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FXUS66 KHNX 192135
AFDHNX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
235 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE AREA RESULTING IN CLEAR
SKIES AND A GRADUAL WARMING TREND TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AS THE REGION
REMAINS BETWEEN THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GREAT BASIN AND
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THIS HAS
RESULTED IN BREEZY CONDITIONS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY TODAY WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. STILL BREEZY
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT OF KERN COUNTY AS WELL...BUT LESS
THAN YESTERDAY. THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT INLAND OVER
CALIFORNIA MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING SEVERAL DEGREES AND
LIGHTER WINDS.

MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN AGREEMENT IN BRINGING A LOW PRESSURE
CENTER INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TUESDAY WITH THE TROUGH DIGGING
SOUTH OVER CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM
TUESDAY THEN COOL BACK DOWN TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL
LEVELS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE DRY...
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A RETURN OF GUSTY WINDS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY AND ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT.

THIS SYSTEM WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE OUT AS THE MAIN CENTER OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AS AN OMEGA
BLOCKING PATTERN SETS UP OVER THE U.S. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. CLOSED
LOW CENTER OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL KEEP ONSHORE FLOW OVER
THE REGION WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS INTO THE
HOLIDAY 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 MEDIUM.

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 05-19      103:2008     63:1972     70:2009     42:1896
KFAT 05-20      102:1947     61:1921     71:1897     44:1962
KFAT 05-21      104:1892     56:1933     69:2001     42:1975

KBFL 05-19      101:1954     65:1916     73:1979     38:1893
KBFL 05-20      103:1942     65:1923     70:2001     42:1902
KBFL 05-21      103:1988     65:1903     71:2001     42:1902
&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

$$

PUBLIC...BEAN
AVN/FW...JEB
SYNOPSIS...WP

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