Wind Advisory 3, NWS Hanford, CA

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WWUS76 KHNX 251303
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
503 AM PST FRI JAN 25 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS WITH A NEW STORM DEVELOPING OFFSHORE...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN OFF THE CALIFORNIA
COAST TODAY AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE DIFFERENCE
IN SURFACE PRESSURE BETWEEN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL AREAS AND
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA CAUSING WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR LASTING THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING.

CAZ089>092-251900-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0003.080125T1400Z-080126T0800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
503 AM PST FRI JAN 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE
OVER MUCH OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THIS MORNING AND THE WINDS
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.
WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE SOUTH END AND WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY
MAY SEE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT LOCALIZED DOWNSLOPE AND TERRAIN
INDUCED WINDS COULD EXCEED 50 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE BLOWING DUST...
SEND SMALL OBJECTS AIRBORNE...AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE ROOF AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ095-251900-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0003.080125T1400Z-080126T0800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
503 AM PST FRI JAN 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN THE 30 TO
45 MPH RANGE AT MANY LOCATIONS...AND CANYONS...GAPS AND PASSES
FACING THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH
THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
35 MPH OR GUSTS OF UP TO 70 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION TO THE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CAUSE BLOWING DUST...SEND
SMALL OBJECTS AIRBORNE...AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE ROOF AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

000 
WWUS76 KHNX 251842
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1042 AM PST FRI JAN 25 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS WITH A NEW STORM DEVELOPING OFFSHORE...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN OFF THE CALIFORNIA
COAST TODAY AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE DIFFERENCE IN
SURFACE PRESSURE BETWEEN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL AREAS AND
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA CAUSING WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR LASTING THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING.

CAZ089>092-260245-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080126T0800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1042 AM PST FRI JAN 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE
OVER MERCED COUNTY AND THE SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY BY THE NOON
HOUR...WHILE OTHER LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE AN INCREASE IN WIND
SPEEDS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THOUGH OUT
THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE
SOUTH END AND WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY MAY SEE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR
50 MPH.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT LOCALIZED DOWNSLOPE AND TERRAIN
INDUCED WINDS COULD EXCEED 50 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE BLOWING
DUST... SEND SMALL OBJECTS AIRBORNE...AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE ROOF
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ095-260245-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080126T0800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1042 AM PST FRI JAN 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN THE 30 TO
45 MPH RANGE AT MANY LOCATIONS...AND CANYONS...GAPS AND PASSES
FACING THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH
THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
35 MPH OR GUSTS OF UP TO 70 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION TO THE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CAUSE BLOWING DUST...SEND
SMALL OBJECTS AIRBORNE...AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE ROOF AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

$$
DUDLEY
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

000 
WWUS76 KHNX 260310
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
710 PM PST FRI JAN 25 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS WITH A STORM OFFSHORE...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN OFF THE CALIFORNIA
COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE DIFFERENCE IN
SURFACE PRESSURE BETWEEN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL AREAS AND
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA CAUSING WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR LASTING THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING.

CAZ089>092-260800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080126T0800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
710 PM PST FRI JAN 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE 
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THIS EVENING. WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE SOUTH
END AND WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY MAY SEE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT LOCALIZED DOWNSLOPE AND TERRAIN
INDUCED WINDS COULD EXCEED 50 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE BLOWING DUST...
SEND SMALL OBJECTS AIRBORNE...AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE ROOF AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ095-260800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080126T0800Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
710 PM PST FRI JAN 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN THE 30 TO
40 MPH RANGE AT MANY LOCATIONS...AND CANYONS...GAPS AND PASSES
FACING THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
35 MPH OR GUSTS OF UP TO 70 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION TO THE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CAUSE BLOWING DUST...SEND
SMALL OBJECTS AIRBORNE...AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE ROOF AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

000 
WWUS76 KHNX 260816
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1216 AM PST SAT JAN 26 2008

CAZ089>092-095-260930-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080126T0800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1216 AM PST SAT JAN 26 2008

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
AND THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOME THIS EVENING AND ADVISORY
LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL
SOUTHEAST GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEY FOR
THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WHILE GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE
IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

$$

DCH

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
251 PM PST THU JAN 24 2008

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LOW ALONG THE COAST BEGINNING TO MOVE INLAND
WHILE THEN NEXT UPPER LOW IS BEGINNING TO DROP DOWN THE PAC NW
COAST. PRECIPITATION BEGINNING TO SPREAD ACROSS THE CWFA THIS
AFTERNOON. A HEAVIER AREA OF PRECIPITATION IS ALONG THE COAST OF
SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
VORTMAX WITH THE FIRST LOW. GOOD OROGRAPHIC UPSLOPE FLOW WILL
ASSIST IN GENERATING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE KERN
MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH FRIDAY. WINTER
STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. REFER TO
SFOWSWHNX FOR DETAILS. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AROUND 3000
FEET IN THE SIERRA AND 3500 FEET IN THE KERN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...
BUT WILL RISE TO JUST ABOVE 4000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WILL SEE
A FEW INCHES OF SNOW IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS ABOVE 3000 FEET...BUT
WILL NOT ISSUE AN ADVISORY YET. ALSO...SNOW LEVELS IN THE COASTAL RANGE
WILL BE LOW ENOUGH FOR CONCERN FOR THE HILLS ALONG THE WEST SIDE
OF THE VALLEY...THE TEMBLOR AND DIABLO RANGES. FOR NOW WILL JUST
COVER WITH NOWCASTS AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR.

MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A DECREASE IN THE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY AS THE UPPER LOW
SHIFTS A BIT FARTHER WEST AND AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT
BASIN. HOWEVER...BY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY THE CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW INCREASES AGAIN AS MOISTURE IS DRAWN INTO THE REGION
AHEAD OF THE LOW AS IT BEGINS TO OPEN UP AND EJECT. THE KICKER TO
GET THIS SECOND SYSTEM TO LIFT OUT IS YET ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE PAC NW. THIS THIRD SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN AS AN OPEN WAVE MOVING INTO THE PAC NW AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. IT WILL ABSORB THE CLOSED UPPER LOW AND ALLOW FOR A
DRIER PERIOD TUESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM TAKES AIM AT NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS AS IF IT WILL JUST BRING A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA NEXT
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...INCREASING AREAS OF MVFR CEILING AND VISIBILITIES IN
RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. CONDITIONS BECOMING GENERALLY MVFR IN THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTH VALLEY AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND
TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH LOCAL IFR
CEILINGS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS
WILL BECOME MORE PREVALENT OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 00Z
SATURDAY. GENERALLY VFR WITH AREAS OF MVFR IN SHOWERS OVER THE KERN
DESERTS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY FOR CAZ096-097.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY FOR CAZ095.

&&

BEAN/DS

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1251 PM PST THU JAN 24 2008

CAZ095-251300-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1251 PM PST THU JAN 24 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY NIGHT.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD AT /WWUS46 KHNX/ OR
/SFOWSWHNX/ FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY NIGHT.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD AT /WWUS46 KHNX/ OR
/SFOWSWHNX/ FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ096-097-251300-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1251 PM PST THU JAN 24 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER
STORM WARNING ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD AT
/WWUS46 KHNX/ OR /SFOWSWHNX/ FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER
STORM WARNING ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD AT
/WWUS46 KHNX/ OR /SFOWSWHNX/ FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

WP

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD