Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2009

High Wind Warning 7, NWS Hanford, CA

October 26, 2009

NWS Hanford, CA issued this high wind warning at Oct 26, 2009, 2:42 PM PDT. It took effect at Oct 27, 2009, 7:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2009, 2:42 PM PDT (21:42 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 27, 2009, 7:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 27, 2009, 11:00 PM PDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS76 KHNX 262142
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
242 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

CAZ095-098-099-270545-
/O.UPG.KHNX.HW.A.0003.091027T1800Z-091028T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.W.0007.091027T1800Z-091028T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
242 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...
HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY IN MANY AREAS. GUSTS OF
60 TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH AND BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND
CANYONS.

TRAVEL CORRIDORS MOST LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS ARE
HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN ROSAMOND AND INYOKERN...HIGHWAY 58 FROM
TEHACHAPI PASS TO EDWARDS...I-5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...AND HIGHWAY
178 OVER WALKER PASS. HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AT THE MOUTH OF
THE KERN RIVER CANYON AT KERNVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089-091-092-270545-
/O.NEW.KHNX.DU.Y.0002.091027T1800Z-091028T0600Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
242 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. LOCALIZED
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO ARE
LIKELY. SOME OF THE MAIN HIGHWAYS AFFECTED BY THE BLOWING DUST
WILL BE INTERSTATE 5 FROM FRESNO COUNTY SOUTH TO THE
GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 99 IN KERN COUNTY AND HIGHWAYS
33...41...46...58...166 AND 198.

TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
TRAFFIC AHEAD AS VISIBILITY WILL QUICKLY BE REDUCED AS BLOWING
DUST IS ENCOUNTERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ090-270545-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0024.091027T1800Z-091028T0600Z/
EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
242 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE
ON TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE WINDS CONTINUING WELL INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. DUE TO RECENT
RAINS...BLOWING DUST WILL NOT LIKELY PRESENT A PROBLEM IN THIS
AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
25 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.

&&

$$
DUDLEY
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 270534
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1034 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

CAZ095-098-099-271200-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0007.091027T1800Z-091028T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1034 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY IN MANY AREAS. GUSTS OF
60 TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH AND BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND
CANYONS.

TRAVEL CORRIDORS MOST LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS ARE
HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN ROSAMOND AND INYOKERN...HIGHWAY 58 FROM
TEHACHAPI PASS TO EDWARDS...I-5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...AND HIGHWAY
178 OVER WALKER PASS. HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AT THE MOUTH
OF THE KERN RIVER CANYON AT KERNVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089-091-092-271200-
/O.CON.KHNX.DU.Y.0002.091027T1800Z-091028T0600Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1034 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM
PDT TUESDAY...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. LOCALIZED
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO ARE
LIKELY. SOME OF THE MAIN HIGHWAYS AFFECTED BY THE BLOWING DUST
WILL BE INTERSTATE 5 FROM FRESNO COUNTY SOUTH TO THE GRAPEVINE...
HIGHWAY 99 IN KERN COUNTY AND HIGHWAYS 33...41...46...58...
166 AND 198.

TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
TRAFFIC AHEAD AS VISIBILITY WILL QUICKLY BE REDUCED AS BLOWING
DUST IS ENCOUNTERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ090-271200-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0024.091027T1800Z-091028T0600Z/
EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1034 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE
ON TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE WINDS CONTINUING WELL INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...
BLOWING DUST WILL NOT LIKELY PRESENT A PROBLEM IN THIS AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
25 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
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 271059
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
359 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

CAZ095-098-099-271900-
/O.EXT.KHNX.HW.W.0007.091027T1400Z-091028T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
359 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY IN MANY AREAS. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE
LIKELY THROUGH AND BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS.

