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Wind Advisory 49, NWS Hanford, CA
NWS Hanford, CA issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2021, 4:48 PM PST for Kern County, California. It took effect at Dec 26, 2021, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2021, 4:48 PM PST (00:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2021, 12:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2021, 9:11 AM PST
- In force
- 9 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 00:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 310 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1789 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
735 WWUS76 KHNX 260048 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 448 PM PST Sat Dec 25 2021 CAZ338-260900- /O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0049.211226T0800Z-211227T1000Z/ Mojave Desert Slopes- Including the city of Mojave 448 PM PST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT UNTIL 2 AM PST MONDAY... * WHAT...Sustained west winds 20 to 30 mph, with gusts around 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...From Midnight PST tonight until 2 AM PST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. Travel will be difficult, particularly for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highways affected include, but are not limited to Highway 58 through and below Tehachapi Pass and Highway 178 through and below Walker Pass. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ BS
2 follow-up statements
996 WWUS76 KHNX 260831 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 1231 AM PST Sun Dec 26 2021 CAZ338-261800- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-211227T1000Z/ Mojave Desert Slopes- Including the city of Mojave 1231 AM PST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST MONDAY... * WHAT...Sustained west winds 20 to 30 mph, with gusts around 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...From Midnight PST tonight until 2 AM PST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. Travel will be difficult, particularly for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highways affected include, but are not limited to Highway 58 through and below Tehachapi Pass and Highway 178 through and below Walker Pass. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Molina
139 WWUS76 KHNX 261711 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 911 AM PST Sun Dec 26 2021 CAZ338-261815- /O.CAN.KHNX.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-211227T1000Z/ Mojave Desert Slopes- Including the city of Mojave 911 AM PST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ Barlow
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 3:15 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | HNX | Fresno, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, Tulare, Tuolumne | 49 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.