Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches in 2007

High Wind Watch 1, NWS San Diego, CA

January 3, 20074 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind watch at Jan 3, 2007, 5:32 PM PST for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 4, 2007, 2:00 PM PST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 3, 2007, 5:32 PM PST (01:32 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 4, 2007, 2:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 5, 2007, 2:56 AM PST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

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

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:32 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

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 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 2007-01-04Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2007-01-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3663 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS76 KSGX 040132
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
532 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007

...STRONG WINDS THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS FRIDAY...

.STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE GREAT BASIN LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW PRESSURE
ALOFT EXITING TO THE EAST AND BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH AND
BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 60
MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND IN THE SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE...BUT AT SLIGHTLY LOWER SPEEDS
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

CAZ048-055-057-041200-
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
532 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND
IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO
40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY...AND WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 60
MPH...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL
ALONG THE 10...15...60 AND 215 FREEWAYS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

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.

$$

MAXWELL
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 041104
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
304 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...STRONG WINDS THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS FRIDAY...

.STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE GREAT BASIN LATE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW PRESSURE ALOFT
EXITING TO THE EAST AND BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW
PASSES AND CANYONS FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 60 MPH
THROUGH AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.
THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE...BUT AT SLIGHTLY LOWER SPEEDS FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

CAZ048-055-057-042200-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
304 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND
IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF
25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY...AND WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY
EXCEED 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS WILL
IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG THE 10...15...60 AND 215 FREEWAYS IN THE
INLAND EMPIRE.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

DVA
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 041448
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
648 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007

CAZ055-042300-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.070104T2200Z-070105T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
648 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

ON FRIDAY...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THROUGH
AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 80
MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG THE 10...15...60
AND 215 FREEWAYS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

CAZ060-042300-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.070104T2200Z-070105T1200Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
648 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE
LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SAND
MAY BE NEAR ZERO.

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

$$

CAZ056-058-062-042300-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.070104T2200Z-070105T1200Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
648 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE
LIKELY. VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SAND MAY BE NEAR ZERO.

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

$$

CAZ048-057-042300-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
648 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND
IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF
25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY...AND WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY
EXCEED 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS WILL
IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG THE 10...15...60 AND 215 FREEWAYS IN THE
INLAND EMPIRE.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

BALFOUR
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 042200
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
200 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007

CAZ055-050600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
200 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

ON FRIDAY...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
THROUGH AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR
80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

CAZ056-058-050600-
/O.EXA.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
200 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY.

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND
CANYONS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60
MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

CAZ060-050600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
200 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY
THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SAND MAY BE NEAR ZERO.

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

$$

CAZ062-050600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
200 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE
LIKELY. VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SAND MAY BE NEAR ZERO.

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

$$

CAZ042-050600-
/O.EXA.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
200 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

CAZ048-057-050600-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
200 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND
IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF
40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL
WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT WILL CONTINUE
TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$


BALFOUR
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 050525
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
925 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...GUSTY WEST WINDS TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...
...STRONGER NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS FRIDAY...

A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT...MAINLY
FROM THE MOUNTAIN CRESTS EAST TO THE DESERT FOOTHILLS. BY
FRIDAY...STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE GREAT
BASIN AND BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES
AND CANYONS. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 70 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE
CAJON PASS. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAFFIC ALONG THE 10...15...60 AND
215 FREEWAYS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT AT SLIGHTLY LOWER SPEEDS.

CAZ055-051200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
925 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL LOCALLY GUST ABOVE 45 MPH...MAINLY
ALONG CRESTS AND EAST SLOPES.

ON FRIDAY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

CAZ056-058-051200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
925 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL LOCALLY GUST ABOVE 45 MPH...MAINLY
ALONG CRESTS AND EAST SLOPES.

