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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Hanford, CA

March 19, 2011

NWS Hanford, CA issued this high wind warning at Mar 19, 2011, 11:02 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 19, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 19 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
Mar 19, 2011, 11:02 AM PDT (18:02 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 19, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 20, 2011, 5:57 PM PDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

The text

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

140 
WWUS76 KHNX 191802
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1102 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...A STRONG LATE SEASON PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING THE THREAT OF
HIGH WINDS TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC IS FORECAST TO RAPIDLY
STRENGTHEN THIS WEEKEND AND BY SUNDAY...BRING THE THREAT OF HIGH
WINDS TO THE REGION.

CAZ089>092-200215-
/O.UPG.KHNX.HW.A.0004.110320T0900Z-110321T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.W.0004.110320T0600Z-110321T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1102 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS RANGING FROM 
  35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE SAN JOAQUIN 
  VALLEY. EVEN STRONGER WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE FOOT OF THE GRAPEVINE...
  AND OVER AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SAN JOAQUIN 
  VALLEY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BAKERSFIELD...VISALIA...HANFORD...
  LEMOORE...AVENAL...CORCORAN...MERCED...MADERA...FRESNO...LOS
  BANOS...COALINGA...MENDOTA.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS
  AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS
33...99...166...180 AND 198.

&&

$$

CAZ095-200215-
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/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.W.0004.110320T0600Z-110321T1200Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1102 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
PDT MONDAY BELOW 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING BELOW 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER OVER THE 
  GRAPEVINE AND THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE
  SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...THE GRAPEVINE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS
  AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5
  AND HIGHWAYS 58 AND 178.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ099-200215-
/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.W.0004.110320T1200Z-110321T1200Z/
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1102 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY
FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE BELOW THE PASSES.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS
  AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 14
  AND 58.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-200215-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0015.110320T0600Z-110321T0300Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
1102 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THREE RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA...
  OAKHURST.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL
  VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY
  DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE
  OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ098-200215-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0015.110320T1200Z-110321T1200Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
1102 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY
FOR THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE BELOW THE WALKER PASS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: RIDGECREST.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL
  VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY
  DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE
  OBJECTS. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE U.S 395 AND HIGHWAYS 14
  AND 178.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
6 follow-up statements
123 
WWUS76 KHNX 200215
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
715 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.A STRONG LATE SEASON PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING THE THREAT OF HIGH
WINDS TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.


CAZ089>092-201100-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0004.110320T0600Z-110321T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
715 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS RANGING FROM 35
  TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS OF 45 TO 55
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE FOOT OF THE
  GRAPEVINE... AND OVER AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SAN
  JOAQUIN VALLEY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BAKERSFIELD...VISALIA...HANFORD... 
  LEMOORE...AVENAL...CORCORAN...MERCED...MADERA...FRESNO...LOS 
  BANOS...COALINGA...MENDOTA.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO 
  STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS
33...99...166...180 AND 198.

&&

$$

CAZ099-201100-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0004.110320T1200Z-110321T1200Z/
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
715 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM
PDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM
PDT MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
  SOME GUSTS BELOW PASSES COULD REACH UP TO 85 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO 
  STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED 
  INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 14 AND 58.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ095-201100-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0004.110320T0600Z-110321T1200Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
715 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM PDT MONDAY BELOW 5000 FEET...

A HIGH WIND WARNING BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM
THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER OVER THE 
  GRAPEVINE AND THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO 
  STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED 
  INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS 58 AND 178.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-201100-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0015.110320T0600Z-110321T0300Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
715 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
PDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THREE RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA... 
  OAKHURST.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL 
  VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE 
  OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ098-201100-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0015.110320T1200Z-110321T1200Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
715 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY FOR THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE BELOW WALKER PASS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: RIDGECREST...INYOKERN

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL 
  VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE 
  OBJECTS. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE U.S 395 AND HIGHWAYS 
  14 AND 178.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BINGHAM

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
246 
WWUS76 KHNX 201032
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
332 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

.A STRONG LATE SEASON PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY
AND BRING HIGH WINDS TO MUCH OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THIS
MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE GRAPEVINE 
AND AT THE SOUTH END OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY INTO EARLY 
THIS EVENING.

