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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Hanford, CA
NWS Hanford, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 16, 2011, 2:00 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 17, 2011, 11:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2011, 2:00 PM PST (22:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2011, 11:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2011, 8:00 PM PST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hanford, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
576 WWUS76 KHNX 162200 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 200 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...THE NEXT WINTER STORM TO BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THURSDAY... ANOTHER POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THURSDAY. IN THE KERN COUNTY DESERT...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM. CAZ089-091-170600- /O.CAN.KHNX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110217T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.110217T1900Z-110218T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 200 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRST STORM HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH BY MIDDAY THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BELOW THE PASSES...AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AVENAL...COALINGA...NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE....PACHECO PASS...COTTONWOOD PASS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST UNTIL THE RAINS DAMPEN THE GROUND. 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. && $$ CAZ098-099-170600- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 200 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY BELOW THE PASSES. * TIMING: THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE IN THE LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB... MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...CHINA LAKE NAVAL WEAPONS TEST CENTER. * IMPACTS: MAJOR HIGHWAYS AFFECTED INCLUDE U.S. 395 AND HIGHWAYS 14 AND 58. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SANGER WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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400 WWUS76 KHNX 170407 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 807 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 CAZ098-099-170515- /O.CAN.KHNX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 807 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES HOWEVER...BUT GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ CAZ089-091-171215- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.110217T1900Z-110218T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 807 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRST STORM HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH BY MIDDAY THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BELOW THE PASSES...AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AVENAL...COALINGA...NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE....PACHECO PASS...COTTONWOOD PASS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BINGHAM WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
841 WWUS76 KHNX 171212 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 412 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ089-091-172015- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.110217T1900Z-110218T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 412 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATER THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH BY MIDDAY...ESPECIALLY BELOW THE PASSES...AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AVENAL...COALINGA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ BSO WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
639 WWUS76 KHNX 171825 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1025 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ089-091-180400- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.110217T1900Z-110218T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 1025 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC TODAY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH... ESPECIALLY BELOW THE PASSES...AND CONTINUING PAST SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AVENAL...COALINGA...PACHECO PASS...COTTONWOOD PASS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ092-095-180400- /O.NEW.KHNX.HW.A.0002.110218T0800Z-110219T0300Z/ SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1025 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE GRAPEVINE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE GRAPEVINE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 FROM GRAPEVINE THROUGH TEJON PASS. * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY...DIFFICULTY STEERING AND CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS...TRAVEL DELAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DURFEE WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
951 WWUS76 KHNX 172104 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 104 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ090-180400- /O.EXA.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110218T0400Z/ EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 104 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC TODAY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH... ESPECIALLY BELOW THE PASSES...AND CONTINUING PAST SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MERCED...CHOWCHILLA...MADERA...FRESNO... KERMAN. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ089-091-180400- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110218T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 104 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC TODAY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH... ESPECIALLY BELOW THE PASSES...AND CONTINUING PAST SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AVENAL...COALINGA...FIREBAUGH...FIVE POINTS... HURON...LEMOORE...PACHECO PASS...COTTONWOOD PASS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CAZ092-095-180515- /O.CON.KHNX.HW.A.0002.110218T0800Z-110219T0300Z/ SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 104 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE GRAPEVINE... A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE GRAPEVINE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR [!!!GIVE SPECIFIC AREA!!!]. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 FROM GRAPEVINE THROUGH TEJON PASS. * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY...DIFFICULTY STEERING AND CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS...TRAVEL DELAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DURFEE WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
502 WWUS76 KHNX 172107 CCA NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 106 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ090-180400- /O.EXA.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110218T0400Z/ EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 106 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC TODAY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH... ESPECIALLY BELOW THE PASSES...AND CONTINUING PAST SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MERCED...CHOWCHILLA...MADERA...FRESNO... KERMAN. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CAZ089-091-180400- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110218T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 106 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC TODAY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH... ESPECIALLY BELOW THE PASSES...AND CONTINUING PAST SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AVENAL...COALINGA...FIREBAUGH...FIVE POINTS... HURON...LEMOORE...PACHECO PASS...COTTONWOOD PASS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ092-095-180530- /O.COR.KHNX.HW.A.0002.110218T0800Z-110219T0300Z/ SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 106 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE GRAPEVINE... A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE GRAPEVINE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE GRAPEVINE. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 FROM GRAPEVINE THROUGH TEJON PASS. * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY...DIFFICULTY STEERING AND CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS...TRAVEL DELAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DURFEE WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
815 WWUS76 KHNX 180144 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 544 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ092-180945- /O.UPG.KHNX.HW.A.0002.110218T0800Z-110219T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.HW.W.0002.110218T0800Z-110219T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110218T0400Z/ SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 544 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE GRAPEVINE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GRAPEVINE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 80 MPH. * TIMING: FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 FROM THE HIGHWAY 166 INTERCHANGE TO LEBEC...AND HIGHWAY 99 FROM JUST SOUTH OF BAKERSFIELD TO THE INTERSTATE 5 MERGE. * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY...DIFFICULTY STEERING AND CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS...TRAVEL DELAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ095-180945- /O.UPG.KHNX.HW.A.0002.110218T0800Z-110219T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.HW.W.0002.110218T0800Z-110219T0300Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 544 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE GRAPEVINE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GRAPEVINE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 80 MPH. * TIMING: FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 FROM GRAPEVINE ON THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SIDE THROUGH TEJON PASS. * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY...DIFFICULTY STEERING AND CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS...TRAVEL DELAYS. 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. && $$ CAZ089>091-180400- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110218T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 544 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH... ESPECIALLY BELOW THE PASSES...AND CONTINUING PAST SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AVENAL...COALINGA...FIREBAUGH...FIVE POINTS... HURON...LEMOORE...PACHECO PASS...COTTONWOOD PASS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && DUDLEY $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
037 WWUS76 KHNX 180408 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 808 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ092-181215- /O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110218T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0009.110218T0408Z-110219T0300Z/ /O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0002.110218T0800Z-110219T0300Z/ SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 808 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE GRAPEVINE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GRAPEVINE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. FOR AREAS SOUTH OF BAKERSFIELD WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 75 MPH. * TIMING: FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BAKERSFIELD...VISALIA * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY...DIFFICULTY STEERING AND CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS...TRAVEL DELAYS. 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. 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. && $$ CAZ089-091-181215- /O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110218T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0009.110218T0408Z-110219T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 808 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH... ESPECIALLY BELOW THE PASSES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HANFORD...LEMOORE...AVENAL...CORCORAN... LOS BANOS...COALINGA...MENDOTA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ090-180515- /O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110218T0400Z/ EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 808 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. $$ CAZ095-181215- /O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0002.110218T0800Z-110219T0300Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 808 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE GRAPEVINE... A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GRAPEVINE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 80 MPH. * TIMING: FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 FROM GRAPEVINE ON THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SIDE THROUGH TEJON PASS. * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY...DIFFICULTY STEERING AND CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS...TRAVEL DELAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ DUDLEY WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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 Feb 16, 10:45 AM PST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 10:45 AM PST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1045 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS... THE FIRST FRONTAL BAND IS MOVING THROUGH CALIFORNIA AT THIS TIME. SOME CLEARING BEHIND THE FRONT MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH TODAY. ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS ARE STILL FORECAST TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. && .DISCUSSION... AT 18Z /1000 PST/...THE COLD FRONT WAS MOVING THROUGH BAKERSFIELD. BEHIND THE FRONTAL CLOUD BAND...SATELLITE LOOPS SHOW CLEARING SKIES OVER MERCED...WESTERN FRESNO AND EXTREME WESTERN MADERA COUNTIES. THIS CLEARING WILL ALLOW SOME SOLAR HEATING OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WITH SCATTERED INSTABILITY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO. 12Z NAM-12 CONVECTIVE PARAMETERS OVER THE HANFORD WARNING/FORECAST AREA ARE NOT OVERLY IMPRESSIVE FOR THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE-COMPUTED CAPES REACH 300 JOULES/KG OVER NORTHERN MERCED COUNTY...BUT SURFACE- COMPUTED LIFTED INDICES REMAIN POSITIVE...SO DO NOT EXPECT ANY SEVERE WEATHER. SATELLITE LOOPS INDICATE THAT THE STORM IS NOT DIGGING AS FAR SOUTH AS THE MODELS HAD FORECAST. SNOW LEVELS THIS MORNING WERE MOSTLY ABOVE 5000 FEET...EXCEPT WHERE CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS DEPRESSED THE SNOW LEVELS. WITH THE STORM TRACKING MORE NORTHERLY...THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS AND THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS MAY ONLY MARGINALLY VERIFY. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY VERIFIED IN A FEW LOCATIONS. FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS...WINDS WILL NOT PICK UP UNTIL THE FRONT ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON. DO NOT PLAN ANY UPDATES AT THIS TIME. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 219 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011/ RADAR SHOWS THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RAIN AND SNOW NOW PUSHING SOUTHEAST ACROSS MERCED COUNTY AND INTO THE SIERRA. THIS SOUTHEAST PUSH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH MUCH OF THE AREA RECEIVING RAIN OR SNOW BY MID MORNING. CURRENT GRIDDED FORECAST HAS THIS TREND HANDLED WELL. LATEST DATA SHOWS WIND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS IN THE KERN COUNTY DESERT TODAY AND WILL CONVERT THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WIND ADVISORY IN ZONES 98-99. LATEST MODEL QPF INDICATES A HEALTHY 2 TO 3 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT IN THE SIERRA WHICH EASILY TRANSLATES INTO 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IS COVERED NICELY BY THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING. IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, THIS FIRST SYSTEM IS PROJECTED TO BRING AROUND .50" AT FRESNO AND AROUND .25" IN BAKERSFIELD. AS THE FIRST IMPULSE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY SEE A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION ON THURSDAY HOWEVER IN THE MOUNTAINS THE FLOW WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE AND ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY THE NEXT ROUND OF WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS PROGGED TO REACH THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH KERN COUNTY GETTING THE MOST RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY. THE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BE AS STRONG AND MAYBE EVEN STRONGER THAN TODAY'S EVENT THUS ADDITIONAL WINTER STORM WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY. I HAVE UPPED THE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION FOR THIS FEATURE AS THE TIMING IS GETTING MORE CERTAIN. SUNDAY AND MONDAY LOOK MAINLY DRY HOWEVER ANOTHER COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IF PROGGED TO ARRIVE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY AS THE GFS AND ECMWF MODELS DISAGREE ON TIMING. ALL IN ALL LOTS OF WINTER WEATHER FOR THE NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION... IFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA UNTIL 18Z THURSDAY WITH PRECIPITATION AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS. MVFR CEILINGS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS AND ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY WITH LOCAL IFR IN PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONALLY... WINDS OF 35 KNOTS OR GREATER WILL OCCUR BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES OF KERN COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT 06Z THURSDAY. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... NONE. && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE /CAZ096-097/. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS /CAZ095/. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS /CAZ093-094/. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY /CAZ089-091/. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS /CAZ098-099/. && PUBLIC...SANGER AVN/FW...DURFEE SYNOPSIS...WP PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...DUDLEY WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 8:05 AM PST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 805 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 CAZ096-097-171615- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 805 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. PLEASE REFER TO SFOWSWHNX...OR WMO HEADER WWUS46 KHNX...FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS COULD IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY EARLY NEXT WEEK...PLEASE STAY TUNED AS FURTHER STATEMENTS MAY BE ISSUED. .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. CAZ093-094-171615- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 805 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. PLEASE REFER TO SFOWSWHNX...OR WMO HEADER WWUS46 KHNX...FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS COULD IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY EARLY NEXT WEEK. PLEASE STAY TUNED AS FURTHER STATEMENTS MAY BE ISSUED. .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. CAZ095-171615- KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 805 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY. PLEASE REFER TO SFOWSWHNX...OR WMO HEADER WWUS46 KHNX FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS COULD IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY EARLY NEXT WEEK. PLEASE STAY TUNED AS FURTHER STATEMENTS MAY BE ISSUED. .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. CAZ098-099-171615- INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 805 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GUSTY DESERT WINDS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH 10 PM PST TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO SFONPWHNX...OR WMO HEADER WWUS76 KHNX FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS COULD IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY EARLY NEXT WEEK. PLEASE STAY TUNED AS FURTHER STATEMENTS MAY BE ISSUED. .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. CAZ089>092-171615- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 805 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WITH GUSTY WINDS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO SFONPWHNX...OR WMO HEADER WWUS76 KHNX...FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS COULD IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY EARLY NEXT WEEK. PLEASE STAY TUNED AS FURTHER STATEMENTS MAY BE ISSUED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. WP
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 12:32 PM PST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA 1232 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 CAZ090-093-162115- EAST-CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA-MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS CA- 1232 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MERCED AND WESTERN MARIPOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM PST... AT 1224 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ATWATER...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. ACCUMULATING SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL NORTHEASTERN MERCED COUNTY... RURAL WESTERN MARIPOSA COUNTY... LAT...LON 3759 12004 3730 12001 3734 12056 3752 12058 TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 265DEG 12KT 3744 12046 BARLOW
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 1:16 PM PST, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
116 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011
CAZ090-093-162200-
EAST-CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA-MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY
FOOTHILLS CA-
116 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MERCED AND WESTERN
MARIPOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM PST...
AT 109 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA GRANGE...OR 19 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ATWATER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE MCCLURE...
LAT...LON 3768 11997 3744 12000 3751 12051 3759 12050
3762 12040 3765 12038 3767 12039 3768 12038
3768 12035 3766 12031 3768 12032 3769 12031
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 275DEG 16KT 3759 12038
BARLOWSpecial weather statement, Feb 16, 1:19 PM PST, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA 119 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 CAZ089-091-092-162200- SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA-WEST-CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA- 119 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL FRESNO...WESTERN TULARE AND NORTHEASTERN KINGS COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM PST... AT 109 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HANFORD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HANFORD... GOSHEN... VISALIA... LEMOORE... LAT...LON 3650 11915 3617 11921 3628 11981 3647 11975 TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 276DEG 21KT 3639 11966 BARLOW
Local storm report, Feb 16, 1:30 PM PST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
130 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0127 PM HAIL 3 N HANFORD 36.37N 119.65W
02/16/2011 M0.50 INCH KINGS CA NWS EMPLOYEE
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BPETLocal storm report, Feb 16, 1:36 PM PST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
136 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0136 PM HAIL 1 N HANFORD 36.34N 119.65W
02/16/2011 M0.25 INCH KINGS CA NWS EMPLOYEE
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BPETLocal storm report, Feb 16, 1:54 PM PST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
154 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0152 PM HAIL 1 SE HANFORD 36.31N 119.63W
02/16/2011 M0.25 INCH KINGS CA NWS EMPLOYEE
REPORTED AT NWS OFFICE. SOME STONES SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN
PEA BUT NOT QUITE MARBLE SIZE. COVERAGE STARTED TO
ACCUMULATE ON DIRT GROUND.
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BPETThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 12:15 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 47 hr | |
| Feb 16, 12:27 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Fresno | 48 min |
| Feb 16, 12:32 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Mariposa | 43 min |
| Feb 16, 1:16 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Mariposa | 44 min |
| Feb 16, 1:19 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Kings | 41 min |
| Feb 16, 2:01 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Kings | 44 min |
| Feb 16, 2:24 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Mariposa | 51 min |
| Feb 16, 2:27 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Kings | 48 min |
| Feb 16, 3:23 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Tulare | 37 min |
| Feb 16, 3:42 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Madera | 48 min |
| Feb 16, 3:53 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Fresno | 52 min |
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