TRAVEL CORRIDORS MOST LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS ARE
HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN ROSAMOND AND INYOKERN...HIGHWAY 58 FROM
TEHACHAPI PASS TO EDWARDS...INCLUDING MOJAVE...I-5 OVER THE
GRAPEVINE...AND HIGHWAY 178 OVER WALKER PASS. HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE AT THE MOUTH OF THE KERN RIVER CANYON AT KERNVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089-091-092-271900-
/O.EXT.KHNX.DU.Y.0002.091027T1100Z-091028T0600Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
359 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. SOME OF THE MAIN
HIGHWAYS AFFECTED BY THE BLOWING DUST WILL BE INTERSTATE 5 FROM
FRESNO COUNTY SOUTH TO THE GRAPEVINE... HIGHWAY 99 IN KERN COUNTY
AND HIGHWAYS 33...41...46...58... 166 AND 198.

TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
TRAFFIC AHEAD AS VISIBILITY WILL QUICKLY BE REDUCED AS BLOWING
DUST IS ENCOUNTERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ090-271900-
/O.EXT.KHNX.WI.Y.0024.091027T1100Z-091028T0600Z/
EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
359 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. DUE TO RECENT
RAINS...BLOWING DUST WILL NOT LIKELY PRESENT A PROBLEM IN THIS
AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 271830
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1130 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

CAZ095-098-099-280230-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091028T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1130 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE HAVE DEVELOPED OVER
THE AREA AND LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED AT WEST ROSAMOND...EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE AND ALONG THE
EAST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA AT JAWBONE CANYON AND INDIAN WELLS CANYON.

TRAVEL CORRIDORS MOST LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS ARE
HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN ROSAMOND AND INYOKERN...HIGHWAY 58 FROM
TEHACHAPI PASS TO BORON...INCLUDING MOJAVE...I-5 OVER THE
GRAPEVINE...AND HIGHWAY 178 OVER WALKER PASS. HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE AT THE MOUTH OF THE KERN RIVER CANYON AT KERNVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089-091-092-280230-
/O.CON.KHNX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-091028T0600Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1130 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO HAVE OCCURRED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS AND THE
THREAT OF BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE. SOME OF THE MAIN HIGHWAYS
AFFECTED BY THE BLOWING DUST WILL BE INTERSTATE 5 FROM FRESNO
COUNTY SOUTH TO THE GRAPEVINE... HIGHWAY 99 IN KERN COUNTY AND
HIGHWAYS 33...41...46...58... 166 AND 198.

TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
TRAFFIC AHEAD AS VISIBILITY WILL QUICKLY BE REDUCED AS BLOWING
DUST IS ENCOUNTERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ090-280230-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-091028T0600Z/
EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1130 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...BLOWING
DUST WILL NOT LIKELY PRESENT A PROBLEM IN THIS AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ093-096-280230-
/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.A.0004.091028T0700Z-091028T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
1130 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR MONO WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT BLOWING INTO THE SIERRA FROM THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST WILL CREATE A THREAT OF DOWNSLOPING MONO WINDS TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCALIZED NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE CANYONS
AND OVER RIDGES. SOME LOCATIONS WHICH COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE
YOSEMITE VALLEY...BASS LAKE...AND THE OAKHURST AREA. OTHER CANYON
LOCATIONS WILL ALSO HAVE A THREAT OF STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 70
MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
DUDLEY

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 280231
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
731 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

CAZ095-098-099-280600-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091028T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
731 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE HAVE DEVELOPED OVER
THE AREA AND LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT WEST
ROSAMOND...EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE
SIERRA AT JAWBONE CANYON AND INDIAN WELLS CANYON.

TRAVEL CORRIDORS MOST LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS ARE
HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN ROSAMOND AND INYOKERN...HIGHWAY 58 FROM
TEHACHAPI PASS TO BORON...INCLUDING MOJAVE...I-5 OVER THE
GRAPEVINE...AND HIGHWAY 178 OVER WALKER PASS. HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE AT THE MOUTH OF THE KERN RIVER CANYON AT KERNVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089-091-092-280600-
/O.CON.KHNX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-091028T0600Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
731 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR
ZERO HAVE OCCURRED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS AND THE THREAT OF BLOWING
DUST WILL CONTINUE. SOME OF THE MAIN HIGHWAYS AFFECTED BY THE
BLOWING DUST WILL BE INTERSTATE 5 FROM FRESNO COUNTY SOUTH TO THE
GRAPEVINE... HIGHWAY 99 IN KERN COUNTY AND HIGHWAYS
33...41...46...58...166 AND 198.

TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
TRAFFIC AHEAD AS VISIBILITY WILL QUICKLY BE REDUCED AS BLOWING
DUST IS ENCOUNTERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ090-280600-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-091028T0600Z/
EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
731 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...
BLOWING DUST WILL NOT LIKELY PRESENT A PROBLEM IN THIS AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ093-096-280600-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.A.0004.091028T0700Z-091028T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
731 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT BLOWING INTO THE SIERRA FROM THE NORTH
AND NORTHEAST WILL CREATE A THREAT OF DOWNSLOPING MONO WINDS
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCALIZED NORTHEAST WINDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE
CANYONS AND OVER RIDGES. SOME LOCATIONS WHICH COULD BE IMPACTED
INCLUDE YOSEMITE VALLEY...BASS LAKE...AND THE OAKHURST AREA.
OTHER CANYON LOCATIONS WILL ALSO HAVE A THREAT OF STRONG WINDS
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
70 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 280459
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
959 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

CAZ093-096-280600-
/O.UPG.KHNX.HW.A.0004.091028T0700Z-091028T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.W.0008.091028T0700Z-091028T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
959 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...HIGH
WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS
CANYON IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT BLOWING INTO THE SIERRA FROM THE NORTH
AND NORTHEAST WILL CREATE A THREAT OF DOWNSLOPING MONO WINDS
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCALIZED NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE
CANYONS AND OVER RIDGES. SOME LOCATIONS WHICH COULD BE IMPACTED
INCLUDE YOSEMITE VALLEY...BASS LAKE...AND THE OAKHURST AREA. OTHER
CANYON LOCATIONS WILL ALSO HAVE A THREAT OF STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT
AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
70 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&



$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ095-098-099-280600-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091028T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
959 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE HAVE DEVELOPED OVER
THE AREA AND LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT WEST
ROSAMOND...EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE
SIERRA AT JAWBONE CANYON AND INDIAN WELLS CANYON.

TRAVEL CORRIDORS MOST LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS ARE
HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN ROSAMOND AND INYOKERN...HIGHWAY 58 FROM
TEHACHAPI PASS TO BORON...INCLUDING MOJAVE...I-5 OVER THE
GRAPEVINE...AND HIGHWAY 178 OVER WALKER PASS. HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE AT THE MOUTH OF THE KERN RIVER CANYON AT KERNVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089-091-280600-
/O.EXT.KHNX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-091028T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
959 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. LOCALIZED AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO HAVE OCCURRED
AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS AND THE THREAT OF BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE.
SOME OF THE MAIN HIGHWAYS AFFECTED BY THE BLOWING DUST WILL BE
INTERSTATE 5 FROM FRESNO COUNTY SOUTH TO THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY
99 IN KERN COUNTY AND HIGHWAYS 33...41...46...58...166 AND 198.

TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
TRAFFIC AHEAD AS VISIBILITY WILL QUICKLY BE REDUCED AS BLOWING
DUST IS ENCOUNTERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ092-280600-
/O.CON.KHNX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-091028T0600Z/
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
959 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR
ZERO HAVE OCCURRED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS AND THE THREAT OF BLOWING
DUST WILL CONTINUE. SOME OF THE MAIN HIGHWAYS AFFECTED BY THE
BLOWING DUST WILL BE INTERSTATE 5 FROM FRESNO COUNTY SOUTH TO THE
GRAPEVINE... HIGHWAY 99 IN KERN COUNTY AND HIGHWAYS 33...41...
46...58...166 AND 198.

TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
TRAFFIC AHEAD AS VISIBILITY WILL QUICKLY BE REDUCED AS BLOWING
DUST IS ENCOUNTERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ090-280600-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-091028T0600Z/
EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
959 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...
BLOWING DUST WILL NOT LIKELY PRESENT A PROBLEM IN THIS AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 280547
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1047 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

CAZ095-098-099-280700-
/O.EXP.KHNX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091028T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1047 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ092-280700-
/O.EXP.KHNX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-091028T0600Z/
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1047 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ090-280700-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-091028T0600Z/
EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1047 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WILL
EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ093-096-281400-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0008.091028T0700Z-091028T1800Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
1047 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT BLOWING INTO THE SIERRA FROM THE NORTH
AND NORTHEAST WILL CREATE A THREAT OF DOWNSLOPING MONO WINDS
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCALIZED NORTHEAST WINDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE
CANYONS AND OVER RIDGES. SOME LOCATIONS WHICH COULD BE IMPACTED
INCLUDE YOSEMITE VALLEY...BASS LAKE...AND THE OAKHURST AREA.
OTHER CANYON LOCATIONS WILL ALSO HAVE A THREAT OF STRONG WINDS
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
70 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089-091-281400-
/O.CON.KHNX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-091028T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1047 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. LOCALIZED AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO HAVE
OCCURRED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS AND THE THREAT OF BLOWING DUST WILL
CONTINUE. SOME OF THE MAIN HIGHWAYS AFFECTED BY THE BLOWING DUST
WILL BE INTERSTATE 5 FROM FRESNO COUNTY SOUTH TO THE GRAPEVINE...
HIGHWAY 99 IN KERN COUNTY AND HIGHWAYS 33...41...46...58...
166 AND 198.

TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
TRAFFIC AHEAD AS VISIBILITY WILL QUICKLY BE REDUCED AS BLOWING
DUST IS ENCOUNTERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Oct 26, 10:12 AM PDT, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 10:12 AM PDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1012 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR
WITH WARMER THAN NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TODAY. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND BE FOLLOWED
BY WINDY AND MUCH COOLER WEATHER TUESDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE CWFA ARE RUNNING A FEW DEGREES ABOVE 24
HOURS AGO AT THIS TIME. CURRENT FORECAST IS ON TRACK FOR MAX TEMPS
TO PEAK NEAR 10 DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO AND WILL NOT MAKE ANY UPDATES.

EXPECT 15 TO 20 DEGREES COOLING ON TUESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE CWFA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. WILL LEAVE THE
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS/DESERTS IN PLACE.
THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALSO DECIDE ON WHICH PARTS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY WILL BE PLACED IN WIND/BLOWING DUST ADVISORIES TOMORROW MORNING
AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS TUESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...AREAS OF MVFR IN HZ/BR UNTIL 19Z MONDAY.
OTHERWISE...VFR ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH 12Z
TUESDAY.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 349 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009/

00Z RUNS OF THE ECMWF AND THE GFS ARE GETTING BETTER IN LINE WITH
THE UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THE WEEK. THE RIDGE WILL RETROGRADE TO 35N
AND 140W AS A VERY SHARP TROUGH WILL DROP IN OUT OF WESTERN CANADA
TODAY AS AN INSIDE SLIDER AND MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE REGION ON
TUESDAY. SIGNIFINCAT TEMPERATURE FALLS WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS OVER
THE ENTIRE CWA WILL BE THE RULE ON TUESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY. THE
UPPER TROUGH CLOSES OFF AND MOVES INTO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA BY
THURSDAY. BELOW NORMAL TEMPS WILL BE THE RULE FOR MOST OF THE WEEK
BEFORE THE EPAC RIDGE STARTS TO BUILD BACK IN OVER THE REGION BY
LATE SUNDAY AND TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL. IT
WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE EXTENDED BASED ON TODAYS MODEL
GUIDANCE THROUGH NEXT MONDAY.

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
CAZ095-098-099.

&&

PUBLIC...MENDENHALL/JDB
AVN/FW...DURFEE

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 26, 5:01 AM PDT, 9 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
501 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

CAZ095-098-099-271215-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
501 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WEATHER
MESSAGE /SFONPWHNX/ OR /WWUS76 KHNX/ ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HANFORD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

WP

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 2:42 PM PDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryHNX43 hr
Oct 26, 2:42 PM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX32 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.