Wind Advisory 9, NWS Hanford, CA

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1016 PM PDT SAT APR 14 2007

CAZ095-098-099-151330-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070415T1900Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1016 PM PDT SAT APR 14 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF KERN COUNTY.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
LIKELY ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND OVER RIDGES.

MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN THE AFFECTED AREA INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE
GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW TEHACHAPI PASS...HIGHWAY
178 OVER WALKER PASS...AND HIGHWAYS 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.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

BINGHAM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
221 AM PDT SUN APR 15 2007

CAZ095-098-099-151030-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070415T1900Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
221 AM PDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND 
DESERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT.

WIDESPREAD ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS HAVE NOT DEVELOPED OVER THE AREA
AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO DO SO. WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERT WILL BE GUSTY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN THE 15 TO 30 MPH
RANGE AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN WIND FAVORED LOCATIONS.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

DUDLEY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
933 AM PDT SAT APR 14 2007

.DISCUSSION...
A NARROW LINE OF SHOWERS HAS ENTERED MERCED COUNTY AND IS MAKING
ITS WAY EASTWARD SLOWLY. THIS LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE COLD FRONT. THE UPPER
LOW BEHIND THE FRONT HAS A SURFACE REFLECTION OF SHOWERS ROTATING
IN A COUNTERCLOCKWISE DIRECTION JUST OFF THE COAST. WE ARE
EXPECTING SHOWERS TO CONTINUE AS THIS FEATURE MOVES IN. THE
CURRENT TRACK OF THE UPPER LOW IS ACROSS THE NRN PORTION OF THE
CWA...MAINLY FRESNO NORTHWARD. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS
POSSIBLE WITH THE UPPER LOW AND LAPSE RATES ARE STEEP...SO SOME
SMALL HAIL MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. THINGS WILL
CLEAR OUT TONIGHT OVER THE VALLEY. WILL KEEP CLOUDS AND POSSIBLE
SHOWERS ALONG THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND ALONG THE EAST
SIDE OF THE VALLEY.

GRADIENTS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO ISSUE A WIND ADV FOR THE KERN
COUNTY DESERT AND MOUNTAINS. THE VALLEY WINDS ARE MARGINAL AND
THINK THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONFINED TO THE WEST SIDE.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE LIKELY AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 40
MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SIDE AND ALONG THE DIABLO RANGE.
THE ORIENTATION OF THE UPPER JET IS NOT FAVORABLE FOR A MONO EVENT
IN THE SIERRA...WITH MORE A NORTHERLY FLOW INSTEAD OF A NORTHEAST
FLOW.

NO CHANGES TO CURRENT FORECAST AT THIS TIME.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY. AREAS
OF MVFR WILL DEVELOP FROM FRESNO COUNTY NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AS
PRECIPITATION MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR. AREAS OF
MVFR CAN BE EXPECTED GENERALLY NORTH OF KERN COUNTY TONIGHT WITH
LOCAL IFR IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. ELSEWHERE...VFR CONDITIONS
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY. 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.
&&

JDB/MV

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
500 AM PDT SAT APR 14 2007

CAZ089-090-151200-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
500 AM PDT SAT APR 14 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STORM SYSTEM WILL WORK ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY. BY THIS
AFTERNOON...THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME UNSTABLE ENOUGH
THAT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING AS WELL AS BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS
THAT CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY FOR TRAVELERS.

WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE
SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY. LOCAL GUSTS
OVER 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF
THE VALLEY.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE FORECAST
PERIOD AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ091-092-151200-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
500 AM PDT SAT APR 14 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE
SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY. LOCAL GUSTS
OVER 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF
THE VALLEY.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE FORECAST
PERIOD AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ095-098-099-151200-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
500 AM PDT SAT APR 14 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
AND DESERTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND EARLY
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL PICK UP BEHIND THE FRONT TOMORROW AND
LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. THE THREAT OF LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER THAT NIGHT.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA AT
THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CTS