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Wind Advisory

Statement as of 4:48 PM PDT on May 22, 2013

Expires 8:00 AM EDT on May 23, 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 continue through early Thursday morning.

* 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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Air Quality Alert

Statement as of 10:34 AM PDT on May 22, 2013

Expires 1:45 AM EDT on May 23, 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.



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.


Public Information Statement

Statement as of 6:59 PM EDT on May 22, 2013

...Highest Winds In The Past Hour...


... Location... ... time... ... wind...
blue Max (raws) 332 PM may 22 37 mph

... California...

... Kern County...
SW Ridgecrest (2315 ft)(aprswxnet) 312 PM may 22 53 mph
Mojave Nat test pilot (aprswxnet) 257 PM may 22 48 mph
Jawbone visitor center (aprswxnet) 346 PM may 22 47 mph
bird sprngs-wylies knob (7466 ft)(raws) 327 PM may 22 47 mph
China Lake ASOS (2230 ft)(asos) 209 PM may 22 47 mph
Mojave AWOS (2785 ft)(awos) 315 PM may 22 45 mph
Jawbone Canyon RAWS (4300 ft)(goes) 314 PM may 22 45 mph
west Rosamond (2410 ft)(aprswxnet) 324 PM may 22 44 mph
Cache creek chp (3622 ft)(aprswxnet) 316 PM may 22 44 mph
1 WNW Ridgecrest (701 ft)(aprscsvparse) 330 PM may 22 43 mph
northwest Mojave (2870 ft)(aprswxnet) 307 PM may 22 41 mph
Inyokern cwop (2480 ft)(aprswxnet) 313 PM may 22 41 mph
Edwards AFB (2278 ft)(asos) 307 PM may 22 40 mph
laural mountain (4390 ft)(goes) 326 PM may 22 40 mph
3 SW Ridgecrest (2391 ft)(aprswxnet) 337 PM may 22 39 mph
Mountain Mesa (3141 ft)(raws) 318 PM may 22 39 mph
Ridgecrest (2464 ft)(aprswxnet) 322 PM may 22 38 mph
Boron (2457 ft)(aprswxnet) 300 PM may 22 37 mph


Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. Not all data listed is considered official. The
National Weather Service thanks its private and public partners for
providing US with this data.


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