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Wind Advisory 39, NWS Hanford, CA

December 20, 2012

NWS Hanford, CA issued this wind advisory at Dec 20, 2012, 6:34 PM PST. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 20, 2012, 6:34 PM PST (02:34 UTC)
Expired
Dec 20, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

The text

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

665 
WWUS76 KHNX 210234
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
634 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012

CAZ095-210600-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0039.121221T0234Z-121221T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
634 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE
GRAPEVINE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE GRAPEVINE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

* GUSTY WINDS: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING
  ALONG THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR FROM THE GRAPEVINE TO LEBEC.
  EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRAPEVINE...LEBEC

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES THIS
  EVENING ALONG HIGHWAY 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE PASS.

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.

&&

$$

|WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
1 follow-up statement
331 
WWUS76 KHNX 210600
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
959 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012

CAZ095-210700-
/O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
959 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE
GRAPEVINE...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL. HENCE THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE GRAPEVINE WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.


$$


WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 21, 1:38 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHNX32 hr
Dec 21, 3:35 PM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX30 hr

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Sources

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