Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2008

High Wind Warning 1, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

January 3, 200811 counties in California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this high wind warning at Jan 3, 2008, 3:43 AM PST for 11 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 3, 2008, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 33 hr. 12 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 3, 2008, 3:43 AM PST (11:43 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 3, 2008, 12:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 4, 2008, 9:00 PM PST
In force
33 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, Napa 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), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:48 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 4, 5:49 AM PSTHIGH SUST WINDS 409 Sw Palo Alto, CAWIND GUSTING TO 51 MPH. SPOTTER LOCATION IS HALF MOON BAY.
Jan 4, 6:02 AM PSTHIGH SUST WINDS 505 Ne Fremont, CAWIND GUSTING TO 65 MPH. LOCATION IS CALAVERAS ROAD RAWS ELEVATION 1230 FEET
Jan 4, 6:48 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 773 Se Los Gatos, CAMEASURED AT LOS GATOS RAWS. ELEVATION 1800 FEET.
Jan 4, 6:55 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 N Lagunitas-Forest Kn, CAMEASURED AT BARNABY RAWS. EVELATION 800 FEET.
Jan 4, 8:01 AM PSTHIGH SUST WINDS 481 E San Bruno, CAMEASURED AT SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT. WIND GUSTING TO 66 MPH.
Jan 4, 8:18 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 522 Sw San Rafael, CA
Jan 4, 8:33 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 831 N Lucas Valley-Marinw, CAMEASURED AT BIG ROCK RAWS.ELEVATION 1500 FEET.
Jan 4, 9:09 AM PSTHIGH SUST WINDS 583 Nw Tiburon, CAMEASURED ON ANGEL ISLAND. WINDS GUSTING TO 78 MPH.
Jan 4, 9:41 AM PSTHIGH SUST WINDS 715 E Clayton, CAMEASURED ON KREGOR PEAK. ELEVATION 1900 FEET. WINDS GUSTING TO 107 MPH.
Jan 4, 12:06 PM PSTFLOODSan Mateo, CASAN MATEO CREEK FLOODING AT 3RD AND GRANT IN SAN MATEO
Jan 4, 12:44 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 7N Scotts Valley, CA12 HOUR RAINFALL. MANY TREES DOWN.
Jan 4, 1:51 PM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1013 Se Los Gatos, CA24 HR RAINFALL MEASURED NEAR LOMA PRIETA AT 2200 FEET.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 24 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, Oakland, CA at 00:00Z on 2008-01-03Temperature 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, Oakland, CA at 00:00Z on 2008-01-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 174 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2111 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
211 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 KMTR 031143
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
343 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS...

.TWO STRONG PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST
SYSTEM WILL BRING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...MAINLY ALONG THE
COAST AND IN THE HILLS. THE SECOND...MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL BRING
EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS ALONG
THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 30 TO
45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE
1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON
FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING.

CAZ006-505-507-509-032000-
/O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0001.080103T2000Z-080105T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0001.080103T2000Z-080105T0000Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
343 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY FOR THE SONOMA...MARIN...SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN MATEO COASTS
AS WELL AS THE NORTH BAY HILLS. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE
NORTH BAY HILLS THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SECOND...MORE
POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL
INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST
TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY
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.

$$

CAZ506-508-510>518-032000-
/O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0001.080103T2000Z-080105T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0001.080104T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
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-
343 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM
PST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY REGION.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE SECOND...MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS
TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND
VALLEYS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD
POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL
DECREASE FRIDAY 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.

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 031321
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
521 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS...

.TWO STRONG PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST
SYSTEM WILL BRING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...MAINLY ALONG THE
COAST AND IN THE HILLS. THE SECOND...MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL BRING
EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS ALONG
THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 30 TO
45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE
1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON
FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING.

