Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS San Joaquin Valley, CA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
120 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

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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-
120 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...COOLER AND BREEZY BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

A DRY PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CALIFORNIA TUESDAY
EVENING...BRINGING BREEZY CONDITIONS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES
TO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR. HIGH TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WILL ONLY BE
IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S...AND WILL BE 8 TO 12 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
THESE HIGHS ARE MORE TYPICAL OF MID APRIL RATHER THAN LATE MAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE MUCH COOLER WEATHER...THE SYSTEM WILL BRING
BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY TUESDAY EVENING AS MARINE
AIR SPILLS THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
VALLEY. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST POSSIBLE.

IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 TO
45 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORABLY ORIENTED PASSES AND CANYONS
WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SAND LIKELY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE DECREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL NEWS SOURCE
FOR UPDATES ON THE UPCOMING CHANGE IN THE WEATHER. YOU CAN FIND THE
LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS ON OUR WEB SIDE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD...OR FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.

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