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FXUS66 KHNX 160840
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
140 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THIS WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
A SHORTWAVE TROUGH DROPPED THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING
AND INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA EARLY THIS MORNING AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE DROPS INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THIS PATTERN IS BRINGING
EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS KERN COUNTY. FAVORED AREAS SUCH AS HART
FLAT...BEAR AND CUMMINGS VALLEYS AND THROUGH THE SJ VALLEY SIDE OF
GRAPEVINE MAY HAVE GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY
THIS MORNING BUT IN MOST AREAS SPEEDS WILL BE MUCH LESS. HIGH
RESOLUTION MODEL DATA INDICATE THE WIND SPEEDS DROP OFF
DRAMATICALLY BY MID MORNING SO THIS IS A VERY SHORT LIVED EVENT.
FOR THE NEXT WEEK THE PATTERN OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA LOOKS TO BE
DOMINATED BY A RIDGE THAT WILL BE ANCHORED ALONG THE WEST COAST.
THIS WILL KEEP DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION WITH JUST SOME HIGH CLOUDS AT
TIMES.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
INTERIOR DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
&&
.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 10-16 96:1961 58:1971 63:2009 36:1966
KFAT 10-17 97:1959 62:1892 62:2009 36:1893
KFAT 10-18 95:2012 61:1936 63:2012 36:1949
KBFL 10-16 98:1954 64:1893 66:1979 35:1899
KBFL 10-17 100:1959 63:1984 67:1961 37:1908
KBFL 10-18 96:1913 62:1943 65:1961 36:1908
&&
.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
$$
PUBLIC...BEAN
AVN/FW...DS
SYNOPSIS...BEAN
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD