000
NOUS46 KHNX 182333
PNSHNX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
433 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013
CAZ089>099-192345-
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-
433 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...WARM WEATHER AND FAST FLOWING COLD WATER ARE A DEADLY
COMBINATION...
...NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK BEGINS SATURDAY...
AREA RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS ARE DIRECTLY FED FROM THE
MELTING SNOW PACK IN THE SIERRA NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS.
EVEN THOUGH A STREAM OR RIVER LOOKS COOL AND INVITING...THE WATER
IS ACTUALLY VERY COLD. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE ADVISED TO USE
EXTREME CAUTION NEAR RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE
TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...THE KERN RIVER CANYON OR THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS
THIS WEEKEND...REMEMBER THAT THE INCREASED COLD WATER FLOW IN
RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS...COMBINED WITH EXPECTED
TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S...CAN BE A POTENTIALLY
DEADLY COMBINATION.
PEOPLE PLANNING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RAFTING...SWIMMING OR
PADDLING SHOULD ALWAYS WEAR LIFE JACKETS OR VESTS...AND KEEP OTHER
FLOTATION GEAR HANDY WHEN IN THE WATER. BE AWARE THAT EXPOSURE TO
COLD WATER FOR TOO LONG COULD QUICKLY RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA.
HYPOTHERMIA IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF BODY TEMPERATURE WHICH CAN BE
FATAL. EARLY SIGNS OF HYPOTHERMIA ARE UNCONTROLLABLE SHIVERING AND
NUMBNESS OF LIMBS. THE ADVANCED STAGES OF HYPOTHERMIA INCLUDE...
MEMORY LOSS...DISORIENTATION...SLURRED SPEECH...DROWSINESS AND
APPARENT EXHAUSTION. A PERSON MAY APPEAR DRUNK DURING THE ADVANCED
STAGE AND SHIVERING MAY DECREASE OR STOP. IF YOU WITNESS SOMEONE
SUFFERING FROM THE SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHERMIA...GET HELP IMMEDIATELY.
IF YOU ARE CAMPING NEAR A RIVER OR STREAM...REMEMBER THAT THE
HIGHEST WATER LEVELS OCCUR AT NIGHT...USUALLY WITHIN AN HOUR OR
TWO EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT. A CAMPGROUND MAY LOOK DRY AND SAFE
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...BUT CAN TAKE ON WATER AT NIGHT.
$$
WP
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000
NOUS46 KHNX 180119
PNSHNX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
619 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013
CAZ089>099-190000-
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-
619 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...WARM WEATHER AND FAST FLOWING COLD WATER ARE A DEADLY COMBINATION...
...NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK BEGINS SATURDAY...
AREA RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS ARE DIRECTLY FED FROM THE
MELTING SNOW PACK IN THE SIERRA NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS.
EVEN THOUGH A STREAM OR RIVER LOOKS COOL AND INVITING...THE WATER
IS ACTUALLY VERY COLD. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE ADVISED TO USE
EXTREME CAUTION NEAR RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE
TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...THE KERN RIVER CANYON OR THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS
THIS WEEKEND...REMEMBER THAT THE INCREASED COLD WATER FLOW IN
RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS...COMBINED WITH EXPECTED
TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S...CAN BE A POTENTIALLY
DEADLY COMBINATION.
PEOPLE PLANNING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RAFTING...SWIMMING OR
PADDLING SHOULD ALWAYS WEAR LIFE JACKETS OR VESTS...AND KEEP OTHER
FLOTATION GEAR HANDY WHEN IN THE WATER. BE AWARE THAT EXPOSURE TO
COLD WATER FOR TOO LONG COULD QUICKLY RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA.
HYPOTHERMIA IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF BODY TEMPERATURE WHICH CAN BE
FATAL. EARLY SIGNS OF HYPOTHERMIA ARE UNCONTROLLABLE SHIVERING AND
NUMBNESS OF LIMBS. THE ADVANCED STAGES OF HYPOTHERMIA INCLUDE...
