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FXUS66 KHNX 291837
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1137 AM PDT SAT MAR 29 2025
KEY MESSAGES
* LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY, MAINLY ALONG THE SIERRA
AND TEHACHAPI FOOTHILLS. THERE IS A 30 TO 80 PERCENT CHANCE
FOR GREATER THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH IN THESE AREAS BY THIS
AFTERNOON.
* STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE MOJAVE SLOPES
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA DUE TO EXPECTED WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH.
* PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT, WITH 40-80%
PROBS OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION BY SUNDAY EVENING ACROSS THE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WITH THE USUAL NORTH TO SOUTH DECREASE IN
LIKELIHOOD.
* A RETURN TO SNOW IN THE SIERRA SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY, WITH >60%
PROBS FOR GREATER THAN 4 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 6KFT. HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF YOSEMITE COULD SEE UP TO 18 INCHES, THOUGH A
FOOT OF SNOW IS MOST LIKELY.
* THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A SYSTEM TO BRING MORE SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION NEXT WEEK. BUT THERE REMAINS A LARGE AMOUNT OF
UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AT THIS TIME.
DISCUSSION
A BROAD LOW OFF THE PACIFIC NW COAST WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN
SOME MOISTURE OVER THE NEXT COUPLD OF DAYS BEFORE EXITING.
ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE IS STRUGGLING TO FIND A SOLID FOOTING WITH
THIS SYSTEM BUT THE KEY MESSAGE ISN'T CHANGING...PRECIP IS
COMING TOMORROW INTO TUESDAY.
BY MIDWEEK THINGS GET MORE VARIANT WITH THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN
OVER THE WESTERN STATES. THE GFS ENSEMBLE DIVERGES SIGNIFICANTLY
FROM THE OTHER ENSEMBLES RESULTING IN NEARLY OPPOSITE SOLUTIONS
BY THE END OF THE WEEK. FOR THIS REASON, WILL CONTINUE THE NBM
SOLUTION.
AVIATION
INCREASING MOISTURE WILL INCREASE MID TO HIGH CLOUDS TODAY AND
USHER -RA INTO THE VALLEY OVERNIGHT. HIRES GUIDANCE HAS -RA
EDGING INTO THE NORTHERN TERMINALS BY 12Z EXPANDING SOUTH
THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD.
WINDS ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY DESERT WILL CONTINUE TO BE ELEVATED
THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS, THOUGH WILL DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY TODAY. OTHERWISE, LIGHT WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE PERIOD.
AIR QUALITY ISSUES
ISSUED: 03/28/2025 14:02
EXPIRES: 03/29/2025 23:59
NONE.
CERTAINTY
THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 1 AND 2 IS MEDIUM.
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
NONE.
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