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WWUS76 KHNX 051909
NPWHNX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1109 AM PST THU MAR 5 2026
CAZ323-326-328-330-331-060315-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WI.Y.0007.260306T0300Z-260308T0600Z/
YOSEMITE NP OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY-UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER-KINGS
CANYON NP-SEQUOIA NP-SOUTH END OF THE UPPER SIERRA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAWONA, LAKE THOMAS EDISON, LODGEPOLE,
JOHNSONDALE, CEDAR GROVE, DEVILS POSTPILE, TUOLUMNE MEADOWS,
FLORENCE LAKE, AND GIANT FOREST
1109 AM PST THU MAR 5 2026
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...KINGS CANYON NP, SEQUOIA NP, SOUTH END OF THE UPPER
SIERRA, UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, AND YOSEMITE NP OUTSIDE OF THE
VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND IMPACTS WILL PRIMARILY BE FOR AREAS
ABOVE 8,000 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
CAZ333-334-337>339-060315-
/O.NEW.KHNX.HW.A.0002.260307T0600Z-260308T0600Z/
PIUTE WALKER BASIN-TEHACHAPI-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-MOJAVE DESERT
SLOPES-MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INYOKERN, RANDSBURG, MOJAVE, ROSAMOND,
TEHACHAPI, RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA CITY, AND EDWARDS AFB
1109 AM PST THU MAR 5 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT, NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. FOR THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS,
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* WHERE...INDIAN WELLS VALLEY, MOJAVE DESERT, MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES,
PIUTE WALKER BASIN, AND TEHACHAPI.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
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