Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Hanford, CA
NWS Hanford, CA issued this high wind warning at Oct 27, 2009, 9:59 PM PDT. It took effect at Oct 28, 2009, 12:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 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 27, 2009, 9:59 PM PDT (04:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2009, 12:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2009, 10:09 AM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hanford, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TO KINGS CANYON- 959 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...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 THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KHNX 280547 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1047 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 CAZ095-098-099-280700- /O.EXP.KHNX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091028T0600Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY- SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 1047 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. $$ 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
000 WWUS76 KHNX 281040 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 340 AM PDT WED OCT 28 2009 CAZ093-096-281800- /O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091028T1800Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 340 AM PDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... 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 THIS 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD CAZ089-091-281800- /O.CON.KHNX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-091028T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 340 AM PDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO HAVE OCCURRED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS AND THE THREAT OF BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE. SOME OF THE MAIN HIGHWAYS AFFECTED BY THE BLOWING DUST WILL BE INTERSTATE 5 FROM FRESNO COUNTY SOUTH TO THE GRAPEVINE... HIGHWAY 99 IN KERN COUNTY AND HIGHWAYS 33...41...46...58... 166 AND 198. TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO TRAFFIC AHEAD AS VISIBILITY WILL QUICKLY BE REDUCED AS BLOWING DUST IS ENCOUNTERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD CAZ098-099-281900- /O.NEW.KHNX.FZ.A.0001.091029T0800Z-091029T1600Z/ INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 340 AM PDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. DRY AND COLD AIR WILL BE IN PLACE TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING FOR A POTENTIAL KILLING FREEZE IN THE KERN COUNTY DESERT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN DURING THE DAY TODAY AND TONIGHT AND ALLOW FOR STRONG RADIATIONAL CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP TO ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 OVER MOST OF THE DESERT AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE PRECAUTION TO PROTECT TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PLANTS AND BRING PETS INSIDE DURING FREEZING CONDITIONS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 WWUS76 KHNX 281709 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1009 AM PDT WED OCT 28 2009 CAZ093-096-281815- /O.CAN.KHNX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091028T1800Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 1009 AM PDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TODAY AND NOT REACH WARNING CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD CAZ089-091-282200- /O.CAN.KHNX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-091028T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.FR.Y.0005.091029T0800Z-091029T1600Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 1009 AM PDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY... BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY TODAY AND REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY ISSUED EARLIER FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE DECREASED WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING TO TAKE PLACE TONIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN SOME SHELTERED LOCATIONS WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR 30 DEGREES THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD CAZ098-099-282200- /O.UPG.KHNX.FZ.A.0001.091029T0800Z-091029T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.FZ.W.0001.091029T0800Z-091029T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0025.091028T1709Z-091028T2200Z/ INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 1009 AM PDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY...FREEZE WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE FREEZE WATCH FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY DESERT INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY LOWER THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE...DRY AND COLD AIR WILL BE IN PLACE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING FOR A POTENTIAL KILLING FREEZE IN THE KERN COUNTY DESERT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S OVER MOST OF THE DESERT AREA TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD CAZ090-092-282200- /O.NEW.KHNX.FR.Y.0005.091029T0800Z-091029T1600Z/ EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 1009 AM PDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY FOR THE EAST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL TAKE PLACE TONIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN SOME SHELTERED LOCATIONS WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR 30 DEGREES THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD DS
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 27, 2:43 PM PDT, 7 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 2:43 PM PDT, 7 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 243 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COOLER AND WINDY WEATHER TO THE REGION TODAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...ON WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVER THE SIERRA AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS HOWEVER MUCH LIGHTER WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. EXPECT A WARMING TREND AND CONTINUED DRY WEATHER LATER THIS WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. && .DISCUSSION...WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH OVER THE AREA AS THE MAIN PUSH OF COLD AIR HAS SHIFTED TO THE EAST. IT APPEARS THE GREATEST THREAT OF HIGH WINDS HAS PASSED HOWEVER SEVERAL STATIONS ARE STILL BLOWING AT OR ABOVE WIND ADVISORY AND/OR HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY REMAINS A CONCERN OVER THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. AT THIS TIME I DONT EXPECT THE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS TO BE NEEDED UNTIL 11 PM AND THE NEXT SHIFT WILL LIKELY SHORTEN THESE CONSIDERABLE AS THE ATMOSPHERE DECOUPLES AROUND SUNSET. FOR LATER TONIGHT HOWEVER THE PROSPECTES OF A DOWNSLOPING MONO TYPE WIND REMAIN FOR THE SIERRA AND FOOTHILLS OF ZONES 93 AND 96 AS A VERY STRONG 170 KNOT JET STREAM AND VERY STRONG 500 MB WINDS AT AROUND 100 KNOTS MOVE INTO THE SIERRA. THE DIRECTION IS A LITTLE MORE NORTHERLY THAN THE CLASSIC MONO CONDITIONS HOWEVER THERE IS ENOUGH OF A THREAT TO HAVE A HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ISSUED. BY LATER MORNING WEDNESDAY THE JET IS PROGGED TO SHIFT TO THE EAST AND THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. THURSDAY MORNING LOOKS VERY CHILLY OVER THE AREA AS THE COLD AIR FROM TODAYS STORM PASSAGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. AS THE RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE AREA, THURSDAY WILL BE THE START OF A WARMING TREND WHICH WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NOVEMBER WILL START OUT DRY. && .AVIATION... IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH 06Z TONIGHT WITH AREAS OF MVFR VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING DUST/SAND CREATING AREAS IFR AND LCL LIFR AT TIMES ACROSS THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND KERN DESERT. AFTER 04Z THIS EVENING...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... PLEASE SEE SFOAQAHNX && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CAZ093-096. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ095-098- 099. BLOWING DUST ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ089- 091-092. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ090. && PUBLIC...DUDLEY AVN/FW...BEAN WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 27, 4:24 PM PDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 424 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 CAZ095-098-099-282330- KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY- SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 424 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION PLEASE SEE /SFONPWHNX/ OR /WWUS76 KHNX/ .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD CAZ089-091-092-282330- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 424 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE SEE /SFONPWHNX/ OR /WWUS76 KHNX/. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD CAZ090-282330- EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 424 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE SEE /SFONPWHNX/ OR /WWUS76 KHNX/. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD CAZ093-096-282330- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 424 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR MONO WINDS FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE SEE /SFONPWHNX/ OR /WWUS76 KHNX/. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE HIGH WIND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING OTHERWISE NO FURTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .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. WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD JONES
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Local storm report, Oct 27, 4:44 PM PDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
444 PM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 E AVENAL 36.03N 120.03W
10/27/2009 M49.00 MPH KINGS CA MESONET
MEASURED BY KETTLEMAN HILLS RAWS
0913 AM NON-TSTM WND GST LAUREL MOUNTAIN RAWS 35.48N 117.70W
10/27/2009 M67.00 MPH KERN CA MESONET
0930 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 W ROSAMOND 34.86N 118.31W
10/27/2009 M72.00 MPH KERN CA MESONET
AT MESONET STATION NEAR 80TH ST WEST
1009 AM DUST STORM 7 S HANFORD 36.22N 119.65W
10/27/2009 KINGS CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
VISIBLITY OF 0 REPORTED IN BLOWING DUST ALONG KANSAS AVE
BETWEEN 10 1/2 AVE AND SR 41.
1013 AM NON-TSTM WND GST INDIAN WELLS CANYON RAW 35.69N 117.89W
10/27/2009 M75.00 MPH KERN CA ASOS
1020 AM NON-TSTM WND GST HANFORD 36.33N 119.65W
10/27/2009 M38.00 MPH KINGS CA ASOS
1026 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MOJAVE 35.05N 118.18W
10/27/2009 KERN CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINE REPORTED DOWN ACROSS ROADWAY.
1035 AM NON-TSTM WND GST EDWARDS AFB 34.91N 117.93W
10/27/2009 M68.00 MPH KERN CA ASOS
AT MAIN BASE ASOS
1114 AM NON-TSTM WND GST JAWBONE CANYON 35.29N 118.23W
10/27/2009 M80.00 MPH KERN CA MESONET
1126 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 W SAN JOAQUIN 36.61N 120.22W
10/27/2009 FRESNO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINE DOWN ACROSS ROAD.
1131 AM NON-TSTM WND GST SAN LUIS NATIONAL WILDL 37.18N 120.79W
10/27/2009 M42.00 MPH MERCED CA MESONET
1151 AM NON-TSTM WND GST PIUTES 35.45N 118.28W
10/27/2009 M56.00 MPH KERN CA MESONET
MEASURED BY PIUTES RAWS
1213 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 SW FIVE POINTS 36.41N 120.13W
10/27/2009 FRESNO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES AND 3 POLES DOWN.
1224 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 SSW FRESNO 36.71N 119.83W
10/27/2009 FRESNO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE DOWNED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OF SPRINGFIELD
AVE AND BRYAN AVE.
1257 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 10 W LIVINGSTON 37.39N 120.90W
10/27/2009 MERCED CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
PHONE LINES DOWNED ON THE ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF
GEER AVE AND SR 165.
0229 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 N MERCED 37.37N 120.48W
10/27/2009 MERCED CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES ACROSS ROADWAY AT GOLDEN RULE AVE AND WINTON
WAY.
0250 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 W MERCED 37.30N 120.50W
10/27/2009 MERCED CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES ON ROADWAY AT SR 140 AND TINA AVE.
0253 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MADERA 36.97N 120.08W
10/27/2009 M39.00 MPH MADERA CA ASOS
0253 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MERCED 37.30N 120.48W
10/27/2009 M46.00 MPH MERCED CA ASOS
0316 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 S DOS PALOS 36.97N 120.64W
10/27/2009 MERCED CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
DOWNED POWER LINES ON ROADWAY.
0322 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 E MERCED 37.30N 120.39W
10/27/2009 MERCED CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER POLE DOWNED BLOCKING ROAD.
0356 PM NON-TSTM WND GST LEMOORE NAS 36.26N 119.90W
10/27/2009 M46.00 MPH KINGS CA ASOS
0402 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SE SAN LUIS RESERVOIR 37.04N 121.03W
10/27/2009 M36.00 MPH MERCED CA MESONET
MEASURED BY LOS BANOS RAWS
&&
DSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 3:40 AM PDT | Freeze Watch | HNX | 6 hr | |
| Oct 28, 10:09 AM PDT | Frost Advisory | HNX | 23 hr | |
| Oct 28, 10:09 AM PDT | Freeze Warning | HNX | 20 hr | |
| Oct 28, 10:09 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 5 hr |
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