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FXUS66 KHNX 181001
AFDHNX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
301 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND TO ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED BY EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH TO COOL US DOWN AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
GRADIENTS HAVE STAYED UP ACROSS THE REGION WITH LOCALIZED GUSTY
CONDITIONS JUST BELOW THE TEHACHAPI PASS AND AROUND MOJAVE. WE
HAVE EXTENDED THE WIND ADV UNTIL SUNDAY AM. THERE WILL BE A LULL
THIS AM AND THEN WE ARE EXPECTING THE WINDS TO PICK UP ONCE AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPS WERE UP A FEW DEGREES YESTERDAY
AND WE ARE EXPECTING THE SAME TODAY AS CLEAR SKIES AND NW FLOW
ALOFT WILL CONTINUE.

THE TROUGH IS SLOW TO MOVE EAST AND ANOTHER WEAK S/W WILL DROP
INTO THE PAC NW LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SUN THAT WILL SLOW DOWN THE
WARM UP EVEN MORE AS H5 HEIGHTS AND H850 TEMPS REMAIN STEADY
THROUGH MONDAY. WE WILL SEE TEMPS ONCE AGAIN RISE ABOVE NORMAL
MON AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO
SWEEP INTO THE REGION ON WED AND APPEARS TO BE DRY AND WE CONTINUE
TO LEAVE THE FA DRY FOR NOW. HOWEVER THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE
ANOTHER WIND EVENT FOR THE AREA AND HAVE INCREASED WINDS ON
THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY EVEN INT FRIDAY. WE WILL SEE SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES RETURN ONCE AGAIN TO THE REGION AND CONTINUE THROUGH
NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR.

&&

.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 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 05-18      103:2008     63:1994     73:2008     42:1893
KFAT 05-19      103:2008     63:1972     70:2009     42:1896
KFAT 05-20      102:1947     61:1921     71:1897     44:1962

KBFL 05-18      102:2009     68:2011     76:1973     41:1893
KBFL 05-19      101:1954     65:1916     73:1979     38:1893
KBFL 05-20      103:1942     65:1923     70:2001     42:1902
&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY CAZ099.

&&

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