Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2006
Wind Advisory 4, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 25, 2006, 9:06 PM PST for 10 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 26, 2006, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2006, 9:06 PM PST (05:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2006, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2006, 6:24 AM PST
- In force
- 18 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, Monterey County, CA, San Benito County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:11 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, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1340 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS76 KMTR 260506 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 906 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2006 CAZ505-507-261315- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.060226T2000Z-060227T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.HW.A.0001.060227T0200Z-060228T0000Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 906 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTH BAY COAST AND MOUNTAINS BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL TRACK MUCH CLOSER TO THE COAST ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH...POSSIBLY EVEN HIGHER OVER THE HILLS AND NEAR THE WATER. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ006-506-508>518-261315- /O.CON.KMTR.HW.A.0001.060227T0200Z-060228T0000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- MONTEREY BAY...NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-BIG SUR COAST- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 906 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY STRONG WINDS...BUT THIS SYSTEM WILL PROBABLY STAY FAR ENOUGH OFFSHORE TO PRECLUDE A REALLY HIGH WIND EVENT FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS. HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL TRACK MUCH CLOSER TO THE COAST ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH...POSSIBLY EVEN HIGHER OVER THE HILLS AND NEAR THE WATER. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. $$ BLIER $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KMTR 261326 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 526 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 CAZ509-262130- /O.EXA.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.060226T2000Z-060227T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.HW.A.0001.060227T0200Z-060228T0000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- 526 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTH BAY COAST AND MOUNTAINS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM TRACKS NORTH-EASTWARD. WINDS WILL SLACKEN SOMEWHAT TONIGHT...BUT ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL TRACK MUCH CLOSER TO THE COAST ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH... POSSIBLY EVEN HIGHER OVER THE HILLS AND NEAR THE WATER. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ505-507-262130- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.060226T2000Z-060227T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.HW.A.0001.060227T0200Z-060228T0000Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 526 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTH BAY COAST AND MOUNTAINS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM TRACKS NORTHEAST WARD. WINDS WILL SLACKEN SOMEWHAT TONIGHT...BUT ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL TRACK MUCH CLOSER TO THE COAST ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH... POSSIBLY EVEN HIGHER OVER THE HILLS AND NEAR THE WATER. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ006-506-508-510>518-262130- /O.CON.KMTR.HW.A.0001.060227T0200Z-060228T0000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- MONTEREY BAY...NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-BIG SUR COAST- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 526 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY STRONG WINDS...BUT THIS SYSTEM WILL PROBABLY STAY FAR ENOUGH OFFSHORE TO PRECLUDE A REALLY HIGH WIND EVENT FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS. HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL TRACK MUCH CLOSER TO THE COAST ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH...POSSIBLY EVEN HIGHER OVER THE HILLS AND NEAR THE WATER. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. $$ KENNEDY
000 WWUS76 KMTR 262240 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 238 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 CAZ506-510-513-516-270645- /O.CAN.KMTR.HW.A.0001.060227T0200Z-060228T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.HW.A.0002.060228T0200Z-060228T1400Z/ NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- 238 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT MONDAY NIGHT. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY. WINDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY SHOULD ONLY BE IN THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE...BUT ANOTHER STORM WILL TRACK MUCH CLOSER TO THE COAST ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONGER WINDS TO THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. $$ CAZ006-508-511-512-514-515-517-518-270645- /O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0001.060227T0200Z-060228T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.HW.A.0002.060228T0200Z-060228T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060228T0200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- MONTEREY BAY...NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-BIG SUR COAST- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 238 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND WILL BE IN EFFECT MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BLOW AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A STRONG STORM WILL TRACK CLOSER TO THE COAST MONDAY NIGHT AND IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO THE AREA WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH. EVEN HIGHER GUSTS COULD OCCUR OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ505-507-509-270645- /O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0001.060227T0200Z-060228T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.HW.A.0002.060228T0200Z-060228T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060228T0200Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- 238 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM EDGES TOWARD THE AREA. