754
FXUS66 KHNX 012132
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
232 PM PDT WED APR 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES
1. STORM IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH FRIDAY BRINGING DAMAGING WINDS TO
EASTERN KERN COUNTY.
2. 10% PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT
INTO THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA, FOOTHILLS, AND THE
VALLEY FROM FRESNO COUNTY NORTH.
3. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR MEANS A LOW RISK
FOR FIRE STARTS IN EASTERN KERN COUNTY AND SOUTHEASTERN TULARE
COUNTY.
4. WIND GUSTS WILL LEADS TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG
HIGHWAYS 14, 58, AND 395 THROUGH FRIDAY.
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 101 PM PDT WED APR 1 2026/
DISCUSSION...
THE FIRST WAVE OF PRECIPITATION IN THIS TROUGH HAS MOVED THROUGH
BUT THE SECOND WAVE IS TO OUR NORTH. HOWEVER, THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 AM TOMORROW FOR THE
YOSEMITE AREA BECAUSE OF THE SECOND WAVE. THERE IS A 45 TO 55
PERCENT CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL RAIN IN THE VALLEY FROM THIS
EVENING TO TOMORROW. AS THE TROUGH MOVES MORE ONSHORE THIS
EVENING, WIND GUSTS WILL PICK UP ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN KERN
COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOJAVE SLOPES
AND A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT IN KERN COUNTY THROUGH
NOON FRIDAY.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES IN ON FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE
WEEKEND BRINGING DRIER AND MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA.
SUNDAY HAS A 50 TO 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF HIGHS OF AT LEAST 85
DEGREES WHICH WOULD MAKE ANY FESTIVITIES TO BE PLEASANT.
HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES COOL OFF MONDAY AND TUESDAY INTO NEXT
WEDNESDAY AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS AND A TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST. THE CPC OUTLOOKS CONTINUE THE ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
AND BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.
AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ACROSS THE
NEXT 24 HOURS, EXCEPT IFR DUE TO MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS OVER THE
SIERRA NEVADA FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS RESULTING FROM PRECIPITATION.
STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA CREST AND ACROSS
THE KERN COUNTY DESERT WITH SURFACE WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH
AND HIGHER POSSIBLE.
FIRE WEATHER...
A STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. RH VALUES WILL IMPROVE WITH DECREASING TEMPERATURES
AND AMPLE MOISTURE WITH THE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, STRONG NW FLOW
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROUGH FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WILL
INTRODUCE HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RH VALUES, ESPECIALLY FOR THE
KERN DESERT AND SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WHERE MINIMUM HUMIDITY
HAS POTENTIAL TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT.
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
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY FOR CAZ338.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY FOR CAZ337-339.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR CAZ323-326.
PUBLIC...AC
AVIATION....JPK
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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