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Wind Advisory
CAZ089>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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