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FXUS66 KHNX 072151
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hanford CA
251 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024


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.KEY MESSAGES...
1. Damaging northwest wind gusts are expected in the Mojave
Desert Slopes this afternoon into early tomorrow morning.
2. A warming trend is anticipated today through Sunday.
3. By Sunday afternoon, high temperatures throughout Central
California will be around ten degrees above normal for this time
of year.
4. A few strong thunderstorms are possible in the Sierra Nevada
each afternoon Friday through Sunday.

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.DISCUSSION...
A strong low pressure system currently located over the Dakotas
is currently bringing strong flow aloft into our forecast area.
This flow will result in strong winds throughout the windy
Mojave Desert Slopes of the Kern County Mountains. There is a
51% chance that winds in Mojave will gust to 40 mph. As such, a
High Wind Warning has been issued for the Mojave Desert Slopes
and is valid through 2am tomorrow morning.

A warming trend will take place today through early next week.
By Sunday of this week, high temperatures in the San Joaquin
Valley have a 60-80% chance of reaching 90 degrees as you move
southward. These temperatures will be warmer through Tuesday.

The aforementioned low pressure system will begin to progress
back westward, and with it and the resultant flow could result
in some mountain thunderstorms Friday through the weekend.
However, probabilities for these thunderstorms are low, under
20%.

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.AVIATION...
VFR conditions will prevail across Central California for at
least the next 24 hours.

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.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
ISSUED:  05/07/2024 13:54
EXPIRES: 05/08/2024 23:59
None.



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.CERTAINTY...

The level of certainty for days 1 and 2 is medium.
The level of certainty for days 3 through 7 is medium.

Certainty levels include low...medium...and high. Please visit
www.weather.gov/hnx/certainty.html for additional information
and/or to provide feedback.

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.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
High Wind Warning until 2 AM PDT Wednesday for CAZ338.
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