Friant, California

... Wind Advisory will expire at 5 PM PDT this afternoon...

The Wind Advisory will expire at 5 PM PDT this afternoon for the
central and southwestern San Joaquin Valley.

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.

05/21/2013 0815 PM

12 miles W of Los Banos, Merced County.

Non-thunderstorm wind gust m43.00 mph, reported by official NWS obs.


            At Pacheco Pass. Elevation 1,493 feet.




05/21/2013 0902 PM

7 miles W of Los Banos, Merced County.

Non-thunderstorm wind gust e37.00 mph, reported by mesonet.





05/21/2013 0735 PM

12 miles W of Los Banos, Merced County.

Non-thunderstorm wind gust m41 mph, reported by official NWS obs.


            At Pacheco Pass. Elevation 1,493 feet.





05/21/2013 0735 PM

12 miles W of Los Banos, Merced County.

Non-thunderstorm wind gust m41 mph, reported by official NWS obs.


            At Pacheco Pass. Elevation 1,493 feet.

... 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
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providing US with this data.