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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Hanford, CA

April 1, 2009

NWS Hanford, CA issued this wind advisory at Apr 1, 2009, 2:33 PM PDT. It took effect at Apr 2, 2009, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 1, 2009, 2:33 PM PDT (21:33 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2009, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2009, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

The text

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

000 
WWUS76 KHNX 012133
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
233 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...GUSTY WINDS OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS LATE
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.A SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS 
TO THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND
BELOW THE PASSES.

CAZ095-098-099-020500-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.090403T0600Z-090404T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
233 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY.

GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.
THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY EVENING.

MAJOR HIGHWAYS IMPACTED BY THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE 14...58...AND
395 IN THE DESERT...I-5 AT THE TOP OF TEJON PASS...58 ON BOTH
SIDES OF TEHACHAPI PASS...AND 178 OVER WALKER PASS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 30 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.

$$

DCH

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 020457
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
957 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...GUSTY WINDS OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS LATE
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.A SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND
BELOW THE PASSES.

CAZ095-098-099-021300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.090403T0600Z-090404T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
957 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 11 PM
PDT FRIDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES
AND CANYONS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY EVENING.

MAJOR HIGHWAYS AFFECTED BY THESE STRONG WINDS INCLUDE INTERSTATE
5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW TEHACHAPI
PASS... HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH WALKER PASS...AND HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S.
395 IN THE KERN DESERT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 30
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 021250
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
550 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009

...GUSTY WINDS OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS LATE
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.A SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND
BELOW THE PASSES.

CAZ095-098-099-022100-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.090403T0600Z-090404T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
550 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES
AND CANYONS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY EVENING.

MAJOR HIGHWAYS AFFECTED BY THESE STRONG WINDS INCLUDE INTERSTATE
5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW TEHACHAPI
PASS...HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH WALKER PASS...AND HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S.
395 IN THE KERN DESERT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
30 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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 022116
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
216 PM PDT THU APR 2 2009

...GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING FROM THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THROUGH THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS....

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AHEAD OF THE LOW...GUSTY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY.

IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE
COLDER AIR AS IT ARRIVES DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

CAZ089>092-030445-
/O.EXB.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.090403T1800Z-090404T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
216 PM PDT THU APR 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TOMORROW MORNING.
GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY BY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE
EVENING. THE WINDS MAY CREATE SOME LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEST HALF OF THE VALLEY.

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

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ095-098-099-030445-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.090403T0600Z-090404T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
216 PM PDT THU APR 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS
EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY BY MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING
THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH AND
BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. THERE MAY ALSO BE LOCAL
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ACROSS THE DESERT AREAS.

MAJOR HIGHWAYS AFFECTED BY THESE STRONG WINDS INCLUDE INTERSTATE
5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 EITHER SIDE OF TEHACHAPI
PASS AND ACROSS THE DESERT...HIGHWAY 178 OVER WALKER PASS...AND
HIGHWAYS 14 AND 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 030428
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
928 PM PDT THU APR 2 2009

...GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING FROM THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THROUGH THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS....

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AHEAD OF THE LOW...GUSTY
WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...GUSTY WINDS WILL BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD AND INCREASE IN SPEED AS THE COLDER AIR ARRIVES DURING
THE MORNING HOURS.

CAZ095-098-099-031230-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.090403T0600Z-090404T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
928 PM PDT THU APR 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR
THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY BY MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING
THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH AND
BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. THERE MAY ALSO BE LOCAL
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ACROSS THE DESERT AREAS.

MAJOR HIGHWAYS AFFECTED BY THESE STRONG WINDS INCLUDE INTERSTATE
5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW THE TEHACHAPI
PASS...HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH THE WALKER PASS...AND IN THE
DESERT...HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S. 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089>092-031230-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.090403T1800Z-090404T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
928 PM PDT THU APR 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TOMORROW MORNING.
GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY BY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE
EVENING. THE WINDS MAY CREATE SOME LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 031155
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
455 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING FROM THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THROUGH THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS....

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THIS MORNING. AHEAD OF THE LOW...GUSTY WINDS
WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.

IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...GUSTY WINDS WILL BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD AND INCREASE IN SPEED AS THE COLDER AIR ARRIVES DURING
THE MORNING HOURS.

CAZ095-098-099-032000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090404T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
455 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2009

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

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

INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR
THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY BY MID MORNING...THEN
CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH
AND BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. THERE MAY ALSO BE LOCAL
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ACROSS THE DESERT AREAS.

MAJOR HIGHWAYS AFFECTED BY THESE STRONG WINDS INCLUDE INTERSTATE
5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW THE TEHACHAPI
PASS...HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH THE WALKER PASS...AND IN THE DESERT...
HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S. 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089>092-032000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.090403T1800Z-090404T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
455 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING. GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY BY THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE
EVENING. THE WINDS MAY CREATE SOME LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 031522
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
822 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING FROM THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THROUGH THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS....

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THIS MORNING. AHEAD OF THE LOW...GUSTY WINDS
WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.

IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...GUSTY WINDS WILL BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD AND INCREASE IN SPEED AS THE COLDER AIR ARRIVES DURING
THE MORNING HOURS.

CAZ095-098-099-032330-
/O.UPG.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090404T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.W.0003.090403T1522Z-090404T0300Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
822 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...WIND
ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE DAY. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS FROM 60 TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH
AND BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS AND OVER RIDGE TOPS.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE DESERT AREAS EAST OF THE INDIAN WELLS CANYON
AND WALKER PASS IN THE INYOKERN AND RIDGECREST AREAS. STRONG WINDS
ARE LIKELY EAST OF TEHACHAPI PASS NEAR MOJAVE ON HIGHWAYS 14 AND
58. WINDS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN
MOJAVE AND ROSAMOND.

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>092-032330-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.090403T1800Z-090404T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
822 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING. GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE BE LIKELY BY THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE
EVENING. THE WINDS MAY CREATE SOME LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 032056
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
156 PM PDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS...
...FROST POSSIBLE IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SATURDAY MORNING...

CAZ095-098-099-040300-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090404T0300Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
156 PM PDT FRI APR 3 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE DAY. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS FROM 60 TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
THROUGH AND BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS AND OVER RIDGE
TOPS. THIS WOULD INCLUDE DESERT AREAS EAST OF THE INDIAN WELLS
CANYON AND WALKER PASS IN THE INYOKERN AND RIDGECREST AREAS.
STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY EAST OF TEHACHAPI PASS NEAR MOJAVE ON
HIGHWAYS 14 AND 58. WINDS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG
HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN MOJAVE AND ROSAMOND.

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>092-040300-
/O.NEW.KHNX.FR.Y.0003.090404T1000Z-090404T1600Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090404T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
156 PM PDT FRI APR 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY FOR
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
EVENING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE BE LIKELY. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISHING DURING THE EARLY EVENING. A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEST HALF OF THE VALLEY.

AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL BE
IN PLACE. THIS COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL
ALLOW FOR EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING TO OCCUR. AREAS OF FROST
WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOW TEMPERATURES TOWARD DAYBREAK WILL BE FROM
30 TO 32 DEGREES IN NORMALLY COLDEST VALLEY AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU HAVE FROST SENSITIVE OUTDOOR INTERESTS...TAKE PRECAUTIONS
NOW.   

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

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
000 
WWUS76 KHNX 040251
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
751 PM PDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS...
...FROST POSSIBLE IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SATURDAY MORNING...

CAZ095-098-099-040400-
/O.EXP.KHNX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090404T0300Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
751 PM PDT FRI APR 3 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

WINDS ARE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE 
OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. HOWEVER...SOME GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN
NORMALLY WINDIER LOCATIONS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

CAZ089>092-040500-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090404T0300Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.FR.Y.0003.090404T1000Z-090404T1600Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
751 PM PDT FRI APR 3 2009

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...

WINDS ARE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

ATTENTION NOW TURNS TO OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES IN THE
VALLEY...WHERE A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY
MORNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT. LIGHT WINDS NEAR SUNRISE WILL
COMBINE WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS ALREADY IN PLACE. THIS WILL ALLOW
EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING TO OCCUR AND AREAS OF FROST ARE
EXPECTED. LOW TEMPERATURES TOWARD DAYBREAK WILL BE FROM 30 TO 32
DEGREES IN NORMALLY COLDEST VALLEY AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU HAVE FROST SENSITIVE OUTDOOR INTERESTS...TAKE PRECAUTIONS
NOW.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

MENDENHALL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Apr 1, 10:04 AM PDT, 4 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 10:04 AM PDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1004 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009

.UPDATE...WINDS ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS HAVE DECREASED
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND HAVE THEREFORE CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THAT AREA. BASED ON 24 HR TRENDS HAVE RAISED MAX
TEMPS TODAY A LITTLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY AND KERN DESERT. OTHERWISE...PATCHES OF CIRRUS WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD IN FROM THE NORTH BUT DRY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. UPSTREAM SHORTWAVE WILL PUSH INTO THE
GREAT BASIN ON THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY AND BRING BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS TO THE DISTRICT...AND A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED FOR THE KERN DESERT AND POSSIBLY THE SJ VALLEY AS WELL.
SYSTEM MAY BRUSH A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS AROUND YOSEMITE THURSDAY
NIGHT/FRIDAY BUT QPF IF ANY WILL BE VERY LIGHT. ALSO...COOLER
WEATHER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. UPDATED GRIDS AND PRODUCTS HAVE
BEEN SENT.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

PUBLIC...DCH
AVN/FW...DURFEE

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 9:14 AM PDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
914 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009

CAZ089>099-021615-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
914 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ALL OF INTERIOR CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

JONES

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 9:18 AM PDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
918 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009

CAZ095-098-099-011730-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
918 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009

...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY DESERT TODAY...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE KERN COUNTY DESERT TODAY. AREAS BELOW
THE PASSES WILL SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS...SUCH AS ALONG HIGHWAY 14
AND HIGHWAY 58 FROM MOJAVE TO EDWARDS AFB. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT FOR SUDDEN STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 9:32 PM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX11 hr

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Sources

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