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FXUS66 KHNX 110022
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
522 PM PDT FRI APR 10 2026
KEY MESSAGES
1. CHANCE FOR UNSETTLED WEATHER AS PRECIPITATION, WINDS, AND
PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE INTO THIS WEEKEND.
2. WIND ADVISORY FOR MOJAVE SLOPES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND THE
DESERT FLOOR UNTIL THIS EVENING.
3. WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM SUNDAY FOR THE
SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE 7,000 FEET.
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THIS EVENING WITH LATEST RADAR DATA SHOWING THE BULK OF THE
ACTIVITY OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. ANOTHER
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS OVER THE FORECAST AREA ON
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION, GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE IN THE KERN COUNTY DESERT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING, WITH
THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES. MOST
OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. COOL, UNSETTLED CONTINUE UNTIL MONDAY, THEN
TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY TREND BACK UP WITH HIGHS TOWARDS SEASONAL
AVERAGES BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS EXCEPT MVFR WITH
LOCAL IFR IN SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA AND
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY. HOWEVER, MVFR WITH
LOCAL IFR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH THE FORECAST
AREA AFTER 18Z SATURDAY. GUSTS ABOVE 40 KNOTS EXPECTED ACROSS
THE KERN COUNTY DESERT THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY BUT CONTINUING OVER
THE ADJACENT SLOPES FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
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 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR CAZ338.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR CAZ323-326>328-
330-331.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ337-339.
BSO
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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