CAZ099-201145-
/O.CAN.KHNX.HW.W.0004.110320T1200Z-110321T1200Z/
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
332 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH AND REMAIN
WELL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. 



$$

CAZ098-201145-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WI.Y.0015.110320T1200Z-110321T1200Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
332 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING
AND REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

CAZ089-090-201800-
/O.EXT.KHNX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110320T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
332 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS
  MORNING THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT DURING
  THE MIDDAY HOURS TODAY. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MERCED...MADERA...FRESNO...LOS BANOS...
  COALINGA...MENDOTA 

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO 
  STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS
33...99...166...180 AND 198.

&&

$$

CAZ091-092-201800-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T0300Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
332 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY
  WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT THE
  SOUTH END OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND AT THE FOOT OF THE
  GRAPEVINE WHERE WIND GUSTS OF 85 MPH OR HIGHER ARE LIKELY.

* TIMING: THE THREAT OF STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH NORTH OF KERN
  COUNTY BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN STRONG ACROSS THE
  REMAINDER OF THE WARNED AREA INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BAKERSFIELD...VISALIA...HANFORD...LEMOORE...
  AVENAL...CORCORAN...ARVIN...EDISON...LAMONT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO 
  STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS
33...99...166...180 AND 198.

&&

$$

CAZ095-201800-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
332 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY
BELOW 5000 FEET...

A HIGH WIND WARNING BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT MONDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT
  LEAST THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH OR HIGHER OVER THE
  GRAPEVINE AND THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY AND
  AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...TEJON PASS...
  GRAPEVINE PEAK.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO 
  STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED 
  INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS 58 AND 178.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-201800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110321T0300Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
332 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING INTO THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THREE RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA...
  OAKHURST. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL 
  VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE 
  OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
DURFEE

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
334 
WWUS76 KHNX 201506
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
806 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

.A STRONG LATE SEASON PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY AND
BRING HIGH WINDS TO MUCH OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THIS MORNING.
VERY STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE GRAPEVINE AND AT THE
SOUTH END OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

CAZ091-201615-
/O.CAN.KHNX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T0300Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
806 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH AND REMAIN
WELL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. 


$$

CAZ089-090-201615-
/O.CAN.KHNX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110320T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
806 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER
OF TODAY WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO ABOUT 30 MPH IN MERCED COUNTY THIS
MORNING. 

$$

CAZ092-202330-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T0300Z/
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
806 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE
  SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY TODAY FROM THE FOOT OF THE GRAPEVINE TO
  THE BAKERSFIELD AREA. WINDS WILL GUST TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER IN
  THIS REGION.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BAKERSFIELD...ARVIN...EDISON...LAMONT...
  GRAPEVINE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO 
  STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS
33...99...166...180 AND 198.

&&

$$

CAZ095-202330-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
806 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY
BELOW 5000 FEET...

A HIGH WIND WARNING BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT MONDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT
  LEAST THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER OVER THE
  GRAPEVINE AND THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY 
  AND AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...TEJON PASS...
  GRAPEVINE PEAK.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO 
  STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED 
  INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS 58 AND 178.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ093-094-202330-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110321T0300Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
806 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING INTO THIS 
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THREE RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA...
  OAKHURST 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL 
  VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE 
  OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

DURFEE
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
483 
WWUS76 KHNX 202015
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
115 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

.A STRONG LATE SEASON PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY AND
BRING HIGH WINDS TO MUCH OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THIS MORNING.
VERY STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE GRAPEVINE AND AT THE
SOUTH END OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

CAZ093-094-202115-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110321T0300Z/
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
115 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS THROUGH 5 AM PDT MONDAY
MORNING. .

$$

CAZ092-210300-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T0300Z/
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
115 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE 
  SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY TODAY FROM THE FOOT OF THE GRAPEVINE 
  TO THE BAKERSFIELD AREA. WINDS WILL GUST TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER 
  IN THIS REGION.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BAKERSFIELD...THE BASE OF THE GRAPEVINE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO 
  STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ095-210430-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
115 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY
BELOW 5000 FEET...