CAZ006-505-507-509-032200-
/O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0001.080103T2000Z-080105T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0001.080103T2000Z-080105T0000Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
521 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY FOR THE SONOMA...MARIN...SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN MATEO COASTS
AS WELL AS THE NORTH BAY HILLS. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE
NORTH BAY HILLS THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SECOND...MORE
POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL
INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST
TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY
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.

$$

CAZ506-508-510>518-032200-
/O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0001.080103T2000Z-080105T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0001.080104T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
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-
521 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM
PST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY REGION.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE SECOND...MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS
TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND
VALLEYS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD
POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL
DECREASE FRIDAY 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.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 031729
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
929 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS...

.TWO STRONG PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST
SYSTEM WILL BRING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE
HILLS. THE SECOND...MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN STRONGER
WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS ALONG THE COAST
AND VALLEYS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST
TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY
EVENING.

CAZ511-512-517-518-040130-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.080103T1729Z-080104T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0001.080104T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
929 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A
HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SECOND...MORE POWERFUL 
SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA. BY TONIGHT...WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL 
INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN
THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE
FORCE...75 MPH ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY 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.

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.

$$

CAZ006-505-507-509-040130-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.080103T1729Z-080103T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0001.080103T2000Z-080105T0000Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
929 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. A HIGH WIND
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE NORTH BAY
HILLS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. THE SECOND...MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN 
STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS ALONG
THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL INCREASE BY TONIGHT TO 30 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET
COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON FRIDAY. WINDS
WILL DECREASE FRIDAY 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.

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.

$$

CAZ506-508-510-513>516-040130-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0001.080104T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-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-
929 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO
20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. THE SECOND...MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL BRING 
EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. BY
TONIGHT...WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO
45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE
1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON
FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY 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.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 032018
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1218 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS...

.TWO STRONG PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST
SYSTEM WILL BRING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN
THE HILLS. THE SECOND...MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN
STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS ALONG
THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET
COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON FRIDAY. WINDS
WILL DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING.

CAZ006-505-507-509-040430-
/O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080103T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
1218 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE NORTH BAY
HILLS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE INTO THE EVENING. A SECOND...MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL
BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
TONIGHT...WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO
45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE
1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON
FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY 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.

$$

CAZ511-512-517-518-040430-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0001.080104T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T0000Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
1218 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SECOND...MORE POWERFUL
SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA. BY TONIGHT...WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL
INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN
THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE
FORCE...75 MPH ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY 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.

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.

$$

CAZ506-508-510-513>516-040430-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0001.080104T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-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-
1218 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO
20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. THE SECOND...MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN
STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. BY TONIGHT...
WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET
COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON FRIDAY. WINDS
WILL DECREASE FRIDAY 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.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 040400
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
800 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS...

.THE FIRST OF TWO STRONG COLD FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS IN THE 20 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN
THE HILLS. THE SECOND...MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN
STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS ALONG THE
COAST AND VALLEYS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD
POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL
DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING.

CAZ006-505-507-509-041200-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
800 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE NORTH BAY
HILLS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT. A SECOND...MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL
BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
TONIGHT...WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL INCREASE TO
30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS
ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH
ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY 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.

$$

CAZ506-508-510>518-041200-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
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-
800 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
55 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG
THE COAST AND IN THE VALLEYS TONIGHT. THE SECOND...MORE POWERFUL
SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST
TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY
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.

$$

C WALBRUN
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 041200
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
400 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS...

.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL
INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST
TO HURRICANE FORCE...75 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING.

CAZ006-505-507-509-050000-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
400 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN
THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE
FORCE...75 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY 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.

$$

CAZ506-508-510>518-050000-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
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-
400 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN
THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE
FORCE...75 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY 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.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 042232
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
231 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS THE
SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS...

.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH BAY AREA BRINGING
STRONG WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WINDS OF 20 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND LOWER
HILLS. THE HILLS ABOVE 2000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE
FORCE...75 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING
THE NIGHT TIME HOURS.

CAZ514>518-050500-
/O.EXT.KMTR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0500Z/
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-
231 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS AS A POTENT COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS
ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 2000 FEET COULD
POSSIBLY GUST TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE...70 MPH. WINDS WILL
DECREASE LATE FRIDAY 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.

$$

CAZ511-512-050500-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.080105T0000Z-080105T0500Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
231 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HIGH
WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS AS A POTENT COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE.
WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 2000 FEET COULD POSSIBLY GUST TO HURRICANE
FORCE...80 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE FRIDAY 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.