ON FRIDAY...THE WINDS WILL TURN NORTHEASTERLY...AND THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

CAZ060-051200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
925 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL LOCALLY GUST ABOVE 45 MPH...MAINLY
NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SAND MAY LOCALLY BE
NEAR ZERO.

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

$$

CAZ062-051200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
925 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL LOCALLY GUST ABOVE 45 MPH...MAINLY
NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SAND MAY LOCALLY BE
NEAR ZERO.

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

$$

CAZ042-048-057-051330-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
925 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY. SUSTAINED NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY BELOW
THE CAJON PASS AND IN THE CANYONS IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

MAXWELL
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 051056
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
256 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007

...GUSTY WEST WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING... 

...STRONGER NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS TODAY...

A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING. 
STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND
BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS
LATER TODAY INTO SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 70 MPH THROUGH AND
BELOW THE CAJON PASS. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAFFIC ALONG THE
10...15...60 AND 215 FREEWAYS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT AT SLIGHTLY LOWER SPEEDS.

CAZ055-052200-
/O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0002.070105T1100Z-070107T0200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
256 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THROUGH
AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH WIND
GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

CAZ048-057-052200-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0002.070105T1100Z-070107T0200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
256 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY. SUSTAINED NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY BELOW
THE CAJON PASS AND IN THE CANYONS IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

CAZ042-052200-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.070105T1100Z-070107T0200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
256 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY. SUSTAINED NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY BELOW
THE CAJON PASS AND IN THE CANYONS IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

CAZ043-061-052200-
/O.EXB.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.070105T1100Z-070105T2200Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
256 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007

...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. 

A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL LOCALLY GUST ABOVE 45 MPH.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

CAZ050-052200-
/O.EXB.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.070105T1100Z-070107T0200Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
256 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY. 

A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL LOCALLY GUST ABOVE 45 MPH...MAINLY
NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SAND MAY LOCALLY BE
NEAR ZERO.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

$$

CAZ056-058-052200-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0001.070105T1400Z-070106T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.070105T1100Z-070107T0200Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
256 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS WILL TURN NORTHEASTERLY...AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES.

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

CAZ060-062-052200-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0002.070105T1100Z-070105T2200Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
256 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL LOCALLY GUST ABOVE 45 MPH...MAINLY
NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SAND MAY LOCALLY BE
NEAR ZERO.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

$$

DVA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Jan 3, 2:00 PM PST, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 2:00 PM PST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
200 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A DEVELOPING COASTAL EDDY WILL DEEPEN THE MARINE LAYER
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
THURSDAY EVENING BRINGING LIGHT RAIN WITH SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET. VERY
STRONG...COLD NORTH WINDS WILL FOLLOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. DRY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...

