January 21, 2022 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports a Wind Advisory is in effect from Friday morning through Noon Saturday.
Strong wind gusts may blow down tree branches and power lines.
Scattered power outages are likely.
Travel will be hazardous, especially for high profile vehicles.
Main area impacted will be Yosemite Valley, the Madera and Mariposa foothills, the remaining Sierra Nevada (excluding the Warning area), Kern desert, and portions of the Kern mountains.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 121 AM PST Fri Jan 21 2022 .SYNOPSIS... The potential for Tule Fog across the San Joaquin Valley is expected again this morning, and the possibility continues until next week. Gusty northeast winds will develop across the Sierra Nevada and the Tehachapi Mountains today and continue through Saturday morning. Dry weather will prevail into the foreseeable future. && .DISCUSSION... Patchy dense fog is developing in the San Joaquin Valley, including here in Hanford. Dense fog will likely continue, at least in the south valley, until late this morning. An approaching upper-level trough could mitigate some fog development over central portions of the San Joaquin Valley, or north of Fresno this morning. Patchy dense fog could continue over the weekend, though coverage and duration may be limited with the presence of the trough, compared to recent days. The other concern for today will be strong and gusty northeast winds over the mountain areas, due to the approaching system. Latest satellite imagery shows the upper- level low and trough moving southward from Northern California. The low center will pass over the Great Basin today and arrive over the Colorado River Valley by this evening. Strong and gusty winds will develop in the Sierra Nevada with some breezy conditions into the foothills by around sunrise. Blended guidance continues to show gusts exceeding 50 mph at quite a few locations in the Sierra Nevada high country, and it is likely isolated gusts will reach 75 mph with plenty of upper-level support. By this afternoon, gusty winds will spread southward into the Tehachapi Mountains and Kern County desert, with isolated gusts to 55 mph. As for the Sierra Nevada foothills, winds could gust to around 50 mph at isolated locations, such as towards North Fork. This wind event will continue into Saturday morning, and the Wind Advisories and High Wind Warning will remain in effect for the aforementioned areas. The strongest gusts are expected by this evening and overnight hours of Saturday morning. The upper-level low will continue over SW Arizona and NE Baja California into Saturday afternoon. Some northeast flow could continue over portions of Kern County until Sunday, as the upper low gradually moves eastward over AZ, though winds are not expected as strong by Saturday afternoon as gradients begin to relax. Dry weather will continue over the weekend into next week, with daytime highs near to slightly above average. High pressure will likely build just off the West Coast by Sunday. For now, we anticipate a minor warming trend will begin early next week, and daytime highs will return to around 5 to 8 degrees above average by midweek. The potential for valley fog development is expected to continue each night and morning and may prevent daytime warming at times, depending on how long low cloud cover may persist. && .AVIATION... Widespread MVFR visibilities in haze/mist across the San Joaquin Valley with areas IFR/LIFR conditions developing in fog through 19Z Friday. Strong northeast winds gusting over 50 knots developing across the Sierra Nevada and the Tehachapi Mountains after 15Z Friday. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail across the Central CA interior during the next 24 hours. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... On Friday January 21 2022... Fireplace/Wood Stove Burning Status is: No Burning Unless Registered in Fresno... Kern... Kings... Madera and Tulare Counties. Further information is available at Valleyair.org
Source: NWS
