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High Wind Watch 3, NWS Hanford, CA

February 25, 2014

NWS Hanford, CA issued this high wind watch at Feb 25, 2014, 7:27 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 27, 2014, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2014, 7:27 PM PST (03:27 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 27, 2014, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 26, 2014, 12:00 PM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 watch went out at Feb 25, 2:45 PM PST, 4 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 2:45 PM PST, 4 hours 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 2:21 PM PST, 5 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
221 PM PST TUE FEB 25 2014

CAZ096-097-262230-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
221 PM PST TUE FEB 25 2014

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

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY.
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

...WINTER WEATHER...

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
  SOURCE...FOR FURTHER 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>094-262230-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
221 PM PST TUE FEB 25 2014

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

...STRONG WINDS AND THUNDERSTORMS...

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF A STORM SYSTEM
  ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY ALONG THE WEST SIDE
  AND SOUTH END OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS
  WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND SIERRA FOOTHILLS IN
  TERMS OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOUTH END AND WEST SIDE OF THE SAN
  JOAQUIN VALLEY IN TERMS OF GUSTY WINDS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. BLOWING
  DUST IS POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH END OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ON
  WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF GUSTY
  WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MINOR FLOODING ON ROADWAYS IS
  POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE
  DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
  SOURCE...FOR FURTHER 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.

CAZ095-262230-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
221 PM PST TUE FEB 25 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

...STRONG WINDS...

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

* TIMING: STRONG SOUTH WINDS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF A STORM SYSTEM
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...FRAZIER PARK...
  INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
  SOURCE...FOR FURTHER 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.

CAZ098-099-262230-
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
221 PM PST TUE FEB 25 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS.

...THUNDERSTORMS...

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

* TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: RIDGECREST...ROSAMOND...MOJAVE...BORON

* IMPACTS: THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF GUSTY
  WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MINOR FLOODING ON ROADWAYS IS
  POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE
  DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
  SOURCE...FOR FURTHER 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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 4:59 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX7 hr
Feb 26, 12:00 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningHNX52 hr
Feb 26, 12:00 PM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX16 hr
Feb 26, 12:38 PM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX51 hr

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Sources

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