Low pressure system and associated frontal boundary from the Pacific Northwest moved southeast through central California region increasing winds across the area and especially in parts of the Kern County desert areas.
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The episode as NWS HNX wrote it up.
Low pressure system and associated frontal boundary from the Pacific Northwest moved southeast through central California region increasing winds across the area and especially in parts of the Kern County desert areas.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 10, 1:46 PM PST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA 246 PM PDT SUN JUL 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS... Below average temperatures and gusty winds are expected this evening as a weak upper level trough moves through the region. Temperatures will rebound later this week as high pressure returns. && .DISCUSSION... Large scale upper low moving inland into the PAC NW has brought a welcomed cool down across the Central CA Interior. Gusty winds through and below the Kern County passes. Fire Danger continues to be a threat as very dry fuels and gusty winds make for a bad combination for fire starts. We have seen decent overnight recoveries across the region with the cooler airmass in place. Guidance is doing well with the current pattern...as the low center will rapidly weaken over the nrn plains and open up and move east into the Great Lakes. A second and much weaker low center drops out of the gulf of AK towards Vancouver by Tuesday and remains nearly stationary. The high pressure center over TX will begin to build back northwards towards the four corners area Wednesday and Thursday with a gradual warming trend on place for the Central CA interior. Some timing differences are being seen in the ensemble forecast h500 heights by Friday as the low pressure center that was over Vancouver tries to swing a deep trough into nrn CA by Friday with cooling once again being possible for next weekend. The upper low center is all over the place in the PAC NW with the deterministic runs of the ECM and GFS. We are leaning more towards the Ensemble GFS for now. The area remains dry as summer monsoon is contained over Mexico as the upper ridge axis is more along a East to West direction. && .AVIATION... VFR conditions can be expected throughout the central CA interior during the next 24 hours. Gusty winds through and below the Kern county Mountain passes. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... None. && .CERTAINTY... The level of certainty for days 1 and 2 is high. The level of certainty for days 3 through 7 is high. Certainty levels include low...medium...and high. Please visit www.weather.gov/hnx/certainty.php for additional information an/or to provide feedback. && .HNX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Red Flag Warning until 6 AM PDT Monday CAZ295. Wind Advisory until 6 AM PDT Monday CAZ095. Red Flag Warning until 10 PM PDT this evening CAZ298-299. Wind Advisory until 10 PM PDT this evening CAZ098-099. && public...JDB avn/fw...DS synopsis...JDB weather.gov/hanford
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Jawbone Canyon APRS (AU205) reported sustained wind speeds 32 to 43 mph with wind gusts of 47 to 64 mph between 1604 PST and 2129 PST on 7/10. A maximum wind gust of 64 mph was reported at 1739 PST on 7/10.
Cache Creek APRS (AU563) reported sustained wind speeds 35 to 42 mph with wind gusts of 49 to 60 mph between 1730 PST and 2329 PST on 7/10. A maximum wind gust of 60 mph was reported at 1754 PST on 7/10.
Mojave ASOS (KMHV) reported sustained wind speeds 37 to 48 mph with wind gusts of 49 to 60 mph between 1820 PST and 2120 PST on 7/10. A maximum wind gust of 59 mph was reported at 1920 PST on 7/10.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 648057, 647746, 648056.