MEMORY LOSS...DISORIENTATION...SLURRED SPEECH...DROWSINESS AND
APPARENT EXHAUSTION. A PERSON MAY APPEAR DRUNK DURING THE ADVANCED
STAGE AND SHIVERING MAY DECREASE OR STOP. IF YOU WITNESS SOMEONE
SUFFERING FROM THE SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHERMIA...GET HELP IMMEDIATELY.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL
WILL PARTNER FOR NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK MAY 18-24. THE WEEK
WILL HIGHLIGHT RELEVANT WEATHER AND SAFETY-SPECIFIC PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE RECREATIONAL BOATING PUBLIC. PLEASE SEE OUR
WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION!
$$
JMB
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000
NOUS46 KHNX 172053
PNSHNX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
153 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013
CAZ089>099-182300-
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-
153 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...WARM WEATHER AND FAST FLOWING COLD WATER ARE A DEADLY COMBINATION...
AREA RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS ARE DIRECTLY FED FROM THE
MELTING SNOW PACK IN THE SIERRA NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS.
EVEN THOUGH A STREAM OR RIVER LOOKS COOL AND INVITING...THE WATER
IS ACTUALLY VERY COLD. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE ADVISED TO USE
EXTREME CAUTION NEAR RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE
TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...THE KERN RIVER CANYON OR THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS
THIS WEEKEND...REMEMBER THAT THE INCREASED COLD WATER FLOW IN
RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS...COMBINED WITH EXPECTED
TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S...CAN BE A POTENTIALLY
DEADLY COMBINATION.
PEOPLE PLANNING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RAFTING...SWIMMING OR
PADDLING SHOULD ALWAYS WEAR LIFE JACKETS OR VESTS...AND KEEP OTHER
FLOTATION GEAR HANDY WHEN IN THE WATER. BE AWARE THAT EXPOSURE TO
COLD WATER FOR TOO LONG COULD QUICKLY RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA.
HYPOTHERMIA IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF BODY TEMPERATURE WHICH CAN BE
FATAL. EARLY SIGNS OF HYPOTHERMIA ARE UNCONTROLLABLE SHIVERING AND
NUMBNESS OF LIMBS. THE ADVANCED STAGES OF HYPOTHERMIA INCLUDE...
MEMORY LOSS...DISORIENTATION...SLURRED SPEECH...DROWSINESS AND
APPARENT EXHAUSTION. A PERSON MAY APPEAR DRUNK DURING THE ADVANCED
STAGE AND SHIVERING MAY DECREASE OR STOP. IF YOU WITNESS SOMEONE
SUFFERING FROM THE SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHERMIA...GET HELP IMMEDIATELY.
IF YOU ARE CAMPING NEAR A RIVER OR STREAM...REMEMBER THAT THE
HIGHEST WATER LEVELS OCCUR AT NIGHT...USUALLY WITHIN AN HOUR OR
TWO EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT. A CAMPGROUND MAY LOOK DRY AND SAFE
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...BUT CAN TAKE ON WATER AT NIGHT.
$$
JMB
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000
NOUS46 KHNX 171618
PNSHNX
CAZ089>099-180430-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
918 AM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013
HERE ARE SOME 24 HOUR RAINFALL AND/OR WATER EQUIVALENT TOTALS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDING AT 10 AM PDT MAY 17TH.
THIS LIST ONLY INCLUDES SITES THAT REPORTED AT LEAST A TRACE.
***THESE REPORTS ARE PRELIMINARY AND SOME OF THE STATIONS
ARE NOT OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SITES.
PLEASE USE THESE DATA WITH CAUTION***
ID SITE NAME INCHES
----- ----------------------------- ------
SIERRA NEVADA SITES
SFTC1 TENAYA LAKE 0.12
WWRC1 WHITE WOLF 0.04
YPQC1 YOSEMITE VILLAGE 0.02
AHIC1 YOSEMITE AT HAPPY ISLES 0.02
KERN MOUNTAIN SITES
TWMC1 TWISSELMAN 0.04
$$
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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