Wind Advisory 7, NWS Hanford, CA

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NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
215 PM PDT MON APR 9 2007

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN THE KERN MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

.A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS...BRINGING GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE REGION.

CAZ095-098-099-100515-
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KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
215 PM PDT MON APR 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED THIS AFTERNOON...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE BY EARLY EVENING. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS
EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN FAVORED LOCATIONS BELOW EAST FACING CANYONS...WITH
GUSTS TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
BY 10 PM TONIGHT.

A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS WEDNESDAY. GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH AND
BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THESE
WINDS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON MOUNTAIN AND DESERT ROADS
AND ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AND WATCH AREA INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5
OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW THE TEHACHAPI
PASS...HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH THE WALKER PASS...AND HIGHWAY 14 AND
U.S. 395 IN THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF
75 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

SANGER

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WWUS76 KHNX 100457
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
957 PM PDT MON APR 9 2007

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN THE KERN MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

.A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS...BRINGING GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE REGION.

CAZ095-098-099-101300-
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/O.CON.KHNX.HW.A.0001.070411T1300Z-070412T1300Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
957 PM PDT MON APR 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERT...

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO
BUFFET THE REGION UNTIL THE PREDAWN HOURS TUESDAY. DURING THIS
TIME...LOCAL GUSTS OF AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN FAVORED
LOCATIONS BELOW EAST FACING CANYONS. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND. THE WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE BY 6 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS WEDNESDAY. GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH AND
BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THESE
WINDS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON MOUNTAIN AND DESERT
ROADS AND ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AND WATCH AREA INCLUDE INTERSTATE
5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW THE TEHACHAPI
PASS...HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH THE WALKER PASS...AND HIGHWAY 14 AND
U.S. 395 IN THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF
75 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

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WWUS76 KHNX 101314
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
614 AM PDT TUE APR 10 2007

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN THE KERN MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

.A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS...RETURNING GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE REGION.

CAZ095-098-099-101415-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070410T1300Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.A.0001.070411T1300Z-070412T1300Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
614 AM PDT TUE APR 10 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERT...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

WINDS IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS MORNING.

ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS WEDNESDAY. GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH AND
BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CROSS
WINDS ON MOUNTAIN AND DESERT ROADS AND ALSO CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AND WATCH AREA INCLUDE INTERSTATE
5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW THE TEHACHAPI
PASS...HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH THE WALKER PASS...AND HIGHWAY 14 AND
U.S. 395 IN THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75
MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.



$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

JEB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
500 AM PDT MON APR 9 2007

.DISCUSSION...THE BAND OF CLOUDS BEING DRAGGED ASHORE BY A PASSING
SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
THIS MORNING...WITH CLOUDINESS BANKING UP ALONG NORTH AND WEST
FACING SLOPES DURING THE DAY. FLATTENING OF THE WEAK UPPER RIDGE
OVER THE AREA ALONG WITH SOME INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND CONTINUED
ONSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING TODAY.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE NEAR CLIMO TUESDAY IN THE NEAR ZONAL
FLOW...THEN A SHORTWAVE IMPULSE TRACKING ACROSS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION OVER
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE DISTRICT AND SLIGHT CHANCES SOUTH THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES LOWERING SEVERAL DEGREES.
SLIGHT CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY AS ADDITIONAL SHORTWAVE ENERGY DROPS
SOUTHEAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN. RIDGING BEHIND THE EXITING SYSTEM
WILL PROVIDE DRY AND WARMING CONDITIONS INTO FRIDAY...WITH
TEMPERATURES RISING TO A DEGREE OR SO ABOVE CLIMO. THE NEXT QUICK
HITTING SYSTEM SWINGS ASHORE SATURDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER SLIGHT
COOLDOWN AND POSSIBLY SOME SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
DISTRICT. ONSHORE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL REMAIN MODERATE
TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...PRODUCING BREEZY
TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS. MODELS CONTINUE TO TARGET WEDNESDAY
FOR TIGHTEST GRADIENTS AS THE SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH. WITH MODELS
PROGGING SFO-LAS GRADIENT IN THE 15 TO 17 MB RANGE AND UPPER JET
SUPPORT WEDNESDAY...A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR AT
LEAST THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT...AND POSSIBLY A HIGH
WIND WARNING

&&

.AVIATION...AREAS OF MVFR DUE TO CEILINGS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
SIERRA FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS IN ADDITION TO THE NORTH AND WEST
FACING SLOPES OF THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS BY 15Z MONDAY AND PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING HOURS MONDAY. ELSEWHERE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY.  FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO
THE TAFS FOR KMCE...KFAT AND KBFL AND TWEB ROUTES 421 AND 423.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

JEB/DCH

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD