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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Hanford, CA

March 5, 2012

NWS Hanford, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2012, 2:20 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2012, 2:20 AM PST (10:20 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Mar 6, 2012, 7:00 PM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

The text

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

490 
WWUS76 KHNX 051020
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
220 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

CAZ095-098-099-051830-
/O.UPG.KHNX.HW.A.0003.120306T1800Z-120307T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.W.0003.120306T1800Z-120307T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
220 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. 

* WINDS: INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY MIDDAY TUESDAY WITH GUSTS
  TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW
  WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN 
  TO DIMINISH BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
  BLOWING DUST AND SAND. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR ROADS
  AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY
  58 THROUGH AND BELOW THE TEHACHAPI PASS...HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S.
  395.

&&

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.

&&

$$

CAZ089>092-051830-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0012.120306T1800Z-120307T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.FZ.A.0002.120307T0900Z-120307T1600Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
220 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

* WINDS: INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS
  TO AROUND 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE WEST
  SIDE OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN
  TO DIMINISH JUST AFTER SUNSET.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
  BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL
  INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN
  VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 99 ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN
  VALLEY.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING AS A COLD AIR MASS SETTLES INTO THE AREA.

* TEMPERATURES: LOWS IN THE COLDEST PARTS OF THE VALLEY COULD DIP
  TO 29 OR 30 DEGREES.

* TIMING:FOR A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

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

* IMPACTS: COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE
  PLANTS AND VEGETATION. PROVIDE SHELTER FOR PETS OR BRING THEM
  INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

BARLOW

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
6 follow-up statements
808 
WWUS76 KHNX 051825
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1025 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

CAZ095-098-099-060230-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0003.120306T1800Z-120307T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1025 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. 

* WINDS: INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY MIDDAY TUESDAY WITH 
  GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH 
  AND BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING 
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR 
  ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE 
  GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW THE TEHACHAPI 
  PASS...HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S. 395.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ089>092-060230-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0012.120306T1800Z-120307T0300Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.FZ.A.0002.120307T0900Z-120307T1600Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1025 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. A FREEZE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

* WINDS: INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH 
  GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE 
  WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH JUST AFTER SUNSET.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING 
  HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR 
  ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 ALONG THE WEST SIDE 
  OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 99 ALONG THE EAST SIDE 
  OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A COLD AIR MASS SETTLES INTO THE AREA.

* TEMPERATURES: LOWS IN THE COLDEST PARTS OF THE VALLEY COULD 
  DIP TO 29 OR 30 DEGREES. 

* TIMING:FOR A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

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

* IMPACTS: COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE 
  PLANTS AND VEGETATION. PROVIDE SHELTER FOR PETS OR BRING 
  THEM INDOORS.

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.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
419 
WWUS76 KHNX 052334
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
334 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

CAZ095-098-099-060745-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0003.120306T1800Z-120307T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
334 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. 

* WINDS: INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY MIDDAY TUESDAY WITH 
  GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH 
  AND BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE 
  DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE 
  GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW THE TEHACHAPI 
  PASS...HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S. 395.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ089>092-060745-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0012.120306T1800Z-120307T0300Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.FZ.A.0002.120307T0900Z-120307T1600Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
334 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. A FREEZE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

* WINDS: INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH 
  GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG 
  THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH JUST AFTER SUNSET.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING 
  HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR 
  ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 ALONG THE WEST SIDE 
  OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 99 ALONG THE EAST SIDE 
  OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A COLD AIR MASS SETTLES INTO THE AREA.

* TEMPERATURES: LOWS IN THE COLDEST PARTS OF THE VALLEY COULD DIP
  TO 26 TO 30 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES COULD BE AS COLD...OR
  COLDER...WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING:FOR A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

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

* IMPACTS: COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE 
  PLANTS AND VEGETATION. PROVIDE SHELTER FOR PETS OR BRING 
  THEM INDOORS.

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.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
831 
WWUS76 KHNX 060631
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1031 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

CAZ095-098-099-061300-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0003.120306T1800Z-120307T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1031 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. 

* WINDS: INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY MIDDAY TUESDAY WITH 
  GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH 
  AND BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
   MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE 
  DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE 
  GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW THE TEHACHAPI 
  PASS...HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S. 395.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ089>092-061300-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0012.120306T1800Z-120307T0300Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.FZ.A.0002.120307T0900Z-120307T1600Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1031 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. A FREEZE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

* WINDS: INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE
  WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...PEAK
  DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY
  AFTER SUNSET. 

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING 
  HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR 
  ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 ALONG THE WEST SIDE 
  OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 99 ALONG THE EAST SIDE 
  OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE LATER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS INVADES THE
AREA.

* TEMPERATURES: LOWS IN THE COLDEST PARTS OF THE VALLEY COULD FALL
  BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL BE EQUALLY COLD OR
  SLIGHTLY COLDER WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: PRIMARY THREAT OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR
  BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM PST. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VISALIA...MERCED...MADERA...HANFORD...LEMOORE...
  AVENAL...CORCORAN...COALINGA...MENDOTA...FIREBAUGH...KERMAN...
  DELANO.


* IMPACTS: COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS...
  TREES AND VEGETATION. PROVIDE SHELTER FOR PETS OR BRING THEM
  INDOORS EACH EVENING.

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.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

DURFEE

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
273 
WWUS76 KHNX 061256
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
456 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

CAZ089>092-062200-
/O.UPG.KHNX.FZ.A.0002.120307T0900Z-120307T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.FZ.W.0003.120307T0900Z-120307T1600Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0012.120306T1800Z-120307T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
456 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY. 

* WINDS: INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH 
  GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG 
  THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...PEAK 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY 
  AFTER SUNSET.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING 
  HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR 
  ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 ALONG THE WEST SIDE 
  OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 99 ALONG THE EAST SIDE 
  OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE LATER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS INVADES THE
AREA.

* TEMPERATURES: LOWS IN THE COLDEST PARTS OF THE VALLEY COULD
  FALL BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL BE EQUALLY 
  COLD OR SLIGHTLY COLDER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING: PRIMARY THREAT OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL
  OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM PST. 

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

* IMPACTS: COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT FROST SENSITIVE
  PLANTS...TREES AND VEGETATION. PROVIDE SHELTER FOR PETS OR BRING
  THEM INDOORS EACH EVENING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

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

&&

$$

CAZ095-098-099-062200-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0003.120306T1800Z-120307T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
456 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.

* WINDS: INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY MIDDAY TUESDAY WITH 
  GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH 
  AND BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE 
  DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE 
  GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW THE TEHACHAPI 
  PASS...HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S. 395.

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.

&&

$$

MOLINA

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
161 
WWUS76 KHNX 062155
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
155 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

CAZ089>092-070600-
/O.EXT.KHNX.FZ.W.0003.120307T0900Z-120308T1600Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120307T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
155 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
PST THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

* WINDS: 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE
  WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN BEGIN
  TO DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING 
  HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR 
  ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 ALONG THE WEST SIDE 
  OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 99 ALONG THE EAST SIDE 
  OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE LATER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS INVADES THE
AREA. WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WIND...LOWS THURSDAY MORNING IN
THE COLDEST LOCATIONS WILL BE A DEGREE OR TWO COLDER THAN
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES: LOWS IN THE COLDEST PARTS OF THE VALLEY COULD FALL
  BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
  BE AS COLD OR SLIGHTLY COLDER THURSDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: PRIMARY THREAT OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR
  BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM PST BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS. 

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

* IMPACTS: COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT FROST SENSITIVE 
  PLANTS...TREES AND VEGETATION. PROVIDE SHELTER FOR PETS OR 
  BRING THEM INDOORS EACH EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

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

&&

$$

CAZ095-098-099-070600-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120307T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
155 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN SHIFT TO THE
  NORTH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE 
  DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE 
  GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW THE TEHACHAPI 
  PASS...HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S. 395.

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.

&&

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
696 
WWUS76 KHNX 070254
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
654 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

CAZ089>092-070615-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120307T0300Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.FZ.W.0003.120307T0900Z-120308T1600Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
654 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
PST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 

WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH
UNTIL MIDNIGHT ALONG THE WEST SIDE.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE LATER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS INVADES THE
AREA. WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WIND...LOWS THURSDAY MORNING IN
THE COLDEST LOCATIONS WILL BE A DEGREE OR TWO COLDER THAN
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES: LOWS IN THE COLDEST PARTS OF THE VALLEY COULD
  FALL BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  TEMPERATURES WILL BE AS COLD OR SLIGHTLY COLDER THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* TIMING: PRIMARY THREAT OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL
  OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM PST BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY 
  MORNINGS.

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

* IMPACTS: COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT FROST SENSITIVE 
  PLANTS...TREES AND VEGETATION. PROVIDE SHELTER FOR PETS OR 
  BRING THEM INDOORS EACH EVENING.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

CAZ095-098-099-070600-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120307T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
654 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW WIND FAVORED 
  PASSES AND CANYONS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
  WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN SHIFT TO 
  THE NORTH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE 
  DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE 
  GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW THE TEHACHAPI 
  PASS...HIGHWAY 14 AND U.S. 395.

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.

&&

$$

BARLOW

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 Mar 4, 9:37 PM PST, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 9:37 PM PST, 4 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
937 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. A
STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION BEGINNING TUESDAY. ALONG WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
WITH THIS SYSTEM.

