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Wind Advisory 40, NWS Hanford, CA
NWS Hanford, CA issued this wind advisory at Dec 16, 2025, 12:56 PM PST for Kern County, California. It took effect at Dec 17, 2025, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2025, 12:56 PM PST (20:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2025, 2:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2025, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 26 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 21:00 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
Vandenberg AFB, CA (KVBG), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3169 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
573 WWUS76 KHNX 162056 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 1256 PM PST Tue Dec 16 2025 CAZ337>339-170500- /O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0040.251217T1000Z-251218T1200Z/ Indian Wells Valley-Mojave Desert Slopes-Mojave Desert- Including the cities of Ridgecrest, Inyokern, Rosamond, California City, Randsburg, Mojave, and Edwards AFB 1256 PM PST Tue Dec 16 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert, and Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...From 2 AM Wednesday to 4 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ EW
7 follow-up statements
080 WWUS76 KHNX 170434 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 834 PM PST Tue Dec 16 2025 CAZ337>339-171300- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0040.251217T1000Z-251218T1200Z/ Indian Wells Valley-Mojave Desert Slopes-Mojave Desert- Including the cities of Inyokern, Mojave, Randsburg, California City, Rosamond, Edwards AFB, and Ridgecrest 834 PM PST Tue Dec 16 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert, and Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...From 2 AM Wednesday to 4 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ CMolina
712 WWUS76 KHNX 171013 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 213 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 CAZ314-316-171815- /O.NEW.KHNX.FG.Y.0040.251217T1013Z-251217T1900Z/ Bakersfield-South End San Joaquin Valley- Including the cities of Bakersfield, Arvin, and Lamont 213 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Bakersfield and South End San Joaquin Valley. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PST this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$ CAZ337>339-171815- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-251218T1200Z/ Indian Wells Valley-Mojave Desert Slopes-Mojave Desert- Including the cities of Ridgecrest, Mojave, Inyokern, Randsburg, California City, Edwards AFB, and Rosamond 213 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert, and Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ SM
324 WWUS76 KHNX 171321 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 521 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 CAZ306-310>312-315-171900- /O.EXA.KHNX.FG.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-251217T1900Z/ Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma-Delano-Wasco-Shafter-Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore-Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-Southeast San Joaquin Valley- Including the cities of Corcoran, Kerman, Visalia, Tulare, Richgrove, Porterville, Selma, Delano, Wasco, Hanford, Alpaugh, Lemoore, Goshen, Sanger, Shafter, Parlier, and Kingsburg 521 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma, Delano-Wasco-Shafter, Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore, Southeast San Joaquin Valley, and Visalia - Porterville - Reedley. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PST this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$ CAZ314-316-171900- /O.CON.KHNX.FG.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-251217T1900Z/ Bakersfield-South End San Joaquin Valley- Including the cities of Bakersfield, Arvin, and Lamont 521 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Bakersfield and South End San Joaquin Valley. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PST this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$ CAZ337>339-172130- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-251218T1200Z/ Indian Wells Valley-Mojave Desert Slopes-Mojave Desert- Including the cities of Ridgecrest, Mojave, Inyokern, Randsburg, California City, Edwards AFB, and Rosamond 521 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert, and Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ SM
057 WWUS76 KHNX 171852 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 1052 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 CAZ306-310>312-314>316-172000- /O.EXP.KHNX.FG.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-251217T1900Z/ Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma-Delano-Wasco-Shafter-Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore-Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-Bakersfield- Southeast San Joaquin Valley-South End San Joaquin Valley- Including the cities of Shafter, Porterville, Hanford, Arvin, Alpaugh, Kingsburg, Visalia, Tulare, Lamont, Kerman, Richgrove, Selma, Bakersfield, Goshen, Sanger, Wasco, Corcoran, Parlier, Delano, and Lemoore 1052 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... The dense fog has cleared. $$ CAZ337>339-180300- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-251218T1200Z/ Indian Wells Valley-Mojave Desert Slopes-Mojave Desert- Including the cities of Edwards AFB, Inyokern, Randsburg, Rosamond, California City, Mojave, and Ridgecrest 1052 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert, and Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ EW
928 WWUS76 KHNX 180256 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 656 PM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 CAZ337>339-181200- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-251218T1200Z/ Indian Wells Valley-Mojave Desert Slopes-Mojave Desert- Including the cities of Mojave, Randsburg, Inyokern, California City, Rosamond, Edwards AFB, and Ridgecrest 656 PM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert, and Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ CMolina
840 WWUS76 KHNX 180730 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 1130 PM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 CAZ301>303-305>307-309>312-314-315-181530- /O.NEW.KHNX.FG.Y.0041.251218T0730Z-251218T1900Z/ Los Banos - Dos Palos-Merced - Madera - Mendota-Planada - Le Grand - Snelling-West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties-Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma-Fresno-Clovis-Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5-Delano-Wasco-Shafter-Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore-Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-Bakersfield-Southeast San Joaquin Valley- Including the cities of Wasco, Kingsburg, Bakersfield, Los Banos, Richgrove, Le Grand, Shafter, Alpaugh, Planada, Corcoran, Hanford, Kettleman City, Delano, Selma, Merced, Five Points, Kerman, Fresno, Visalia, Goshen, Porterville, Madera, Buttonwillow, Lost Hills, Sanger, Parlier, Atwater, Tulare, Lemoore, Lemoore Station, and Lake Mcclure 1130 PM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...A portion of central California. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$ CAZ337>339-181200- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-251218T1200Z/ Indian Wells Valley-Mojave Desert Slopes-Mojave Desert- Including the cities of Ridgecrest, California City, Mojave, Edwards AFB, Rosamond, Randsburg, and Inyokern 1130 PM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert, and Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ SM
637 WWUS76 KHNX 181150 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 350 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025 CAZ337>339-181300- /O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-251218T1200Z/ Indian Wells Valley-Mojave Desert Slopes-Mojave Desert- Including the cities of Ridgecrest, California City, Mojave, Edwards AFB, Rosamond, Randsburg, and Inyokern 350 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... The threat has ended. $$ CAZ301>303-305>307-309>312-314-315-181900- /O.CON.KHNX.FG.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-251218T1900Z/ Los Banos - Dos Palos-Merced - Madera - Mendota-Planada - Le Grand - Snelling-West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties-Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma-Fresno-Clovis-Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5-Delano-Wasco-Shafter-Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore-Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-Bakersfield-Southeast San Joaquin Valley- Including the cities of Wasco, Kingsburg, Bakersfield, Los Banos, Richgrove, Le Grand, Shafter, Alpaugh, Planada, Corcoran, Hanford, Kettleman City, Delano, Selma, Merced, Five Points, Kerman, Fresno, Visalia, Goshen, Porterville, Madera, Buttonwillow, Lost Hills, Sanger, Parlier, Atwater, Tulare, Lemoore, Lemoore Station, and Lake Mcclure 350 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...A portion of central California. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PST this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$ SM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Dec 16, 11:11 AM PST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 11:11 AM PST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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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.