An upper trough pushed through California on March 13. While the deeper moisture and precipitation remained over the Pacific Northwest and far northern California, a cold front that was associated with this system pushed through central California and brought a period of strong westerly winds across the Kern County Mountains and the Mojave Desert Slopes between the late morning of March 13 and…
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An upper trough pushed through California on March 13. While the deeper moisture and precipitation remained over the Pacific Northwest and far northern California, a cold front that was associated with this system pushed through central California and brought a period of strong westerly winds across the Kern County Mountains and the Mojave Desert Slopes between the late morning of March 13 and the early morning of March 14. Several stations reported gusts exceeding 55 mph while a few low impact indicator sites measured gusts exceeding 70 mph.
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 Mar 13, 8:11 AM PST, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 911 AM PDT Sun Mar 13 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Strong westerly wind gusts are expected in the Kern County mountains and desert and over the higher terrain of Southeastern Tulare County this afternoon and tonight. Light precipitation is possible from Fresno County northward Tuesday. A warming trend is expected Thursday and Friday. Wet weather is possible throughout Central California next weekend. && .DISCUSSION... A trough of low pressure will move eastward through the Great Basin this afternoon. Strong westerly wind gusts will develop in the Kern County mountains and desert and over the higher terrain of Southeastern Tulare County this afternoon. These strong westerly wind gusts will persist through tonight. The most intense wind gusts are likely late this afternoon and this evening. There is a 53 to 56 percent probability of wind gusts of 50 mph or higher in Mojave from 7 PM PDT until 9 PM PDT this evening. A ridge of high pressure will rapidly progress eastward across the Western United States Monday and Monday night. High temperatures Monday afternoon will be two to four degrees warmer than this afternoon. A trough of low pressure will move eastward over Northern California Tuesday. Light precipitation is conceivable from Fresno County northward Tuesday. One to three inches of snow is possible in the Mariposa portion of the Sierra Nevada above 7,000 feet Tuesday. Snow amounts will be an inch or less in the Madera and Fresno County portions of the Sierra Nevada above 7,000 feet Tuesday. Rain amounts will be as high as one tenth of an inch to one quarter of an inch in the Mariposa County portion of the Sierra Nevada foothills Tuesday. The Merced and Madera County portions of the San Joaquin Valley could receive less than one tenth of an inch or rain. The Fresno County portion of the San Joaquin Valley should remain dry. A few light showers are not out of the question due to upslope flow in the Kern County mountains Tuesday night. Zonal flow aloft is expected Wednesday and Wednesday night. A ridge of high pressure will move eastward across California Thursday, before progressing through the Great Basin Friday. A warming trend is anticipated Thursday and Friday. By Friday afternoon, high temperatures will be seven to nine degrees above normal for this time of year. A storm system may move to the south-southeast down the southern half of the Golden State late next next weekend, resulting in the possibility of wet weather throughout Central California Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Stay tuned for details as this situation further develops. && .AVIATION... VFR conditions will prevail across Central California through at least the next 24 hours. && .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 medium. Certainty levels include low, medium, and high. Please visit www.weather.gov/hnx/certainty.html for additional information and/or to provide feedback. && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 5 AM PDT Monday for CAZ331>334-337>339. && Public/Aviation/Fire Weather...BS PIO/DSS........................Bollenbacher weather.gov/hanford
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
12 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Bear Peak RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 73 mph.
The Southern California Edison Station at Walker Basin Sand Canyon measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
The Bird Springs Pass RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 88 mph.
The Blue Max RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
The Southern California Edison Station at Tehachapi East Valley measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
The Southern California Edison Station at Power Station KR3 measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
The Riverkern RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph.
The Jawbone Canyon RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 78 mph.
The Walker Pass RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 65 mph.
The Mojave Airport AWOS measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
The Southern California Edison Station at Little Oak Canyon measured a peak wind gust of 69 mph.
The Southern California Edison Station at Cottonwood Canyon measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
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