Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2005
Wind Advisory 8, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2005, 3:38 PM PST for 8 counties in California. It took effect at Dec 27, 2005, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2005, 3:38 PM PST (23:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2005, 6:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2005, 8:56 AM PST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Counties Alameda County, CA, City and County of San Francisco, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Marin County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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
Vandenberg AFB, CA (KVBG), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 366 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 483 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS76 KMTR 262338 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 338 PM PST MON DEC 26 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHERN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AS WELL AS THE MARIN AND SONOMA COAST FOR TUESDAY... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE WEST COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND INCREASING RAINFALL ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY NIGHT BUT RAMP UP AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. CAZ505-507-271400- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.051227T1400Z-051228T0000Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 338 PM PST MON DEC 26 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND REACH 20 TO 35 MPH BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE OCEAN AS WELL AS IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH BAY. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY TUESDAY EVENING...AND REMAIN ABOUT 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ANDERSON
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KMTR 271043 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 243 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHERN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AS WELL AS THE MARIN AND SONOMA COAST TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE WEST COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND INCREASING RAINFALL ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA ON TUESDAY. WINDS MAY DECREASE SOMEWHAT TUESDAY NIGHT BUT RAMP UP AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. CAZ505-507-272300- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.051227T1400Z-051228T2000Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 243 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE OCEAN AS WELL AS IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH BAY. EVEN STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY MORING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS76 KMTR 271217 CCA NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 415 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHERN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AS WELL AS THE MARIN AND SONOMA COAST TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE WEST COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND INCREASING RAINFALL ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA ON TUESDAY. WINDS MAY DECREASE SOMEWHAT TUESDAY NIGHT BUT RAMP UP AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. CAZ505-507-280045- /O.COR.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.051227T1400Z-051228T2000Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 415 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE OCEAN AS WELL AS IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH BAY. EVEN STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS76 KMTR 272252 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 252 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY. CAZ006-508-509-511-281200- /O.EXB.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.051228T1100Z-051228T2000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 252 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AND BAYSIDE SECTIONS OF THE CENTRAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND FOR THE EAST BAY HILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 3 AM. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE OCEAN AND BAY AS WELL AS IN THE EAST BAY HILLS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH ABOUT NOON ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ505-507-281200- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-051228T2000Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 252 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE COAST AND HILLS OF THE NORTH BAY. WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA HAD DECREASED SOMEWHAT ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE OCEAN AS WELL AS IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH BAY. EVEN STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR ON EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DYKEMA
000 WWUS76 KMTR 281055 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 255 AM PST WED DEC 28 2005 ...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND MIDDAY. CAZ505-507-281900- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-051228T2000Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 255 AM PST WED DEC 28 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... SOUTHERLY WINDS OF TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE OCEAN AS WELL AS IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH BAY. EVEN STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ006-508-509-511-281900- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.051228T1100Z-051228T2000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 255 AM PST WED DEC 28 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE OCEAN AND BAY AS WELL AS IN THE EAST BAY HILLS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH ABOUT NOON TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ANDERSON
000 WWUS76 KMTR 281059 CCA NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 255 AM PST WED DEC 28 2005 ...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND MIDDAY. CAZ505-507-282000- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-051228T2000Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 255 AM PST WED DEC 28 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... SOUTHERLY WINDS OF TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE OCEAN AS WELL AS IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH BAY. EVEN STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ006-508-509-511-282000- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.051228T1100Z-051228T2000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 255 AM PST WED DEC 28 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE OCEAN AND BAY AS WELL AS IN THE EAST BAY HILLS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH ABOUT NOON TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ANDERSON
000 WWUS76 KMTR 281656 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 856 AM PST WED DEC 28 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... .THE FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE REGION STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS HAS MOVED THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE WEAKENING AND WILL VEER TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. CAZ006-505-507>509-511-281800- /O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-051228T2000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 856 AM PST WED DEC 28 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE WEAKENED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL ACROSS THE BAY AREA WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM. THEREFORE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
Nearby
Wind Advisories in California, 2005Every wind advisory in 2005
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.