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Wind Advisory 43, NWS Hanford, CA

October 8, 2021Kern County, California

NWS Hanford, CA issued this wind advisory at Oct 8, 2021, 1:35 PM PDT for Kern County, California. It took effect at Oct 8, 2021, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 8, 2021, 1:35 PM PDT (20:35 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 8, 2021, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Oct 8, 2021, 9:25 PM PDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

County Kern County, CA

The radar

The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Vandenberg AFB, CA (KVBG), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 175 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Vandenberg AFB, CA at 12:00Z on 2021-10-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Vandenberg AFB, CA at 12:00Z on 2021-10-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
586 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

672 
WWUS76 KHNX 082035
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
135 PM PDT Fri Oct 8 2021

CAZ338-090445-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0043.211008T2100Z-211009T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.A.0003.211011T1200Z-211012T0600Z/
Mojave Desert Slopes-
Including the city of Mojave
135 PM PDT Fri Oct 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, west winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts
  up to 50 mph expected. For the High Wind Watch, west winds 25 to
  40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible.

* WHERE...Mojave Desert Slopes.

* WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 11 PM PDT this evening. 
  For the High Wind Watch, from late Sunday night through Monday 
  evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power 
  lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.

&&

$$

CAZ300>316-331>337-339-090445-
/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.A.0003.211011T1200Z-211012T0600Z/
West Side Mountains north of 198-Los Banos - Dos Palos-Merced -
Madera - Mendota-Planada - Le Grand - Snelling-Coalinga - Avenal-
West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties-Caruthers - San Joaquin -
Selma-Fresno-Clovis-West Side Mountains South of 198-
Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5-Delano-Wasco-Shafter-Hanford -
Corcoran - Lemoore-Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-Buena Vista-
Bakersfield-Southeast San Joaquin Valley-
South End San Joaquin Valley-South End of the Upper Sierra-
Kern River Valley-Piute Walker Basin-Tehachapi-Grapevine-
Frazier Mountain Communities-Indian Wells Valley-Mojave Desert-
Including the cities of San Luis Reservoir, Los Banos, Merced, 
Madera, Atwater, Planada, Lake Mcclure, Le Grand, Avenal, 
Coalinga, Lemoore Station, Five Points, Kettleman City, Selma, 
Sanger, Parlier, Kingsburg, Kerman, Fresno, Blackwells Corner, 
McKittrick, Lost Hills, Buttonwillow, Delano, Wasco, Alpaugh, 
Shafter, Hanford, Lemoore, Corcoran, Goshen, Visalia, Tulare, 
Porterville, Taft, Bakersfield, Richgrove, Lamont, Arvin, 
Johnsondale, Lake Isabella, Kernville, Tehachapi, Grapevine, 
Lebec, Frazier Park, Inyokern, Ridgecrest, Rosamond, 
California City, Randsburg, and Edwards AFB
135 PM PDT Fri Oct 8 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central California.

* WHEN...From late Sunday night through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power 
  lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.

&&

$$

MV
1 follow-up statement
963 
WWUS76 KHNX 090425
NPWHNX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
925 PM PDT Fri Oct 8 2021

CAZ338-091230-
/O.CAN.KHNX.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-211009T0600Z/
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.A.0003.211011T1200Z-211012T0600Z/
Mojave Desert Slopes-
Including the city of Mojave
925 PM PDT Fri Oct 8 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Mojave Desert Slopes.

* WHEN...From late Sunday night through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power 
  lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.

&&

$$

CAZ300>316-331>337-339-091230-
/O.CON.KHNX.HW.A.0003.211011T1200Z-211012T0600Z/
West Side Mountains north of 198-Los Banos - Dos Palos-Merced -
Madera - Mendota-Planada - Le Grand - Snelling-Coalinga - Avenal-
West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties-Caruthers - San Joaquin -
Selma-Fresno-Clovis-West Side Mountains South of 198-
Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5-Delano-Wasco-Shafter-Hanford -
Corcoran - Lemoore-Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-Buena Vista-
Bakersfield-Southeast San Joaquin Valley-
South End San Joaquin Valley-South End of the Upper Sierra-
Kern River Valley-Piute Walker Basin-Tehachapi-Grapevine-
Frazier Mountain Communities-Indian Wells Valley-Mojave Desert-
Including the cities of San Luis Reservoir, Los Banos, Merced, 
Madera, Atwater, Planada, Lake Mcclure, Le Grand, Avenal, 
Coalinga, Lemoore Station, Five Points, Kettleman City, Selma, 
Sanger, Parlier, Kingsburg, Kerman, Fresno, Blackwells Corner, 
McKittrick, Lost Hills, Buttonwillow, Delano, Wasco, Alpaugh, 
Shafter, Hanford, Lemoore, Corcoran, Goshen, Visalia, Tulare, 
Porterville, Taft, Bakersfield, Richgrove, Lamont, Arvin, 
Johnsondale, Lake Isabella, Kernville, Tehachapi, Grapevine, 
Lebec, Frazier Park, Inyokern, Ridgecrest, Rosamond, 
California City, Randsburg, and Edwards AFB
925 PM PDT Fri Oct 8 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central California.

* WHEN...From late Sunday night through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power 
  lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.

&&

$$

JDB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 8, 1:35 PM PDTHigh Wind WatchHNXFresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and 1 more48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.