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Lake Wind Advisory 21, NWS Hanford, CA

August 13, 2026Fresno County, Merced County, California

NWS Hanford, CA issued this lake wind advisory at Aug 13, 2026, 9:32 AM PDT for Fresno County, Merced County, California. It took effect at Aug 13, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 13, 2026, 9:32 AM PDT (16:32 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 13, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
Expired: Aug 14, 2026, 2:00 AM PDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Hanford, CA

Counties Fresno County, CA, Merced County, CA

The radar

The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 13, 12:23 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Merced	37 min
Aug 13, 12:59 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Merced	31 min
Aug 13, 10:41 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		34 min
Aug 13, 12:06 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		24 min
Aug 13, 12:14 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		31 min
Aug 13, 12:42 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Mono	33 min
Aug 13, 1:04 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Mono	26 min
Aug 13, 1:29 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		31 min
Aug 13, 1:56 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno	2 hr
Aug 13, 2:45 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno	90 min
Aug 13, 4:05 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Tuolumne	3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.