FXUS66 KHNX 270336
AFDFAT

INTERIOR CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
840 PM PDT SAT JUL 26 2003

AFTERNOON CONVECTION HAS BEGUN TAPERING OFF...HOWEVER 00Z RUC/ETA 
PROJECT A WEAK VORT AXIS ROTATING FROM THE SE CA DESERT INTO THE 
CENTRAL INTERIOR OVERNIGHT. WITH MESOETA X-SECTIONS INDICATING AXIS 
SUSTAINING WEAK UVM ABOVE H7 THRU 12Z SUN...WILL ADJUST SIERRA POPS 
AND NOT CONFINE TO EVE HOURS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA...DEBRIS 
FROM AFTERNOON CONVECTION WAS MOVING NORTH AND WEAK LIFT FROM VORT 
AXIS MAY SUPPORT FURTHER SCT-BKN CLOUDINESS. WILL THEREFORE ADJUST SKY 
COVER FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...HOWEVER ANY SHWR/TSTM THREAT 
SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE HIGH SIERRA. 04Z TEMPS WERE WITHIN A 
DEGREE OR TWO OF FRIDAY EVENING/S READINGS...AND MIN TEMP FORECASTS 
FOR TONIGHT REMAIN ON TRACK.  

HNX...NONE.

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