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK CLOSEST TO THE COAST MONDAY NIGHT AND WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THAT PERIOD. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THAT TIME. A HIGH WIND WATCH INDICATES THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS76 KMTR 270539 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 940 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUED ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS ON SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN ON MONDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INLAND OVER OREGON. CAZ006-505-507>509-511-512-514-515-517-518-271400- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060228T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.HW.A.0002.060228T0200Z-060228T1400Z/ 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- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- MONTEREY BAY...NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-BIG SUR COAST- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 940 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY NIGHT... AT 9 PM PST SUNDAY EVENING WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT BOTH THE OAKLAND AIRPORT AND AT THE SALINAS AIRPORT. A PEAK GUST OF 50 MPH WAS REPORTED ON THE SONOMA COUNTY COAST SHORTLY AFTER 9 PM. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE FORECAST THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT...WITH SLIGHT DECREASES IN WIND EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE AGAIN ON MONDAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH INDICATES THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ506-510-513-516-271400- /O.CON.KMTR.HW.A.0002.060228T0200Z-060228T1400Z/ NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- 940 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY NIGHT... WINDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY SHOULD ONLY BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...BUT ANOTHER STORM WILL TRACK MUCH CLOSER TO THE COAST LATE ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONGER WINDS TO THE AREA BY MONDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR HIGHER POSSIBLE IN THE INTERIOR VALLEYS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. $$ DYKEMA
000 WWUS76 KMTR 271424 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 624 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006 .ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST THIS MORNING. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THAT PERSISTED MUCH OF SUNDAY NIGHT WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AS THIS STORM STRENGTHENS AND APPROACHES THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. A POWERFUL COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL BRING A BURST OF VERY STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARDS DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INLAND OVER OREGON. CAZ006-505-507>509-511-512-514-515-517-518-272300- /O.UPG.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060228T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0001.060227T1424Z-060228T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0002.060228T0200Z-060228T1400Z/ 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- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- MONTEREY BAY...NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-BIG SUR COAST- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 624 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MONTEREY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY MORNING. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACES ANY WIND ADVISORIES OR WATCHES THAT WERE IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS MUCH OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS THIS MORNING. AT 6 AM...MANY LOCATIONS WERE ALREADY REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SAN JOSE AND SALINAS AIRPORTS HAVE REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FOR MUCH OF THIS MORNING...WITH MANY OTHER STATIONS REPORTING SIMILAR CONDITIONS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS OFFSHORE AND APPROACHES THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. EXPECT A BURST OF VERY STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH AS AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. TIE DOWN LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ506-510-513-272300- /O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0002.060228T0200Z-060228T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0001.060227T1424Z-060228T1200Z/ NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- 624 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MONTEREY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY MORNING. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACES ANY WIND ADVISORIES OR WATCHES THAT WERE IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS MUCH OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS THIS MORNING. AT 6 AM...MANY LOCATIONS WERE ALREADY REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SAN JOSE AND SALINAS AIRPORTS HAVE REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FOR MUCH OF THIS MORNING...WITH MANY OTHER STATIONS REPORTING SIMILAR CONDITIONS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS OFFSHORE AND APPROACHES THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. EXPECT A BURST OF VERY STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH AS AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. TIE DOWN LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ516-272300- /O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0002.060228T0200Z-060228T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0005.060227T1424Z-060228T1200Z/ SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- 624 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. THIS WIND ADVISORY REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SALINAS VALLEY THIS MORNING. SALINAS AIRPORT HAS BEEN REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH FOR MUCH OF THIS MORNING. WHILE WINDS REMAIN LIGHTER IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS OFFSHORE AND APPROACHES THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. EXPECT A BURST OF STRONG WINDS AS AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ WEAGLE/KENNEDY/REYNOLDS
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2:38 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 16 hr |
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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.