Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 2, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this high wind warning at Feb 22, 2008, 1:13 PM PST for 10 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 23, 2008, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 16 hr. 2 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
- Feb 22, 2008, 1:13 PM PST (21:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2008, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2008, 3:53 AM PST
- In force
- 16 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 Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 12:10 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 25 Sw Greenfield, CA | MEASURED AT HIGHLANDS PEAK MET STATION HPEC1 ELEVATION 2490 FT |
| Feb 23, 1:07 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 10 Sw Gonzales, CA | MEASURED AT HASTINGS RAWS CAHC1 ELEVATION 1824 FT |
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 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 577 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 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 222113 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 113 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS... .A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN SATURDAY. THE STORM WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND BECOME VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE SUNDAY MORNING. CAZ006-505>512-514-515-517-230600- /O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0003.080223T2000Z-080224T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0002.080223T2000Z-080224T1400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-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- 113 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM PST SUNDAY... ...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 12 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE TO JUST OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. JUST AHEAD OF THIS STORM SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE AND STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS MOST PRONE TO THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE IN COASTAL AREAS NEAR CANYONS AND COASTAL GAPS AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY. BY EARLY EVENING MOST LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL SEE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SOIL IS NEAR SATURATION FROM RECENT RAINS WITH ADDITIONAL RAINS JUST AGGRAVATING THE SITUATION. WINDS GUSTS TO OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS WILL CAUSE TREES TO FALL MORE EASILY. PERSONS LIVING ALONG COASTAL AREAS OR IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO FALLING TREES. ALSO...SEVERAL HOURS OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WIND DAMAGE. PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES AND POSSIBLY BLOCKED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. 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. $$ CAZ513-516-518-230600- /O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0003.080223T2000Z-080224T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.080223T2000Z-080224T1400Z/ SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 113 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM DEVELOPING SEVERAL HINDERED MILES TO THE WEST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE TO JUST OFF THE COAST BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE STORM BEGINS TO APPROACH THE COAST A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. WINDS GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WITH THE GROUND WET AND AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS...TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BLOW-DOWN THUS POTENTIALLY TAKING DOWN POWER LINES. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES AND POSSIBLY BLOCKED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KMTR 230516 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 916 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS... .A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN SATURDAY. THE STORM WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND BECOME VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE SUNDAY MORNING. CAZ006-505>512-514-515-517-231800- /O.EXT.KMTR.HW.W.0002.080223T2000Z-080224T1800Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-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- 916 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 12 NOON SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR MOST OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE MONTEREY BAY AREA... A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM DEVELOPING SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES TO THE WEST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY EVENING WILL MOVE TO JUST OFF THE COAST BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE STORM APPROACHES THE COAST A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP. AREAS MOST PRONE TO STRONG WINDS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE COASTAL AREAS NEAR CANYONS AND THROUGH COASTAL GAPS...AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY. BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING MOST LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL SEE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING ON SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING COVERS THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA EXCEPT THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY AND THE CITY OF SAN JOSE. THE WARNING ALSO COVERS AREAS NEAR MONTEREY BAY...THE BIG SUR COAST...THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...AND THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS IN MONTEREY COUNTY. THE SOIL IS NEAR SATURATION FROM RECENT RAINS AND MORE RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES PER HOUR COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS WILL CAUSE TREES TO FALL. COASTAL AREAS AND THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS WILL BE AREAS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO FALLING TREES. ALSO...SEVERAL HOURS OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WIND DAMAGE. PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES AND POSSIBLY BLOCKED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. 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. $$ CAZ513-516-518-231800- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.080223T2000Z-080224T1800Z/ SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 916 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 12 NOON SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY INCLUDING SAN JOSE...THE SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...AND INTERIOR MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES... A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM DEVELOPING SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES TO THE WEST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY EVENING WILL MOVE TO JUST OFF THE COAST BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE STORM APPROACHES THE COAST A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. WINDS GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WITH THE GROUND WET AND AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED...TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BLOW-DOWN THUS POTENTIALLY TAKING DOWN POWER LINES. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES AND POSSIBLY BLOCKED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DYKEMA
