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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Hanford, CA

March 21, 2016

NWS Hanford, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 21, 2016, 6:00 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 21, 2016, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2016, 6:00 AM PDT (13:00 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 21, 2016, 5:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2016, 9:36 AM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

The text

As transmitted.

774 
WWUS76 KHNX 211300
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
600 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2016

CAZ095-098-099-212100-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.160322T0000Z-160323T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...
RIDGECREST...ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...MOJAVE
600 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WESTERLY 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. THE GRAPEVINE...TEHACHAPI
  PASS AND HIGHWAYS 14...58...178...INTERSTATE 5...AND U.S. 395
  WILL BE MOST IMPACTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BEAN
1 follow-up statement
233 
WWUS76 KHNX 211636
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
936 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2016

CAZ095-098-099-220300-
/O.UPG.KHNX.WI.Y.0013.160322T0000Z-160323T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.W.0002.160322T0000Z-160323T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...
RIDGECREST...ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...MOJAVE
936 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS UPGRADED THE WIND
ADVISORY TO A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY RIGHT BELOW THE PASSES WHERE GUSTS OF
  UP TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS...INDIAN WELLS CANYON...JAWBONE CANYON...CACHE
  CREEK...CHINA LAKE...INYOKERN...MOJAVE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. TEHACHAPI PASS AND WALKER
  PASS...HIGHWAYS 14...58...178...INTERSTATE 5...AND U.S. 395 WILL
  BE MOST IMPACTED. LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST
  AND SAND. UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH
  CANS CAN BE PICKED UP AND BLOWN AWAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
DURFEE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 21, 9:36 AM PDTHigh Wind WarningHNX36 hr
Mar 21, 10:32 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX34 hr

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