HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 404 AM PST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 415 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
402 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
402 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT.
FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE SEE SFOWSWHNX OR /WWUS46 KHNX/.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
$$

FREEZE WARNING
Issue Date: 308 AM PST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 900 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST
TUESDAY...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...FREEZE WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A FREEZE
WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE IN THE VALLEY LATER TODAY. AS THE
COLD AIR SETTLES INTO THE VALLEY AND SKIES BEGIN CLEARING...A HARD
FREEZE IS LIKELY THE NEXT 2 NIGHTS.
FOR TONIGHT...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 24 AND 28 DEGREES
IN COLDEST CLOUD-FREE AREAS. DURATIONS OF 28 DEGREES OR LOWER WILL
BE FROM 1 TO 5 HOURS...DEPENDING ON CLOUDS...WITH A TOTAL DURATION
BELOW FREEZING OF UP TO 9 HOURS.
FOR TUESDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES COULD BOTTOM OUT AS LOW AS 23
DEGREES IN NORMALLY COLDEST AREAS. DURATIONS OF 28 DEGREES OR
LOWER WILL BE FROM 3 TO 8 HOURS...WITH A TOTAL DURATION BELOW
FREEZING OF UP TO 12 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. EXPOSED WATER PIPES MAY BE HARMED.
TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO PROTECT FREEZE SENSITIVE PLANTS AND
LIVESTOCK. ALSO REMEMBER TO PROVIDE SHELTER FOR YOUR PETS OR BRING
THEM INSIDE.
$$
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1020 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...WINTER STORM TO REACH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MONDAY MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
MONDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. SNOW LEVELS OVER
MARIPOSA COUNTY WILL DROP TO AROUND 1000 FEET...WITH A GRADUAL
RISE TO NEAR 3500 FEET OVER THE GRAPEVINE IN KERN COUNTY. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4000
FEET OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE OVER THE
GRAPEVINE.
CAZ089-090-070230-
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WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1020 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT A DUSTING OF SNOW COULD OCCUR MAINLY NORTH
OF FRESNO COUNTY. UP TO ONE INCH OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE
NORTH OF MERCED. IT WOULD NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION TO SEE A FEW
FLURRIES AS FAR SOUTH AS FRESNO AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
DIABLO RANGE...AND COULD IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 152 THROUGH THE
PACHECO PASS.
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE
STRONGEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES...WILL OCCUR
ACROSS THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
$$
SANGER
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1020 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM TO REACH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MONDAY MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
MONDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. SNOW LEVELS OVER
MARIPOSA COUNTY WILL DROP TO AROUND 1000 FEET...WITH A GRADUAL
RISE TO NEAR 3500 FEET OVER THE GRAPEVINE IN KERN COUNTY. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4000
FEET OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE OVER THE
GRAPEVINE.
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/O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0010.091207T1200Z-091208T0800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1020 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PST MONDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
4 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOW WILL BEGIN VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED DURING AND AFTER THE MID DAY HOURS. SNOW
ACCUMULATION ABOVE 4000 FEET MAY RANGE FROM 14 TO 20 INCHES AND
MAY EXCEED 2 FEET LOCALLY OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA HIGH COUNTRY.
SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON THE PASSES THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE GRAPEVINE AND TEHACHAPI AND WALKER
PASSES. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL BETWEEN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND
THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY OR THE SOUTHLAND SHOULD CHECK CONDITIONS
BEFORE DEPARTING AND BE PREPARED FOR ROAD CLOSURES OR DELAYS.
IN THE FOOTHILLS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE AS MUCH AS 6 TO 8
INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET IN MERCED AND MARIPOSA COUNTIES...TAPERING
TO 4 TO 6 INCHES IN TULARE COUNTY. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL
DOWN TO AROUND THE 1000 TO 1500 FOOT LEVEL.
SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH MAY DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA CREST JUST BEFORE THE STORM AND PRODUCE LOCAL
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
$$
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

FREEZE WATCH
Issue Date: 230 PM PST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

...COLDER AIR TO GRADUALLY FILTER INTO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
THE MONDAY NIGHT...
.A COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS IS SLOWLY SINKING SOUTH OVER THE THE
WESTERN STATES. THIS COLDER AIR IS EXPECTED TO FILTER INTO THE
VALLEY MONDAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE COMMON OVER THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQIUN VALLEY LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
CAZ089>092-060800-
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WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
230 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
A COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS WILL FILTER INTO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING AFTER MONDAY/S STORM. IN THE FRESNO AND
BAKERSFIELD METRO AREAS...THE TEMPERATURE SHOULD STAY SLIGHTLY
ABOVE FREEZING TUESDAY MORNING...BUT URBAN DWELLERS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR AT LEAST SOME FROST. IN THE OUTLYING RURAL AREAS
TEMPERATURES COULD FALL TO BETWEEN 22 AND 28 DEGREES FOR 2 TO 4
HOURS PRIOR TO SUNRISE...WITH A TOTAL DURATION BELOW FREEZING OF
UP TO 8 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
$$
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
MOLINA

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 230 PM PST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM TO REACH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MONDAY MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
MONDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. SNOW LEVELS OVER
MARIPOSA COUNTY WILL DROP TO AROUND 1500 FEET...WITH A GRADUAL
RISE TO NEAR 4000 FEET OVER THE GRAPEVINE IN KERN COUNTY. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4000
FEET OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE OVER THE
GRAPEVINE.
CAZ095>097-060700-
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KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
230 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.
SNOW WILL BEGIN VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED DURING AND AFTER THE MID DAY HOURS. SNOW
ACCUMULATION ABOVE 4000 FEET MAY RANGE FROM 14 TO 20 INCHES AND
MAY EXCEED 2 FEET LOCALLY OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH MAY DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA CREST JUST BEFORE THE STORM AND PRODUCE LOCALLY
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
MOLINA
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD