Wind Advisory 8, NWS Hanford, CA

000 
WWUS76 KHNX 131915
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1115 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008

CAZ095-098-099-140315-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.080213T2000Z-080214T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1115 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT...WHICH REMAINS 
IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BUFFET THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND GUST TO AROUND 60 MPH THROUGH AND
BELOW THE PASSES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...
ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG CROSS
WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S. 395 AND HIGHWAYS 58 AND
178 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS AND WALKER PASS RESPECTIVELY. IN 
ADDITION...STRONG WINDS CAN WHIP UP AREAS OF DUST AND REDUCE
VISIBILITIES LOCALLY TO LESS THAN A FEW HUNDRED FEET. KEEP IN MIND
THAT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS AND TRAILERS ARE 
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND CAN EASILY BE
OVERTURNED.




$$
KD
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

000 
WWUS76 KHNX 140156
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
556 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

CAZ095-098-099-140600-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
556 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BUFFET THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND GUST TO AROUND 60 MPH THROUGH AND
BELOW THE PASSES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS
EVENING... ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.
STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S.
395 AND HIGHWAYS 58 AND 178 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS AND WALKER
PASS RESPECTIVELY. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS CAN WHIP UP AREAS
OF DUST AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES LOCALLY TO LESS THAN A FEW
HUNDRED FEET. KEEP IN MIND THAT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS
CAMPERS AND TRAILERS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO STRONG CROSS
WINDS AND CAN EASILY BE OVERTURNED.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ093-096-141000-
/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.A.0002.080215T0800Z-080215T2000Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
556 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE 
SIERRA NEVADA FROM FRESNO COUNTY NORTH TO YOSEMITE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA FROM FRESNO COUNTY NORTH TO YOSEMITE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING A
STRONG NORTHEAST WIND FLOW ALOFT OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA LATE
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE RIDGES LATE
TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. BEFORE SUNRISE THURSDAY
MORNING...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE RIDGES. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO BE FUNNELED THROUGH
FAVORED CANYONS IN THE SIERRA AND DOWN INTO THE FOOTHILLS.

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


MOLINA

000 
WWUS76 KHNX 140236 CCA
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
556 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

CAZ095-098-099-140600-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
636 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BUFFET THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND GUST TO AROUND 60 MPH THROUGH AND
BELOW THE PASSES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS
EVENING... ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.
STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S.
395 AND HIGHWAYS 58 AND 178 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS AND WALKER
PASS RESPECTIVELY. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS CAN WHIP UP AREAS
OF DUST AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES LOCALLY TO LESS THAN A FEW
HUNDRED FEET. KEEP IN MIND THAT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS
CAMPERS AND TRAILERS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO STRONG CROSS
WINDS AND CAN EASILY BE OVERTURNED.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ093-096-141000-
/O.COR.KHNX.HW.A.0002.080214T0800Z-080214T2000Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
636 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...CORRECTED TO REFLECT TIME OF TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE 
SIERRA NEVADA FROM FRESNO COUNTY NORTH TO YOSEMITE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA FROM FRESNO COUNTY NORTH TO YOSEMITE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING A
STRONG NORTHEAST WIND FLOW ALOFT OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA LATE
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE RIDGES LATE
TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. BEFORE SUNRISE THURSDAY
MORNING...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE RIDGES. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO BE FUNNELED THROUGH
FAVORED CANYONS IN THE SIERRA AND DOWN INTO THE FOOTHILLS.

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


MOLINA

000 
WWUS76 KHNX 140554
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
954 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

CAZ095-098-099-140700-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
954 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD WILL ALLOW THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS TO EXPIRE AT
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WHILE BREEZY WIND CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ093-096-141400-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.A.0002.080214T0800Z-080214T2000Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
954 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM
FRESNO COUNTY NORTH TO YOSEMITE...

A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA FROM FRESNO COUNTY NORTH TO YOSEMITE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING A
STRONG NORTHEAST WIND FLOW ALOFT OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA LATE
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE RIDGES LATE
TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. BEFORE SUNRISE THURSDAY
MORNING...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE RIDGES. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO BE FUNNELED
THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS IN THE SIERRA AND DOWN INTO THE
FOOTHILLS.

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


MOLINA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
319 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT IS MAKING ITS WAY TOWARDS THE CA INTERIOR THIS MORNING
AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BY EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL PICK UP LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
BEFORE DIMINISHING. HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADV FOR THE KERN COUNTY
DESERT AND MOUNTAINS FOR THIS TIME PERIOD. AS FOR THE FOG IN THE
VALLEY...IT CONTINUES TO BE VERY LOCALIZED BUT VERY DENSE. AFTER
YESTERDAYS PILEUP ON HIGHWAY 99...WE ARE CONTINUING A SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT THROUGH MID MORNING URGING DRIVERS TO PLEASE BE
VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 99 FROM VISALIA THROUGH
KINGSBURG INTO FRESNO. THIS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY IS VERY DANGEROUS
THIS TIME OF YEAR AND FOG CAN FORM VERY QUICKLY AROUND NEARBY
RURAL AREAS AND FARMS AND ADVECTS OVER THE HIGHWAY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WITH THE
FRONT PUSHING THROUGH AND USHERING IN SOME DRY AIR...WE WILL SEE A
BREAK IN THE FOG DEVELOPMENT AS COOL AIR POOLS IN THE VALLEY
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE FOG WILL PROBABLY RETURN AS THE UPPER
RIDGE BUILDS BACK IN OVER US FOR THE WEEKEND AND TEMPS WILL
MODERATE OVER THE REGION. THE INVERSION LOOKS TO BE STRONG AND
LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING DENSE FOG WILL MORE THAN LIKELY
BECOME A PROBLEM AGAIN BY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE INT HE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY.

A CLOSED LOW LURKING OFF THE CENTRAL CA COAST WILL DECIDE TO MOVE
INLAND BY MONDAY AND ALLOW FOR SOME HIGH AND MID CLOUDS TO CROSS
THE AREA. CURRENT MODEL RUNS DO NOT INDICATE ANY SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE
WITH THIS FEATURE...BUT WILL MONITOR FOR ANY CHANGES. SECONDARY
TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH ON TUESDAY AND KEEP THE ATMS MIXED FOR
LITTLE FOG DEVELOPMENT AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPS. ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE
WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND KEEP THE TEMPS NEAR
NORMAL AND A FEW MORE CLOUDS AROUND.

...PLEASE COME VISIT SOME OF THE STAFF OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN HANFORD AT THE WORLD AG EXPO IN TULARE THROUGH
FEB 14TH IN PAVILION A...BOOTH 1403. WE WILL SEE YOU THERE...

&&

.AVIATION...IFR WITH LOCAL LIFR IN FOG IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY...THEN VFR WITH AREAS MVFR
IN HAZE. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND KERN COUNTY DESERTS...VFR CONDITIONS
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
THE VALLEY AIR DISTRICT HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING FIREPLACE/WOOD
STOVE BURNING DECLARATION FOR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13 2008. WOOD
BURNING IS DISCOURAGED IN KERN COUNTY.

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
CAZ095-098-099.

&&

AVN/FW...DCH
PUBLIC...JDB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1100 AM PST TUE FEB 12 2008

CAZ089>092-122000-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1100 AM PST TUE FEB 12 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE AROUND INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND ONCE
AGAIN LATER TONIGHT. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS
IN VISIBILITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HANFORD.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

STACHELSKI

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
939 PM PST TUE FEB 12 2008

CAZ089>092-131400-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
939 PM PST TUE FEB 12 2008

...ISOLATED DENSE FOG IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

WITH A STABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION...THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY WILL SEE WINDS LIGHT AND A CONTINUED THREAT OF LATE NIGHT
AND MORNING FOG...WITH ISOLATED DENSE FOG.

BASED ON FOG DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS OF THE LAST FEW DAYS...FOG LIKELY
WILL NOT FORM UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE FOG WILL DEVELOP FIRST
OVER THE WEST CENTRAL VALLEY...ALONG A LINE FROM HANFORD AND
KINGSBURG NORTH THROUGH KERMAN INTO MADERA...MERCED AND ATWATER.
THE FOG MAY SPREAD EAST TOWARD SUNRISE...REACHING THE CITIES OF
SELMA...FRESNO AND CLOVIS. AT WHICH TIME...THE FOG WILL BECOME
THICK WITH ISOLATED DENSE FOG. THE FOG WILL BEGIN TO BURN OFF
AFTER 9 AM...WITH CLEAR SKIES BY 11 AM DAILY.

BECAUSE OF THE PATCHY NATURE OF THE FOG...VISIBILITIES WILL CHANGE
RAPIDLY. THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS DURING THE MONDAY
MORNING COMMUTE...ESPECIALLY AROUND AND AFTER DAWN. DRIVERS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DROPS IN VISIBILITY FROM NEARLY CLEAR SKIES
TO NEAR ZERO IN ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET.

WHEN THE FOG GETS DENSE...DRIVE WITH COMMON SENSE. IF YOU
ENCOUNTER A DENSE FOG PATCH...SLOW DOWN...PUT HEADLIGHTS ON LOW
BEAM...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN
FRONT OF YOU.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

MOLINA

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD