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High Wind Warning 9, NWS San Diego, CA

December 22, 20064 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind warning at Dec 22, 2006, 11:36 PM PST for 4 counties in California. It was in force for 10 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
Dec 22, 2006, 11:36 PM PST (07:36 UTC)
Expired
Dec 23, 2006, 9:59 AM PST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Orange County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 124 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, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2006-12-23Temperature 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, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2006-12-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -79 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1397 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
93 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 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 KSGX 230736
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1136 PM PST FRI DEC 22 2006

...STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN PASSES AND
CANYONS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY...

.STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND NORTH WINDS
ALOFT BEHIND LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL BRING STRONG
SANTA ANA WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY...DECREASING DURING THE
AFTERNOON. STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD WINDS...BELOW THE CAJON 
PASS AND IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...COULD GUST TO
80 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY.

CAZ057-231200-
/O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-061223T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0009.061223T0736Z-061223T2200Z/
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
1136 PM PST FRI DEC 22 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID
MORNING SATURDAY WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL
DECREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS
IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND
DOWNED POWER LINES.

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.

$$

CAZ048-231200-
/O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-061223T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0009.061223T0736Z-061223T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
1136 PM PST FRI DEC 22 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID
MORNING SATURDAY WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD BELOW THE CAJON PASS. WINDS WILL
DECREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS
IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND
DOWNED POWER LINES.

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.

$$

CAZ055-056-058-231200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-061223T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1136 PM PST FRI DEC 22 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST SATURDAY. 

AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID
MORNING SATURDAY WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH PASSES AND
CANYONS. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALL MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS
OF STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...AND POSSIBLE AREAS OF GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND.

$$

CAZ042-231200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-061223T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1136 PM PST FRI DEC 22 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST SATURDAY. 

AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID
MORNING SATURDAY WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD NEAR THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALL MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS
OF STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...AND POSSIBLE AREAS OF GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND.

$$

MARTIN
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 231155
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
355 AM PST SAT DEC 23 2006

...STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN PASSES AND
CANYONS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY...

.STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND NORTH
WINDS ALOFT BEHIND LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL BRING
STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY...DECREASING
DURING THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD WINDS...BELOW
THE CAJON PASS AND IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...
COULD GUST TO 75 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY.

CAZ048-231800-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061223T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
355 AM PST SAT DEC 23 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AFTER
SUNRISE AND PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH AT
TIMES. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD BELOW THE CAJON
PASS. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS
IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND
DOWNED POWER LINES.

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.

$$

CAZ057-231800-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061223T2200Z/
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
355 AM PST SAT DEC 23 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AFTER
SUNRISE AND PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH AT
TIMES. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS
IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND
DOWNED POWER LINES.

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.

$$

CAZ055-056-058-231800-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-061223T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
355 AM PST SAT DEC 23 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AFTER
SUNRISE AND PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT
TIMES THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALL MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS
OF STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...AND POSSIBLE AREAS OF GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND.

$$

CAZ042-231800-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-061223T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
355 AM PST SAT DEC 23 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AFTER
SUNRISE AND PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT
TIMES BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST AND MOST
WIDESPREAD NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. WINDS
WILL DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALL MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS
OF STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...AND POSSIBLE AREAS OF GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND.

$$

MARTIN
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 231759
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
959 AM PST SAT DEC 23 2006

...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN PASSES AND
CANYONS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY...

.STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND NORTH
WINDS ALOFT BEHIND LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL CONTINUE
GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS MORNING...DECREASING DURING THE
AFTERNOON. STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD WINDS...BELOW THE CAJON
PASS AND IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...COULD GUST TO
AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES.

CAZ048-057-232200-
/O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061223T2200Z/
/O.EXB.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.061223T1800Z-061223T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
959 AM PST SAT DEC 23 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND
45 MPH ARES POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH LATE MORNING BELOW PASSES
AND CANYONS. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALL MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS
OF STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...AND POSSIBLE AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND.

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.

$$

CAZ055-056-058-231900-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-061223T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
959 AM PST SAT DEC 23 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WIDESPREAD WINDS OVER 50 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

CAZ042-232200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-061223T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
959 AM PST SAT DEC 23 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND
45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES BELOW CANYONS. WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALL MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS
OF STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...AND POSSIBLE AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND.

$$

JAD

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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.