Issued by NWS San Joaquin Valley, CA
000 WWUS86 KHNX 071709 SPSHNX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1009 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008 CAZ089>099-080515- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY- SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 1009 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008 ...BREEZY AND MUCH COOLER FOR THE END OF THE WEEK... LOW PRESSURE ALOFT IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP NEAR THE WESTERN CANADIAN COAST WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE SOUTH INTO THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASINGLY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. TWO DISTINCT CHANGES WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE FIRST WILL BE THE ARRIVAL OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY...INCLUDING THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...AND THE KERN DESERTS. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY ALONG THE SIERRA CREST THURSDAY. THE SECOND CHANGE WILL BE THE ARRIVAL OF A MODIFIED CANADIAN AIRMASS FRIDAY...WHICH WILL BRING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. ON SATURDAY...WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING MOST AREAS AS AN OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN ON THE COOL SIDE WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...EXCEPT POSSIBLY A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVER HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. $$ BINGHAM WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
