Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2005

Wind Advisory 2, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

November 13, 2005San Mateo County, Santa Cruz County, California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Nov 13, 2005, 8:35 PM PST for San Mateo County, Santa Cruz County, California. It took effect at Nov 14, 2005, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 13, 2005, 8:35 PM PST (04:35 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 14, 2005, 6:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 15, 2005, 3:00 PM PST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Counties San Mateo County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA

The radar

The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 56 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Oakland, CA at 00:00Z on 2005-11-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Oakland, CA at 00:00Z on 2005-11-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1472 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS76 KMTR 140435
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
835 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2005

...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE HILLS AND LOCALLY NEAR
THE COAST MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN LATE
MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FORMS JUST
OFFSHORE. THE RESULTING LARGE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES WILL DRIVE
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND
EAST BAY BEGINNING MONDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN LOCALIZED AREAS ALONG THE SAN MATEO COAST
BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH NEAR THE COAST BY MIDDAY
TUESDAY...AND IN THE HILLS BY MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

CAZ507-511-141700-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.051115T0200Z-051115T2300Z/
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
835 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY 
FOR THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 3 PM PST
TUESDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN THE HILLS ON MONDAY
EVENING AND WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 1000
FEET BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE LIKELY
MONDAY NIGHT. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT
FROM DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

CAZ509-141700-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.051115T0800Z-051115T2000Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
835 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT TO 12 PM
PST TUESDAY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT TO 12 PM
PST TUESDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT MONDAY
NIGHT IN COASTAL AREAS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE
TO STRONG WINDS ARE LOCATIONS BELOW COASTAL CANYONS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY MIDDAY
TUESDAY.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

DYKEMA
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 141127
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
327 AM PST MON NOV 14 2005

...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE HILLS AND LOCALLY NEAR
THE COAST TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN BY TONIGHT
WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FORMS JUST OFFSHORE. THE RESULTING
LARGE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES WILL DRIVE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY BEGINNING THIS EVENING.
IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN LOCALIZED
AREAS ALONG THE SAN MATEO COAST BY LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
NEAR THE COAST BY MIDDAY TUESDAY...AND IN THE HILLS BY MID AFTERNOON
TUESDAY.

CAZ507-511-142300-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.051115T0200Z-051115T2300Z/
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
327 AM PST MON NOV 14 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
PST TUESDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN THE HILLS THIS EVENING AND
WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 1000 FEET BY LATE
EVENING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. THESE STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING
EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. POWER OUTAGES MAY
RESULT FROM DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

CAZ509-142300-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.051115T0800Z-051115T2000Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
327 AM PST MON NOV 14 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
PST TUESDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT IN
COASTAL AREAS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO
STRONG WINDS ARE LOCATIONS BELOW COASTAL CANYONS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45
MPH ARE LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY MIDDAY
TUESDAY.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$


ANDERSON
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 142256
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
256 PM PST MON NOV 14 2005

...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE HILLS AND LOCALLY NEAR
THE COAST TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN BY TONIGHT
WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FORMS JUST OFFSHORE. THE RESULTING
LARGE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES WILL DRIVE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY BEGINNING THIS
EVENING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN
LOCALIZED AREAS ALONG THE SAN MATEO COAST BY LATE TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH NEAR THE COAST BY MIDDAY TUESDAY...AND IN THE HILLS
BY MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

CAZ507-511-151100-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.051115T0200Z-051115T2300Z/
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
256 PM PST MON NOV 14 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY
HILLS...AS WELL AS THE DIABLO RANGE OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY...FROM 
6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 3 PM TUESDAY.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN THE HILLS THIS EVENING
AND WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 1000 FEET BY
LATE EVENING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. THESE
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRANSITING MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS ALTAMONT
PASS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

$$

CAZ509-151100-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.051115T0800Z-051115T2000Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
256 PM PST MON NOV 14 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA
COAST FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NOON TUESDAY.

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
IN COASTAL AREAS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO
STRONG WINDS ARE LOCATIONS BELOW COASTAL CANYONS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
45 MPH ARE LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY MIDDAY
TUESDAY.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

WEAGLE
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 151051
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
251 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2005

...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE HILLS AND LOCALLY NEAR THE
COAST INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE GREAT BASIN THIS
MORNING WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORMING JUST OFFSHORE.
THE RESULTING LARGE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND
EAST BAY INTO THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN LOCALIZED AREAS ALONG THE SAN MATEO COAST THROUGH THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH NEAR THE COAST BY MIDDAY...AND IN THE
HILLS BY MID AFTERNOON.

CAZ507-511-151900-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051115T2300Z/
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
251 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY
HILLS...AS WELL AS THE DIABLO RANGE OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY...UNTIL 
3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH
HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY
OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRANSITING MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS ALTAMONT
PASS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ509-151900-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051115T2000Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
251 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA
COAST UNTIL NOON PST TODAY.

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT IN COASTAL AREAS
OF SAN MATEO COUNTY. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG WINDS ARE
LOCATIONS BELOW COASTAL CANYONS. WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDDAY TODAY.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KENNEDY
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 151711
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
911 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2005

...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE HILLS INTO THIS
AFTERNOON...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING
WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAS FORMED JUST OFFSHORE. THE
RESULTING LARGE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE STRONG
AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY
INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE HILLS BY MID
AFTERNOON AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAX.

CAZ509-151815-
/O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051115T2000Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
911 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST. WINDS HAVE
BEEN GUSTING ONLY TO ABOUT 20 MPH IN THIS AREA AND ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY.

$$

CAZ507-511-152300-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051115T2300Z/
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
911 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY.

NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH
HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY
OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRANSITING MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS ALTAMONT
PASS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

DYKEMA
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 152324
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
324 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR THE NORTH BAY HILLS...

...WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM FOR THE EAST BAY HILLS...

CAZ511-160200-
/O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051115T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.051115T2324Z-051116T0200Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
324 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR THE NORTH BAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST 
BAY HILLS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS EXTENDED THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EAST BAY HILLS UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH BAY HILLS.

NORTHEAST WINDS WERE DECREASING IN THE NORTH BAY HILLS BY
MIDAFTERNOON TUESDAY BUT CONTINUED GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH IN
THE HILLS ABOVE OAKLAND. THE WINDS IN THE EAST BAY HILLS WILL
CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY BUT SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO
45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

CAZ507-160030-
/O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051115T2300Z/
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
324 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.