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FXUS66 KHNX 021154
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
354 AM PST MON MAR 2 2026
UPDATE
AVIATION SECTION UPDATED.
KEY MESSAGES
1. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION OVER
THE SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW LEVELS AT
7,000 FEET.
2. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING DUE
TO EXPECTED GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE MOJAVE SLOPES AND INTO THE
DESERT.
3. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASED WINDS TO THE REGION
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES HAVE BEGUN TO LOWER TODAY, ALTHOUGH WELL ABOVE
AVERAGE HIGHS, OR INTO THE LOWER 80S, PERSISTED IN KERN COUNTY.
A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS PASSED OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA THIS
AFTERNOON, WHILE LATEST RADAR DATA SHOW SOME LIGHT ECHOES OVER
THE SIERRA NEVADA CREST IN FRESNO COUNTY AT THIS TIME.
PROBABILITIES OF 0.10 INCH OR HIGHER PRECIPITATION ARE CURRENTLY
AT 50-60 PERCENT FOR THE SIERRA AND FOOTHILLS FROM YOSEMITE TO
FRESNO COUNTY. THE CHANCES FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS CONTINUE LATER
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING OVER THE SIERRA AND ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS AS THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INLAND
OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO THE GREAT BASIN. OTHERWISE, THE
COOLING TREND WITH INCREASED WINDS OVER THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND DESERT WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY.
AFTERWARD, TEMPERATURES WILL BE STEADY AND CLOSER TO SEASONAL
AVERAGES TUESDAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. CHANCES FOR
INCREASED WINDS WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS ANOTHER
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES INTO THE GREAT BASIN WITH AN INSIDE-
SLIDER TROUGH. THE GREATEST CHANCES FOR 40 MPH OR STRONGER GUSTS
WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY, WITH ABOUT 50-60
PERCENT CHANCE OVER THE COASTAL RANGES AND SIERRA NEVADA CREST
WITH A 70-80 PERCENT FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES. MODERATE
PROBABILITIES OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES PERSIST UNTIL
SATURDAY. THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS OVER
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO
FRESNO COUNTY WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING,
ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE LIGHT. OTHERWISE, DRY CONDITIONS
PERSIST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
LATEST CPC OUTLOOKS CONTINUE TO SHOW ODDS TILTED TOWARDS BELOW
AVERAGE PRECIPITATION AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE
6-10 DAY AND 8-14 DAY PERIODS.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
INTERIOR FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER, IFR CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH 18Z MONDAY BUT PERSIST
NEAR YOSEMITE THROUGH 21Z MONDAY.
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.
CERTAINTY LEVELS INCLUDE LOW...MEDIUM...AND HIGH. PLEASE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HNX/CERTAINTY.HTML FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND/OR TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ337>339.
PUBLIC...BSO
AVIATION....JPK
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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