Wind Advisory issued by the National Weather Service in Hanford

FRESNO, Calif.

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

* WINDS: BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 5.

* TIMING: WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASING OVERNIGHT... BECOMING STRONGEST LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BAKERSFIELD...VISALIA...HANFORD...LEMOORE...AVENAL...CORCORAN...MERCED...MADERA...FRESNO... LOS BANOS...COALINGA...MENDOTA.

* IMPACTS: AREAS OF STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* AIR QUALITY...THE VALLEY AIR DISTRICT HAS ISSUED A HEALTH CAUTIONARY STATEMENT DUE TO BLOWING DUST. SEE VALLEYAIR.ORG FOR DETAILS.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=HNX.

Target Area: East-Central San Joaquin Valley; Southeastern San Joaquin Valley; Southwestern San Joaquin Valley; West-Central San Joaquin Valley

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