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FXUS66 KHNX 310540
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1107 AM PDT SUN MAR 30 2025
KEY MESSAGES
* PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA
THROUGH MIDWEEK, WITH ONLY EASTERN KERN COUNTY NOT SEEING 100%
PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE RAINFALL. EASTERN KERN COUNTY
PROBABILITIES RANGE FROM 75% OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO 25% ALONG
THE COUNTY LINE.
* MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA THROUGH MIDWEEK,
WITH 1-2 FEET OF SNOW IN MARIPOSA, MADERA, AND FRESNO (NORTH
OF THE KINGS RIVER) COUNTIES AND UP TO 9 INCHES IN FRESNO,
SOUTH OF THE KINGS RIVER, AND TULARE COUNTIES.
* WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SIERRA NORTH OF THE KINGS
RIVER AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SOUTH OF THE RIVER.
* SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP ON TUESDAY FROM 6KFT TO 4KFT, THOUGH THE
MAJORITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ON BEFORE THE SNOW LEVELS
DROP. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DOWN TO 4KFT WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* STRONG WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE
SIERRA CREST, THE LEE SLOPES OF KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE
KERN DESERT. 85% PROBABILITY OF GREATER THAN 60 MPH GUST ALONG
THE LEE SLOPES AND WALKER PASS EACH DAY, WITH HIGHLY PROBS ON
TUESDAY.
* HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE LEE SLOPES AND A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE KERN DESERT.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY, WITH INCREASING
PRECIPITATION CHANCES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THANKS TO A BROAD
TROUGH OFF THE PACIFIC NW COAST. THAT LOW WILL WORKS ITS WAY
ONSHORE OPENING THE LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN STATES.
MULTIPLE WAVES WILL WORK THROUGH THE FLOW THIS WEEK KEEPING
TEMPERATURES MODERATED FOR MOST OF THE WORK WEEK. LATE WEEK, A
CUTOFF LOW IS PROGGED TO SETUP OVER ARIZONA WITH A RIDGE
BUILDING ON THE WEST COAST. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AS TO WHICH
FEATURE WILL WIN OUT FOR OUR AREA. THE LOW COULD KEEP PRECIP AND
COOLER TEMPS, WHILE THE RIDGE WILL ALLOW FOR A WARM UP NEXT
WEEK.
AVIATION
06Z UPDATE:
OVER THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WITH 30% CHANCE
FOR PERIODS OF -SHRA TO -RA NEAR 18Z, WITH LOCAL MVFR CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF -SHRA AROUND
00Z TUESDAY.
OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS, WIDESPREAD
MVFR AND AREAS OF MOUNTAIN OBSCURING IFR CONDITIONS IN CLOUDS
AND PRECIPITATION.
FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERT, STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. SURFACE WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 KTS ARE EXPECTED
IN THE MOJAVE SLOPES FROM 00Z THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY.
AIR QUALITY ISSUES
ISSUED: 03/29/2025 13:11
EXPIRES: 03/30/2025 23:59
NONE.
CERTAINTY
THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 1 AND 2 IS LOW.
THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7 IS LOW.
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 WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR CAZ338.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
CAZ337-339.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY FOR CAZ323-326-327.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY FOR CAZ328>331.
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