALKER PASSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL TO OR FROM THE SOUTHLAND...OR INTO THE HIGH
DESERTS SHOULD CHECK CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING. BE PREPARED FOR
ROAD CLOSURES OR DELAYS. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE...CONSIDER DELAYING
YOUR TRAVEL UNTIL TUESDAY.
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