####018002112#### FNUS76 KHNX 040536 FWSHNX Spot Forecast for North Dome Gully SAR...National Park Service National Weather Service Hanford CA 1036 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2300 PDT on May 03. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Strong late season cold storm moving into the search area by early morning. Rainfall should begin in the late morning, ~1100, then increase throughout the day. Heaviest rain and higher elevation snow will occur in the afternoon, ~1400. Also in the afternoon, there is potential for thunderstorms near the search area. Rain rates of around 0.10"/hr can be expected from 1200 to 1400, increasing to 0.25"/hr from 1400 to 1700. Precipitation should diminish after to sunset, though a few additional hundredth of an inch can't be ruled out. Also, around 2200 snow levels will drop to near Yosemite Valley level, though precipitations is expected to have mostly past. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). Chance of pcpn......20 percent around daybreak. Min temperature.....Around 45. Surface winds (mph).Light winds becoming east around 5 mph overnight. Surrounding ridge...Light south winds around 5 mph Snow level..........8600-9100 ft. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent) then becoming cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain beginning around 1100, increasing throughout the day , with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of pcpn......90 percent. Max temperature.....Around 59. Surface winds (mph).Southwest winds 6 to 20 mph. Surrounding ridge...Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph. Snow level..........8400 ft decreasing to 7000 ft in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...MEADOWS Requested by...Christopher Cassling Type of request...SAR .TAG 2413121.0/HNX .DELDT 05/03/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL christopher_cassling@nps.gov