« View county listAir Quality AlertCAC019-029-031-039-047-107-230545-
FRESNO-KERN-KINGS-MADERA-MERCED-TULARE-
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
1034 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013
THE VALLEY AIR DISTRICT HAS ISSUED A HEALTH CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
FOR MERCED...FRESNO...KINGS...TULARE...AND THE VALLEY PORTION OF
KERN COUNTIES FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE
TO BLOWING DUST CAUSED BY WINDY CONDITIONS.
EXPOSURE TO PARTICLE POLLUTION CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH
PROBLEMS...AGGRAVATE LUNG DISEASE...CAUSE ASTHMA ATTACKS AND
ACUTE BRONCHITIS AND INCREASE RISK OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS. IN
PEOPLE WITH HEART DISEASE...SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE TO PARTICLE
POLLUTION HAS BEEN LINKED TO HEART ATTACKS AND ARRHYTHMIA/S...
ACCORDING TO THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. CHILDREN
AND ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE ALSO MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CONSEQUENCES OF
HIGH PARTICULATE LEVELS.
STAY INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. AVOID PROLONGED OR STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE THE AFFECTS OF UNHEALTHY AIR.
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Wind AdvisoryCAZ089>091-230000-
/O.EXB.KHNX.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-130523T0000Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1011 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.
* WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH.
* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND
WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY
INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS THROUGH AND BELOW
THE PASSES OF THE COASTAL RANGES. SOME AFFECTED CITIES INCLUDE
MERCED...LEMOORE...AND KETTLEMAN CITY.
* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN IMPAIR DRIVING ABILITY AND CAN
STEER A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. VISIBILITIES CAN BE
REDUCED BY BLOWING DUST.
* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=HNX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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Wind AdvisoryCAZ095-098-099-230000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-130523T1200Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1011 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.
* WINDS: WESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH
THROUGH AND BELOW DESERT FACING PASSES AND CANYONS. OTHER
DESERT AREAS WILL HAVE GUSTS FROM 35 TO 40 MPH.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATER THIS MORNING...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH AND BELOW WALKER
PASS...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH AND BELOW TEHACHAPI PASS INCLUDING
THE CITY OF MOJAVE...AND HIGHWAY 14 FROM ROSAMOND TO INDIAN
WELLS CANYON. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY ON HIGHWAY 58 FROM
MOJAVE TO KRAMER JUNCTION...AND U.S. 395 FROM INYOKERN TO
KRAMER JUNCTION.
* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN IMPAIR DRIVING ABILITY AND CAN
STEER A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. VISIBILITIES CAN
BE REDUCED BY BLOWING DUST AND SAND.
* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=HNX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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