...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... A STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN DEVELOPS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEXT WEEK...SETTING THE STAGE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. MODERATE NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY BY MONDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH NIGHTTIME HOURS. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...ALL OF THESE AREAS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE. AS THE WINDS STRENGTHEN AND HUMIDITIES LOWER...THERE WILL BE A HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER RISK FOR THE MOUNTAINS...SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THIS NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WILL SET UP A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTING THESE CONCERNS. $$ GOMBERG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 307 PM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012 CAZ089>099-212045- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY- SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 307 PM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND A SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN EXPECTED MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND... A COOL FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BEGIN MOVING THROUGH THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL FORM AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ON MONDAY EVENING. AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY THE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND BECOME GUSTY IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT AREAS BEHIND THE FRONT. AN ABNORMALLY COOL STORM SYSTEM FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE REGION LATER THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MAY STRUGGLE TO GET ABOVE THE MID 7OS. NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY LOWS WILL SINK TO THE UPPER 40S WHILE THE SOUTHERN VALLEY AREAS WILL DROP TO THE LOWER 50S. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STORM SYSTEM AND WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT AREAS AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WITH THIS STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AT THIS TIME. THE ENTIRE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WILL NOT BE A TOTAL WASH OUT WITH CONDITIONS QUICKLY IMPROVING FOR THE SUNDAY AND MONDAY TIME FRAME. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SYSTEM. $$ ANDERSEN WEATHER.GOV/HANFORDSource: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=lox&wwa=special%20weather%20statement
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