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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Hanford, CA
NWS Hanford, CA issued this wind advisory at May 13, 2026, 1:34 PM PDT for Kern County, California. It took effect at May 13, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2026, 1:34 PM PDT (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 13, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 14, 2026, 2:00 AM PDT
- 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 20:38 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 12:00Z, 8.6 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
- 4737 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
263 WWUS76 KHNX 132034 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 134 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026 CAZ338-140500- /O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0021.260514T0000Z-260514T0900Z/ Mojave Desert Slopes- Including the cities of Mojave 134 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 2 AM PDT 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. && $$ CAZ300-140500- /O.EXB.KHNX.LW.Y.0006.260514T0000Z-260514T0900Z/ West Side Mountains north of 198- Including the cities of San Luis Reservoir 134 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph expected. * WHERE...West Side Mountains north of 198. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 2 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ CAZ332-140300- /O.CON.KHNX.LW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260514T0300Z/ Kern River Valley- Including the cities of Kernville and Lake Isabella 134 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * WHERE...Kern River Valley. * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. $$ SM
3 follow-up statements
221 WWUS76 KHNX 132225 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 325 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026 CAZ338-140630- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0021.260514T0000Z-260514T0900Z/ Mojave Desert Slopes- Including the cities of Mojave 325 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...Until 2 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ CAZ332-140300- /O.CON.KHNX.LW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260514T0300Z/ Kern River Valley- Including the cities of Kernville and Lake Isabella 325 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Lake Isabella * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. $$ CAZ300-140630- /O.CON.KHNX.LW.Y.0006.260514T0000Z-260514T0900Z/ West Side Mountains north of 198- Including the cities of San Luis Reservoir 325 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph expected. * WHERE...San Luis Reservoir * WHEN...Until 2 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ SM/ND
267 WWUS76 KHNX 140301 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 801 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026 CAZ332-140415- /O.EXP.KHNX.LW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260514T0300Z/ Kern River Valley- Including the cities of Lake Isabella and Kernville 801 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... The winds have died down below the advisory thresholds. $$ CAZ338-140900- /O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-260514T0900Z/ Mojave Desert Slopes- Including the cities of Mojave 801 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...Until 2 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ CAZ300-140900- /O.CON.KHNX.LW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260514T0900Z/ West Side Mountains north of 198- Including the cities of San Luis Reservoir 801 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * WHERE...West Side Mountains north of 198. * WHEN...Until 2 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ EW
513 WWUS76 KHNX 140857 NPWHNX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 157 AM PDT Thu May 14 2026 CAZ338-141000- /O.EXP.KHNX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-260514T0900Z/ Mojave Desert Slopes- Including the cities of Mojave 157 AM PDT Thu May 14 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... Winds across the affected area have diminished below advisory criteria. Therefore, the threat has ended. Expect locally breezy conditions through the morning hours. $$ CAZ300-141000- /O.EXP.KHNX.LW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260514T0900Z/ West Side Mountains north of 198- Including the cities of San Luis Reservoir 157 AM PDT Thu May 14 2026 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... Winds across the affected area have diminished below advisory criteria. Therefore, the threat has ended. $$ CMolina
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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.