&&

.DISCUSSION...UPDATE ISSUED TO ADJUST MAX TEMPS A BIT MON AND
TUES. CURRENT TEMPS RUNNING 2-6 DEGS ABOVE YESTERDAY ATTM...AND
WILL LIKELY SEE A FEW MORE 80S IN THE VALLEY MON...ESP IN KERN
COUNTY...POSSIBLY AS FAR NORTH SOUTHERN KINGS AND TULARE COUNTIES.
SHARP TEMP DROP TUES AS A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS
CENTRAL CA. STILL MODEL DIFFERENCES WITH POPS IN THE SJV. STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW WILL PROBABLY RAINSHADOW LARGE PARTS OF THE VALLEY SO
20 POP LOOKS GOOD. HOWEVER...DYNAMICS ARE STRONG AND SOME BRIEF
LIGHT PRECIP COULD OCCUR IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE FRONT AS IT SWINGS
THRU.

FOLKS WITH BLOOMING GARDENS...NUT AND FRUIT TREES...ETC SHOULD
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MIN TEMP FCST WED MORNING IN THE SJV.
IT IS LOOKING LIKE SKIES WILL CLEAR RAPIDLY TUES EVENING...AND
WINDS DIMINISH MOST AREAS BY MIDNIGHT. THERE COULD BE SCATTERED
FROST BY DAYBREAK WED...EVEN A FEW SUB-FREEZING TEMPS AROUND 30
MAY BE POSSIBLE.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 301 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012/

A LIGHT OFFSHORE AND AN UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DRY
CONDITIONS TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. FLOW WILL TURN
ONSHORE MONDAY BUT REMAIN RATHER WEAK. SO SPRINGLIKE TEMPERATURES
SHOULD PREVAIL MONDAY. SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE TOWARDS
THE KERN COUNTY AREA MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES
THROUGH NORTH BAJA. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA TUESDAY. MODELS HAVE GOOD TIMING WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT
ARE TRENDING WETTER AND COLDER. THE LOW IS LOCATED IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA. PW VALUES ARE FAIRLY LOW...HOWEVER HIGHER PWS ALONG A
FRONT REMAIN AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM NEAR BC. MODELS MAY BE KEYING ON
THIS MOISTURE RESULTING IN THE HIGHER QPF TRENDS. THE UPPER LOW
WILL MOVE OVER NORTH CALIFORNIA MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONT
OVER THE NORTH SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY EARLY TUESDAY. THE SYSTEM IS
FAST MOVING DROPPING SOUTH INTO THE TEHACHAPIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
GFS AND ECM PROG A COUPLE OF TENTHS OF QPF OVER THE SIERRA AND
LITTLE PRECIPITATION IN THE VALLEY. THE LOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED
WITH A COLD AIRMASS WITH -4C DEGREE TEMPERATURES AT 5KFT. SNOW
LEVELS SHOULD LOWER TO PASS LEVELS ALONG THE WITH A COUPLE OF
INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE SIERRA. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THE TEHACHAPIS TUESDAY EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT. STRONG ONSHORE
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TUESDAY OVER MUCH
OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL SEE THE
STRONGEST WINDS ESPECIALLY BELOW MOUNTAIN PASSES OVER THE HIGH
DESERT. STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WEST
SIDE OF THE VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE UPPER LOW. A DRY AND
WARM TREND WILL SET UP FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH AN
OFFSHORE WIND FLOW AND AN UPPER RIDGE ALONG THE EAST PACIFIC
BUILDING INLAND.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE.

&&

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

&&

PUBLIC...BINGHAM
AVN/FW...DURFEE
SYNOPSIS...ANDERSEN

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 12:15 AM PST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1215 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

CAZ095-098-099-060815-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1215 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
AND DESERTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO SFONPWHNX FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION.

.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>092-060815-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1215 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...BREEZY CONDITIONS...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ON TUESDAY. PLEASE
REFER TO SFOSPSHNX FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.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.

WP

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 9:56 PM PST, 4 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
956 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012

CAZ089>092-051200-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
956 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012

...COLDER AND WINDY TUESDAY...

A COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TUESDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY
MIDNIGHT,

IN ADDITION...A COLD AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY. WIDESPREAD LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT COULD BE IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S. IF THE WINDS SUBSIDE EARLY ENOUGH...LOWS IN THE COLDEST
PARTS OF THE VALLEY COULD DIP TO 29 OR 30 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS
PRIOR TO SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS TUESDAY. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS
THAT COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURY. PAY CLOSE
ATTENTION TO THE TEMPERATURE FORECASTS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY FOR POSSIBLE FROST OR FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA...FOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS AND UPDATES ON THIS FAST MOVING STORM.

BINGHAM/SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 2:20 AM PSTFreeze WatchHNX27 hr
Mar 5, 2:20 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningHNX44 hr

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Sources

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