ONSHORE FLOW HAS RETURNED AND A COASTAL EDDY IS DEVELOPING.
DEWPOINTS ARE BACK TO THE 40S AND 50S BELOW 500 FEET ELEVATION AND
SATELLITE IMAGERY/COASTAL OBSERVERS REPORT STRATUS/FOG BANK JUST OFF
THE COAST. MODIFIED TONIGHT/THURSDAY MORNINGS WEATHER GRIDS OVER
COAST AND LOWER INLAND VALLEYS TO SHOW STRATUS/FOG MOVING INLAND.
CURRENTLY THE AIR MASS BETWEEN 1000 FEET AND 8000 FEET IS QUITE DRY
BUT DEWPOINTS ARE INCREASING AND THERE REMAINS ANOTHER 24 TO 30
HOURS TO MOISTEN UP THE LOWER LEVELS SUFFICIENTLY TO SUPPORT
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION WHEN THE FRONT COMES BARRELING THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. MODEL CROSS SECTIONS INDICATE THE MARINE LAYER
SHOULD DEEPEN TO AROUND 1000 FEET TONIGHT...2000 FEET THURSDAY
MORNING...AND AROUND 3000 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
LIFTING AHEAD OF AND THE MID LEVEL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FRONTAL BAND SHOULD BRIEFLY SATURATE THE LOWER 5000-10000 FEET
THURSDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL ESTIMATES BETWEEN 0.10 TO 0.25 INCHES LOOK
REASONABLE CONSIDERING THE FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS THE AREA AT NEAR
40 MPH. PRE FRONTAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE JUST BELOW HIGH WIND
CRITERIA...OVER DESERT AND MOUNTAINS WEST 25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 55 MPH. POST FRONTAL WINDS FRIDAY MORNING SHOULD BE MUCH
STRONGER AND EXPECT SIMILAR TO THE DECEMBER 27TH EVENT...WITH NEAR
GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND NORTH WINDS GUSTS 40
MPH OVER THE COASTAL STRIP/VALLEYS AND NEAR 80 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW
MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD LAST FROM
FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WITH OVER 12 HOURS OF
BATTERING WINDS ANTICIPATE EXTENSIVE WIND DAMAGE ON FRIDAY. THE
WINDS DECREASE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS THE UPPER SUPPORT FADES
AND WARM AIR ADVECTION RETURNS. THE AIRMASS WILL BE QUICKLY MODIFIED
AS A RIDGE BUILDS BACK OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES...WITH DRY
OFFSHORE SANTA ANA WEATHER THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. HAVE NOT
INVESTED A LOT OF TIME LIKING AT THE NEXT SYSTEM OUT PAST DAY 8.
LATEST HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL COORDINATION MESSAGE REFERRED TO POSSIBLE
PHASING OF THIS TROUGH WITH MADDEN JULIAN OSCILLATION...SEE
RNOHCMRSA FOR MORE CLARIFICATION.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. ONSHORE FLOW AND A
COASTAL EDDY WILL BRING BACK THE MARINE LAYER CLOUDS AND FOG...WITH
PATCHES OF FOG AT THE COAST AS EARLY AS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
CEILINGS AT COASTAL AIRPORTS WILL START BETWEEN 500-1000 FEET
POSSIBLY DURING THE EVENING...THEN RISE AND BECOME MORE UNIFORM IN
COVERAGE OVERNIGHT...TO OVER 1000 FEET BY SUNRISE. VISBY WILL BE 3-5
MILES WITH HAZE AND FOG ALONG WITH THOSE CEILINGS. SOME CLEARING IS
EXPECTED BY 17-18Z THU MORNING...BUT PROBABLY NOT FOR LONG. AS THE
COLD FRONT APPROACHES...CEILINGS AND VISBYS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
LATE THU EXCEPT IN SHOWERS AFTER 00Z. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL
DEVELOP WITH THE FRONT DURING THE EVENING AS WELL.

&&

.MARINE...
A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL BRING LARGE SWELL AND GALE FORCE WINDS
THU EVENING THROUGH FRI. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FEATURES WILL
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SEAS FOR MARINERS...SEE LAXMWSSGX...AND LARGE SURF
FOR BEACH VISITORS...SEE LAXCFWSGX. SEAS AND WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE FRI.

&&

.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR STRONG WINDS THU NIGHT AND FRI...SEE
LAXSPSSGX.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY...FOR
ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTS...SEE LAXCFWSGX.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE IN EFFECT FOR PZZ750-755 FOR THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS...SEE LAXMWSSGX.

&&

PUBLIC/FIRE WEATHER...BALFOUR
AVIATION/MARINE...MILLER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 4:00 AM PST, 13 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
400 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007

CAZ042-043-CAZ048-050-055>058-060>062-PZZ750-775-040000-
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN
BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-SAN DIEGO
COUNTY VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO
COUNTY DESERTS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
400 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY FRIDAY. SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
MOUNTAINS. STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THU NIGHT THROUGH
FRI NIGHT...AND HAZARDOUS GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT
REQUESTED AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

MOEDE

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 6:02 PM PSTFire Weather WatchSGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego33 hr
Jan 4, 6:48 AM PSTWind AdvisorySGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego5 days

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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.