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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Hanford, CA

March 16, 2012

NWS Hanford, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 16, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 16, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT (03:00 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 17, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 18, 2012, 3:41 AM PDT
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

The text

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

193 
WWUS76 KHNX 170300
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
800 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...GUSTY WINDS OVER THE KERN DESERTS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM...ACCOMPANIED BY A LOW LEVEL JET...WILL
MOVE INTO THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GUST TO
AROUND 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

CAZ098-099-171100-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.120317T1200Z-120318T1200Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
800 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY
  NIGHT BUT WILL BE ALIGNED WITH THE PASSES...CAUSING STRONG GUSTS
  BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE
  BELOW FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...CHINA LAKE NAVAL WEAPONS TEST CENTER.

* 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 HIGHWAYS 14 AND 58 AND U.S. 395.

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
4 follow-up statements
955 
WWUS76 KHNX 171100
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
400 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GUSTY WINDS OVER THE KERN DESERTS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM...ACCOMPANIED BY A LOW LEVEL JET...WILL
MOVE INTO THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GUST TO
AROUND 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

CAZ098-099-171900-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.120317T1200Z-120318T1200Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
400 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE
KERN COUNTY DESERTS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING 
  WITHGUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  SATURDAY NIGHT BUT WILL BE ALIGNED WITH THE PASSES...CAUSING 
  STRONG GUSTS BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LATE MORNING 
  THROUGHTHE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  INCREASE BELOW FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
   MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...CHINA LAKE NAVAL WEAPONS TEST CENTER. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  INBLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING 
  HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR 
  ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 14 AND 58 AND U.S. 395. 

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.

&&

$$

WP

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
962 
WWUS76 KHNX 171836
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1136 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

CAZ098-099-180245-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120318T1200Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1136 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE
KERN COUNTY DESERTS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY
  THROUGH AND BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS WILL
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...INYOKERN...CHINA LAKE NAVY.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL
  INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 14 AND 58 AND U.S. 395.

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
932 
WWUS76 KHNX 180219
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
719 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

CAZ098-099-181030-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120318T1200Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
719 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE
KERN COUNTY DESERTS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY 
  THROUGH AND BELOW WIND FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS 
  WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
   MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...INYOKERN...CHINA LAKE NAVY. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED 
  WILL INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 14 AND 58 AND U.S. 395.

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.

&&

$$

DUDLEY

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
655 
WWUS76 KHNX 181041
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
341 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012


CAZ098-099-181145-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120318T1200Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
341 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. 

BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS HAVE
DIMINISHED OVERNIGHT AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

JEB

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 10:24 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNXFresno, Kings66 min
Mar 17, 11:42 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNXFresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare4 hr
Mar 17, 12:59 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNXKings2 hr
Mar 17, 2:49 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNXMariposa41 min
Mar 17, 3:28 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNXFresno47 min

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