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High Wind Warning 3, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

September 21, 2006

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this high wind warning at Sep 21, 2006, 3:08 PM PDT. It took effect at Sep 22, 2006, 12:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 21, 2006, 3:08 PM PDT (22:08 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 22, 2006, 12:00 AM PDT
Expired
Sep 22, 2006, 12:00 PM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

The text

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

000 
WWUS76 KMTR 212208
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
308 PM PDT THU SEP 21 2006

...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT IN THE NORTH AND
EAST BAY HILLS...

.A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL INCREASE THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE STATE RESULTING IN STRONG
WINDS IN THE HILLS BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY.

CAZ507-511-220615-
/O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0005.060922T0700Z-060922T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0003.060922T0700Z-060922T1900Z/
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
308 PM PDT THU SEP 21 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
PDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
NORTH AND EAST BAY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY NOON
FRIDAY...BUT INCREASE ONCE AGAIN LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 

RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW
BEFORE THE WINDS REACH THEIR PEAK. CLOSE ALL WINDOWS AND SECURE
ALL OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE. PEAK WINDS MAY UPSET
EVEN HEAVIER OBJECTS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND WEBSITE WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 220537
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1037 PM PDT THU SEP 21 2006

...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT IN THE NORTH AND
EAST BAY HILLS...

.WINDS WERE RATHER LIGHT IN THE HILLS OF THE EAST AND NORTH BAY
LATE ON THURSDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...A WEATHER SYSTEM PRESENTLY
MOVING SOUTH INTO THE GREAT BASIN IS EXPECTED TO TRIGGER STRONG
WINDS IN THE HILLS LATER TONIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE HILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND REACH
SPEEDS OF 20 TO 45 MPH BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXPOSED RIDGES OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY. WINDS
WILL EASE SLOWLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN
FRIDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS IS EXPECTED
FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...BUT BRIEF PERIODS OF
GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY EVEN NEAR SEA LEVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.


CAZ507-511-221345-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0003.060922T0700Z-060922T1900Z/
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
1037 PM PDT THU SEP 21 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PDT FRIDAY
FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA...

NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
NORTH AND EAST BAY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO
45 MPH LIKELY AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY
NOON FRIDAY...BUT INCREASE ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW
BEFORE THE WINDS REACH THEIR PEAK. CLOSE ALL WINDOWS AND SECURE
ALL OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE. PEAK WINDS MAY UPSET
EVEN HEAVIER OBJECTS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND WEBSITE WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO.

$$

DYKEMA
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 221124
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
424 AM PDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...PERIODS OF STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING IN THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS...

.WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASED IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY
SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. BY 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING
NORTHERLY WINDS WERE GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH IN THE NORTH BAY
MOUNTAINS AND TO NEARLY 50 MPH IN THE HILLS OF THE EAST BAY. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER BY SUNRISE FRIDAY WITH SUSTAINED
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH EXPECTED ALONG WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. WINDS WILL EASE SOME ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN
STRONG AND GUSTY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...BUT BRIEF PERIODS OF
GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY EVEN NEAR SEA LEVEL OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

CAZ507-511-221900-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0011.060922T1900Z-060923T1900Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060922T1900Z/
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
424 AM PDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY FOR
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS AND EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY. A HIGH
WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT WITH SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR FRIDAY
MORNING. EVEN SO...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY
IN THE HILLS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THEREFORE A WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL NOON ON SATURDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF AT
LEAST 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

DYKEMA
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 221904
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1204 PM PDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...PERIODS OF STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING IN THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS...

.WINDS HAVE DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY SINCE THIS MORNING OVER THE
NORTH AND EAST BAY HOWEVER A FEW LOCATIONS REMAIN AT ADVISORY
LEVELS. LOS VAQUEROS AT 1100 FT IS CURRENTLY REPORTING WINDS OF 
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE
AGAIN TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
THEREFORE WILL ALLOW THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE AND CONTINUE
THE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BE CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...BUT BRIEF PERIODS OF
GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY EVEN NEAR SEA LEVEL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

CAZ507-511-230315-
/O.EXP.KMTR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060922T1900Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-060923T1900Z/
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
1204 PM PDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY IN THE HILLS
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THEREFORE A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL NOON ON SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY
MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45
MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

C WALBRUN

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 21, 3:32 AM PDTHigh Wind WatchMTR12 hr
Sep 21, 5:33 AM PDTRed Flag WarningMTRMadera, Mono, Riverside57 hr

Nearby

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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.