A HIGH WIND WARNING BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT MONDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  AT LEAST THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER OVER THE 
  GRAPEVINE AND THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY 
  AND AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...THE GRAPEVINE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO 
  STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED 
  INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS 58 AND 178.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
712 
WWUS76 KHNX 210052
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
552 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

CAZ095-210200-
/O.CAN.KHNX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
552 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH AND REMAIN WELL BELOW
WARNING CRITERIA FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING.

$$

CAZ092-210200-
/O.CAN.KHNX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T0300Z/
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
552 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 20 MPH AND REMAIN WELL BELOW
WARNING CRITERIA FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING.

$$

MENDENHALL

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
851 
WWUS76 KHNX 210057
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
557 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

CAZ095-210200-
/O.CAN.KHNX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
557 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH AND REMAIN WELL BELOW
WARNING CRITERIA FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING.

$$

CAZ092-210200-
/O.CAN.KHNX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T0300Z/
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
557 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 20 MPH AND REMAIN WELL BELOW
WARNING CRITERIA FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING.

$$

MENDENHALL

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 Mar 19, 3:53 AM PDT, 7 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 3:53 AM PDT, 7 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
353 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A FEW SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA TODAY. ANOTHER APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY
AND MOVE ONSHORE LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL
SPREAD RAIN...POSSIBLE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW DOWN TO
THE 4000 FOOT LEVEL NEAR YOSEMITE AND AROUND 5000 FEET OVER THE
TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS SUNDAY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SUNDAY. PERIODS OF MAINLY
LIGHT PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED INTO MUCH OF NEXT WEEK...WITH
THE BEST CHANCE ON WEDNESDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS PUSHED THROUGH MOST OF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
INTERIOR. SNOW LEVELS BEHIND THE FRONT DROPPED TO 2000 FEET WITH
ACCUMULATING SNOW AROUND 3000 FEET. PRECIP WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.

WEAKENING UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY WITH SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS AS MENTIONED IN SPC
TEXT PRODUCT. BULK OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE NORTH AND WE WILL ONLY BE
BRUSHED WITH UPPER DYNAMICS ACROSS THE NRN SJV AND INTO YOSEMITE
TODAY. SEVERAL LOCATIONS MAY SEE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH WARMING
IN THE SOUTH VALLEY.

PARENT COLD CORE LOW PRESSURE CENTER AROUND 1000 MILES NORTHWEST
OF FRESNO WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH TODAY. A SURGE OF MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED A TRIPLE POINT LOW CENTER WITH A CENTRAL PACIFIC SYSTEM
AND VERY STRONG UPPER JET WILL DEVELOP A LOW CENTER IN THE COLD
AIR AND SWING IT AROUND THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH TONIGHT. THE
ECMWF INVOKES RAPID CYCLOGENESIS WITH THIS FEATURE AS IT RAPIDLY
BOMBS OUT OFF THE CENTRAL CA COAST NEAR SFO. THE GFS IS NOT AS
DEEP AS THE ECMWF AND THE NAM IS IN THE MIDDLE.

SEVERAL ISSUES TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT WITH THIS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
LOW...THE FIRST WILL BE THE PREFRONTAL WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CA
INTERIOR. VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS IN THE VALLEY COULD REACH
AS HIGH 65 MPH ALONG THE WEST SIDE WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS TO 35
MPH. VERY FAVORABLE DOWNSLOPING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE GRAPEVINE AS WINDS ACCELERATE THROUGH THE PASSES TO NEAR 95
MPH ON SUNDAY AS THE FRONT APPROACHES.

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIE OFF AS THE FRONT BRINGS IN DEEP
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION THAT WILL RAISE SNOW
LEVELS. QPF AMOUNTS ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE WITH THIS SYSTEM. VERY
HEAVY SNOW FALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS. SNOW SHOULD NOT BE
DOWN TO PASS LEVEL IN THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS AND IS EXPECTED TO
BE AROUND 5000 FEET.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE QUITE IMPRESSIVE ALONG THE SJV AND ALONG
THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS. HPC QPF VALUES WERE USED AND IS
GIVING THE NRN SJV AROUND 1.5 INCHES AND TAPERS DOWN TO AROUND .5
INCHES NEAR BFL. SOME RAIN SHADOWING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SOUTH
END OF THE VALLEY AS THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AND
VERY DRY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES ALONG THE
FOOTHILLS IN SOME OF THE MORE FAVORABLE UPSLOPE LOCATIONS.

THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A GRADUAL
DECREASE IN SHOWER ACTIVITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK ON MONDAY. PARTIAL
CLEARING ON MONDAY IS EXPECTED IN THE SJV WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS
ACROSS THE SIERRA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ON TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES IN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE GFS HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS SYSTEM WITH PRECIP ENDING LATE
WED EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ON THURSDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT
IN ASSOCIATION WITH A VERY LARGE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN THE GULF
OF AK WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND
BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUING ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN ON FRIDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUES ON SATURDAY. EXACT TIMING OF THESE FEATURES MAY BE
OFF AS THE PATTERN IS VERY ACTIVE AND IT CAN BE HARD FOR THE
MODELS TO PICK UP SMALL SCALE FEATURES.

&&

.AVIATION...
IFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS IN
PRECIPITATION. MVFR CEILINGS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA
FOOTHILLS AND ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE
TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY. VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH
12Z SUNDAY.  HOWEVER...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCAL MVFR
CEILINGS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY FROM FRESNO COUNTY
NORTHWARD UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GRAPEVINE BY 09Z SUNDAY
AND CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA CREST THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE.

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
CAZ096-097.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BELOW
5000 FEET FOR THE CAZ095.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR THE CAZ095.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
CAZ089>092.

&&

PUBLIC...JDB
AVN/FW...DURFEE
SYNOPSIS...GREISS

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 8:25 AM PDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
825 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

CAZ096-097-201145-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
825 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...STRONG WINTER STORM...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PDT SUNDAY TO 4 AM PDT
MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET. FOR DETAILS REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
HANFORD /SFOWSWHNX OR WWUS46 KHNX/.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PDT SUNDAY TO 4 AM PDT
MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET. FOR DETAILS REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
HANFORD /SFOWSWHNX OR WWUS46 KHNX/.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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

CAZ095-201145-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
825 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...STRONG WINTER STORM...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PDT SUNDAY TO 4 AM PDT
MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET. FOR DETAILS REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
HANFORD /SFOWSWHNX OR WWUS46 KHNX/.

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET. FOR DETAILS REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD
/SFONPWHNX OR WWUS76 KHNX/.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PDT SUNDAY TO 4 AM PDT
MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET. FOR DETAILS REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
HANFORD /SFOWSWHNX OR WWUS46 KHNX/.

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET. FOR DETAILS REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD
/SFONPWHNX OR WWUS76 KHNX/.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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

CAZ089-090-201145-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
825 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...THUNDERSTORMS AND WIND...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. FOR DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD
/SFONPWHNX OR WWUS76 KHNX/.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. FOR DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD
/SFONPWHNX OR WWUS76 KHNX/.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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

CAZ093-094-201145-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
825 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HEAVY RAIN...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD
BE AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES IN SOME OF THE FAVORABLE UPSLOPE AND WEST
FACING SLOPES. SOME MINOR RIVER RISES AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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

CAZ091-092-201145-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
825 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. FOR DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD
/SFONPWHNX OR WWUS76 KHNX/.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. FOR DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD
/SFONPWHNX OR WWUS76 KHNX/.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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

BARLOW/SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 19, 7:33 AM PDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
733 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0731 AM     HEAVY SNOW       HETCH HETCHY            37.95N 119.79W
03/19/2011  M12.0 INCH       TUOLUMNE           CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

&&

KDUR
Local storm report, Mar 19, 7:38 AM PDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
738 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0731 AM     HEAVY SNOW       4 NE MARIPOSA           37.54N 119.93W
03/19/2011  M5.0 INCH        MARIPOSA           CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            SNOW ACCUMULATION IN MIDPINES...ELEVATION 2400 FEET.

&&

KDUR
Local storm report, Mar 19, 10:24 AM PDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
1024 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     HEAVY SNOW       LODGEPOLE               36.60N 118.73W
03/19/2011  M10.0 INCH       TULARE             CA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            REPORTED BY CO-OP OBSERVER AT RANGER STATION.

&&

BPET

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 2:59 AM PDTWinter Storm WatchHNX8 hr
Mar 19, 10:47 AM PDTWinter Storm WarningHNX52 hr
Mar 19, 11:02 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX26 hr

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High Wind Warnings in California, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011

Sources

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