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.

$$

CAZ006-505-507-509-050000-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
231 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS AS A POTENT COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS
ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 2000 FEET COULD
POSSIBLY GUST TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE...70 MPH. WINDS WILL
DECREASE LATE FRIDAY 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.

$$

CAZ506-508-510-513-050000-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0000Z/
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
231 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS AS A POTENT COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS
ALONG THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE FRIDAY
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.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KMTR 050506
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
906 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MONTEREY
AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE EAST BAY
HILLS AND THE VALLEYS...

.THE POWERFUL FRONTAL SYSTEM IS NOW SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
DISTRICT. HOWEVER SOME STRONG WINDS EXIST IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE
FRONT WHICH WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO
COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT. 

CAZ515-517-518-050800-
/O.EXP.KMTR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.080105T0506Z-080105T0800Z/
BIG SUR COAST-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
906 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS DOWNGRADED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING TO A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A POTENT COLD
FRONT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.



$$

CAZ514-516-050615-
/O.EXP.KMTR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0500Z/
MONTEREY BAY...NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND
CARMEL VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
906 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DECREASED
AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA.



$$

CAZ511-512-050615-
/O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0500Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
906 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE STORM SYSTEM
MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.



$$

W PI

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jan 2, 10:30 PM PST, 5 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 10:30 PM PST, 5 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1030 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008

UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WERE MILD TODAY ACROSS THE DISTRICT
WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM AROUND 50 DEGREES TO AROUND 70 DEGREES.
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS HAVE DECREASED IN THE EASTERLY DIRECTION
AND INCREASED FROM THE SOUTH WITH JUST 5.4 MB FROM WMC-SFO (DOWN
FROM 11.5 MB YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME)...0.3 MB FROM SAC TO SFO (DOWN
FROM 0.6 MB YESTERDAY)...AND NOW 4.8 MB FROM SFO TO ACV (UP FROM 3.0
MB YESTERDAY). THUS WINDS HAVE SWITCHED TO A SOUTH OR SOUTHEASTERLY
DIRECTION AND ARE CURRENTLY LIGHT IN THE VALLEYS AND 10-20 MPH IN
THE HILLS.

CLOUDS ARE INCREASING AHEAD OF THE IMPENDING STORM SYSTEM...NOW
LOCATED NEAR 37N/136W. THIS STORM IS MOVING AT A PRETTY GOOD CLIP
AND IS STILL FORECAST TO ARRIVE ON OUR DOORSTEP BY MIDDAY TOMORROW
WITH RAIN BEGINNING IN THE NORTH BAY BY LATE MORNING AND SPREADING
SOUTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA BY EVENING. 24 HOUR RAINFALL
ESTIMATES WITH THIS FIRST STORM GIVE 1-3 INCHES TO THE HILLS AND 1/4
TO 1 INCH IN THE LOW LANDS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RAMP UP WITH THIS
STORM BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE DISTRICT WITH 25 TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE ALONG WITH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN
AND NEAR THE COAST. THIS WILL ENHANCE OROGRAPHIC RAIN EFFECTS ALONG
SOUTH-FACING HILLS.

HOWEVER...A STRONGER STORM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT THE AREA ON FRIDAY.
THIS ONE IS FORECAST TO SLAM INTO THE NORTH COAST FRIDAY MORNING
AND SPREAD HEAVY RAIN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY. SOUTH OR
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW STRONG WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 30
TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE DISTRICT. EVEN STRONGER
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS AS A POWERFUL LOW LEVEL JET AIMS AT
THE COAST. 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS (ENDING SATURDAY AT 4 AM) FROM THE
CNRFC GIVE 1 TO 2 INCHES TO THE VALLEYS AND LOW LANDS OF THE CWA
AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND EVEN A BULLSEYE OF
OVER 6 INCHES TO THE HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE SANTA LUCIAS  ADD THESE
NUMBERS TO THE PREVIOUS 24-HOUR TOTALS AND YOU GET CLOSE TO 10 INCHES
IN THE HIGHEST PEAKS AND A SOPPING MESS DISTRICT WIDE. ADD IN THE
STRONG WINDS AND YOU HAVE THE LIKELIHOOD OF NUMEROUS TREES BEING
BLOWN DOWN. MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW...THESE STORMS WILL WREAK HAVOC
ACROSS THE STATE. HIGH SURF AND POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO
BE AN ISSUE...SEE THE MARINE SECTION BELOW.

ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WEST WILL KEEP
NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN PLACE ALONG WITH THE RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS.
RAINFALL ON THESE TWO DAYS IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS...BUT ANY THAT
FALLS WILL JUST EXACERBATE THE SITUATION. AT LEAST WINDS WILL BE
LESS OF AN ISSUE WITH WESTERLY WINDS 10-25 MPH EXPECTED.

HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR A BRIEF RESPITE FROM THE RAIN. ANOTHER
WET SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO TAKE AIM AT THE EXTREME NORTHERN COAST OF
CALIFORNIA BY TUESDAY...BUT THE RIDGE SHOULD KEEP THE BRUNT OF THIS
STORM TO OUR NORTH.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONTINUES WITH MVFR CIGS REPORTED AT MRY AND SNS
SO FAR TONIGHT. INCOMING TROUGH WILL BRING INCREASING S-SE WINDS AND
RAIN TO THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY
NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY.

&&

.MARINE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF OUR
COASTLINE FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WAVE MODEL FORECASTS SHOW W-NW
SWELL INCREASING OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS...PARTICULARLY ON SATURDAY
WHEN W-NW SWELL PEAK 28-30 FEET RANGE WITH PERIODS OF 16 SECONDS. IF
THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THIS HIGH SWELL IN LATER FORECASTS THEN
THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING AT A LATER TIME.
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS TIME PERIOD AS
THE HIGH SURF...WINDS AND TIDES WILL LIKELY CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING
IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS.

&&

.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
    .TNGT...SCA PT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND SFO BAY.
    .THU....HIGH WIND WATCH ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY
            BAY AREAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
        ....COASTAL FLOOD WATCH AND HIGH SURF ADVY THU AFTERNOON
            THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON FROM SONOMA COUNTY THRU MONTEREY
            COUNTY.

&&

PUBLIC FORECAST: ANDERSON
AVIATION/MARINE: CANEPA

NWS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 10:36 PM PST, 5 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1036 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008

CAZ506>508-510>513-516>518-031300-
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/ARROYO SECO AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY
INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND THE DIABLO RANGE-
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
1036 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO AND
MONTEREY BAY REGIONS

.DAY ONE...WEDNESDAY NIGHT

ONE MORE NIGHT OF DRY WEATHER BEFORE A STORMY WEATHER PATTERN
DEVELOPS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY
NIGHT FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER STRONGER STORM ON FRIDAY. MINOR URBAN
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY.

* HIGH WIND WATCH...........SEE WWUS76 - NPWMTR FOR DETAILS *

CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
EVENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

CAZ006-505-509-514-515-031300-
BIG SUR COAST-SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
MONTEREY BAY/NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/HOLLISTER VALLEY AND CARMEL
VALLEY-
1036 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY REGIONS

.DAY ONE...WEDNESDAY NIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A SERIES OF STRONG PACIFIC STORMS WILL IMPACT THE CALIFORNIA COAST
WITH HIGH SURF BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH
TIDES.

* HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.....SEE WHUS46 -
CFWMTR FOR DETAILS *

* HIGH WIND WATCH...........SEE WWUS76 - NPWMTR FOR DETAILS *

CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
EVENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 5:43 PM PSTCoastal Flood WatchMTRAlameda, Contra Costa, Marin, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and 2 more43 hr
Jan 2, 5:43 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryMTRAlameda, Contra Costa, Marin, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and 2 more35 hr
Jan 3, 9:29 AM PSTWind AdvisoryMTRMarin, Monterey, San Benito, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and 2 more7 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in California, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.