119  
WWUS76 KHNX 162148  
NPWHNX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  
248 PM PDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
CAZ332-170600-  
/O.NEW.KHNX.LW.Y.0004.260416T2148Z-260417T0600Z/  
KERN RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KERNVILLE AND LAKE ISABELLA  
248 PM PDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...KERN RIVER VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON AREA LAKES WILL CREATE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
CAZ337-339-170600-  
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260417T1800Z/  
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-MOJAVE DESERT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CALIFORNIA CITY, RANDSBURG, INYOKERN,  
ROSAMOND, RIDGECREST, AND EDWARDS AFB  
248 PM PDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...INDIAN WELLS VALLEY AND MOJAVE DESERT.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT  
LIMITED TO, STATE ROUTES 14, 58, 178, AND U.S. 395.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
CAZ338-170600-  
/O.CON.KHNX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260417T1800Z/  
MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOJAVE  
248 PM PDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT  
LIMITED TO, STATE ROUTES 14, 58, 178, AND U.S. 395.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
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