000 WWUS76 KMTR 231814 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 1014 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS STILL EXPECTED FOR LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS... .A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD THE COAST SATURDAY. AS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER TO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND BECOME VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE SUNDAY MORNING. CAZ006-505>512-514-515-517-240215- /O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0002.080223T2000Z-080224T1800Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-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- 1014 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING COVERS THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA EXCEPT THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY AND THE CITY OF SAN JOSE. THE WARNING ALSO COVERS AREAS NEAR MONTEREY BAY...THE BIG SUR COAST... THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...AND THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS IN MONTEREY COUNTY. SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AS THE POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM APPROACHES. THE SOIL IS NEAR SATURATION FROM RECENT RAINS AND RAIN HAS BEGUN TO FALL WITH THIS STORM. WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES PER HOUR COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS WILL CAUSE TREES TO FALL. COASTAL AREAS AND THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS WILL BE AREAS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO FALLING TREES. ALSO...SEVERAL HOURS OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WIND DAMAGE. PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES AND POSSIBLY BLOCKED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. 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. $$ CAZ513-516-518-240215- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.080223T2000Z-080224T1800Z/ SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 1014 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF THE STRONG PACIFIC STORM. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER AS THE STROM APPPROACHES LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES AND POSSIBLY BLOCKED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH AND POSSIBLY GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS76 KMTR 240217 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 617 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS... .A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER TO THE COAST SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION AND BECOME VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE SUNDAY MORNING. CAZ006-505>512-514-515-517-241200- /O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080224T1800Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-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- 617 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR MOST OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION AND PORTIONS OF THE MONTEREY BAY AREA... THE HIGH WIND WARNING COVERS THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA EXCEPT THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY AND THE CITY OF SAN JOSE. THE WARNING ALSO COVERS AREAS NEAR MONTEREY BAY...THE BIG SUR COAST... THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...AND THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS IN MONTEREY COUNTY. SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASED ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY. WIND SPEEDS WERE LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS. WINDS DECREASED SLIGHTLY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE SOIL IS NEAR SATURATION FROM RECENT RAINS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES PER HOUR COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS WILL CAUSE TREES TO FALL. AREAS NEAR THE COAST AND THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS WILL BE REGIONS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO FALLING TREES. ALSO...SEVERAL HOURS OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WIND DAMAGE. PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES AND POSSIBLY BLOCKED ROADWAYS. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS CONTINUING HIGH WIND EVENT. 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. $$ CAZ513-516-518-241200- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080224T1800Z/ SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 617 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY INCLUDING SAN JOSE...THE SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...AND INTERIOR MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES... STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES AND POSSIBLY BLOCKED ROADWAYS DUE TO FALLEN TREES. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS CONTINUING HIGH WIND EVENT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DYKEMA
000 WWUS76 KMTR 241153 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 353 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED 100 NM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST IS MOVING NORTHEAST. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY AND MID-MORNING HOURS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST TO NORTHWEST AND DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE DISTRICT. CAZ006-505>512-514-515-517-241800- /O.CAN.KMTR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080224T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080224T1800Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-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- 353 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WIND ADVISORY COVERS THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA...THE MONTEREY BAY AREA...THE BIG SUR COAST...THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...AND THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS IN MONTEREY COUNTY. AT 3 AM...WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WERE BEING REPORTED BY A NUMBER OF WEATHER STATIONS AROUND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID-MORNING BEFORE DECREASING LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ513-516-518-241800- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080224T1800Z/ SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 353 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-MORNING TODAY. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES AND POSSIBLY BLOCKED ROADWAYS DUE TO FALLEN TREES. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS CONTINUING HIGH WIND EVENT. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AND DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ W PI
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 5:50 AM PST | Marine Weather Statement | MTR | 58 hr | |
| Feb 22, 1:13 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 52 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.