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FXUS66 KHNX 062305
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hanford CA
405 PM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.UPDATE...
Update Aviation Section.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
1. Temperatures will lower a few degrees, but still above 
normal, on Monday then rise to well above normal by the middle 
of next week.

2. Dry weather will prevail through next weekend.

3. Warm and dry conditions are favored to persist in the longer
term, with a 33 to 50 percent chance for leaning above normal 
temperatures and 40 to 50 percent chance for leaning below 
normal precipitation in the 8 to 14 day period. 

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.DISCUSSION...
A sunny day with expected highs in the upper 70s will give way 
to clouds and slightly cooler temperatures by Monday. A storm is
currently pushing ashore over extreme Northern California and 
is projected to swing south across the area on Monday. With a 
subtropical tap, higher moisture levels will increase confidence
in measurable precipitation north of the Central California 
Interior. Latest ensemble upper-air analysis has the storm’s 
energy on a trajectory toward Northern California with a slight 
chance of brushing Central California. Currently, only the 
Yosemite area is registering probabilities around 15% on Monday 
for precipitation values at or just above one-one hundredths of 
a inch. In addition, will see an increase in winds during storm 
passage. Current probabilities coverage of reaching 45 mph is 
nominal and generally below 20%. Will see breezy conditions over
the favored areas, but will stay below wind product criteria. 
Otherwise, Central California will remain dry at the start of 
the work week as a warming trend will take temperatures well 
into the 80s by later in the week.

Probability of Exceedance (PoE) of reaching 85 degrees start at
near zero and rise to 80%-90% from Fresno south by Thursday.
Therefore, confidence is high in having a warming trend this
week before a cool down over the weekend. By Saturday, PoE drops
to 10%-30% with no indication of rising into early next week.
Probability of Measurable Precipitation outside of Tioga Pass
and Hetch Hetchy will remain at below 10% for the period. Even
then, Probabilities at the two sites will remain below 20% with
thick cloud cover being more favorable. Ensemble mean snow
levels for this event sit at 8,000 feet but could dip as low as
6,000 feet under the 25th percentile. Yet, will lean more toward
the mean snow level values.

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.AVIATION...
00Z Update:
VFR conditions will persist across the central California
interior across the next 24 hours. 

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.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
None.

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.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.

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.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

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Public/Aviation....Molina

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