February 8, 2023 - National Weather Service Hanford Office reports a Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for a portion of the San Joaquin Valley until 10:00 A.M. Wednesday morning.
A Dense Fog Advisory means that visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter of a mile.
If driving, slow down, use low beam headlights, and keep plenty of distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you.
Highways affected include, but are not limited to Highway 43, Highway 41, Highway 99 north of Pixley, and Highway 198 from Visalia to Lemoore.
Dense Fog Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 353 AM PST Wed Feb 8 2023 Los Banos - Dos Palos-Merced - Madera - Mendota-Planada - Le Grand - Snelling-Coalinga - Avenal- West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties-Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma-Fresno-Clovis-West Side Mountains South of 198- Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5-Delano-Wasco-Shafter-Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore-Visalia - Porterville - Reedley- Southeast San Joaquin Valley-Mariposa Madera Foothills-Fresno- Tulare Foothills- Including the cities of Los Banos, Merced, Madera, Atwater, Planada, Lake Mcclure, Le Grand, Avenal, Coalinga, Lemoore Station, Five Points, Kettleman City, Selma, Sanger, Parlier, Kingsburg, Kerman, Fresno, Blackwells Corner, McKittrick, Lost Hills, Buttonwillow, Delano, Wasco, Alpaugh, Shafter, Hanford, Lemoore, Corcoran, Goshen, Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, Richgrove, El Portal, Mariposa, and Millerton Lake 353 AM PST Wed Feb 8 2023 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. Visibility as low as 200 feet. * WHERE...San Joaquin Valley, mainly Merced County southward to northern portions of Kern County. * WHEN...Until 10 AM PST today. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Source: NWS
