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Wind Advisory 20, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Oct 8, 2008, 2:22 PM PDT for 11 counties in California. It took effect at Oct 8, 2008, 8:31 PM PDT. It was in force for 61 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2008, 2:22 PM PDT (21:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 8, 2008, 8:31 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 11, 2008, 9:09 AM PDT
- In force
- 61 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 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1457 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 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 082122 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 222 PM PDT WED OCT 8 2008 CAZ505-091400- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.081009T0700Z-081010T0100Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- 222 PM PDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GREATLY INCREASE TONIGHT AS A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE INTERACTS WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS STARTING TONIGHT OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ANTICIPATED NEAR POINT REYES. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS SHOULD TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ BELL
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KMTR 090331 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 831 PM PDT WED OCT 8 2008 CAZ505-091600- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.081009T0331Z-081010T0100Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- 831 PM PDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS RAMPED UP ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE INTERACTS WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS STARTING TONIGHT OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ANTICIPATED NEAR POINT REYES. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS SHOULD TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS76 KMTR 091058 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 358 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 CAZ507-511-092200- /O.EXB.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.081010T0100Z-081010T1900Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 358 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PDT FRIDAY. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL INTERACT WITH A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA TO INCREASE WINDS OVER THE NORTH AND EAST BAY MOUNTAINS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ505-092200- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081010T0700Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- 358 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL INTERACT WITH A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA CONTINUING THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE COAST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR PT REYES. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ STROBIN
000 WWUS76 KMTR 092214 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 314 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 CAZ006-506-508>510-512-513-516>518-528>530-100615- /O.EXB.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.081009T2214Z-081011T1200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- 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- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 314 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. AT THE SAME TIME...VERY STRONG WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM ALOFT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA. THESE TWO FACTORS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE DISTRICT. WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR LOW LYING AREAS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY SEE EVEN STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ505-100615- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1200Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- 314 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING THE POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. AT THE SAME TIME...VERY STRONG WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM ALOFT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA. THESE TWO FACTORS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE DISTRICT. WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR LOW LYING AREAS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY SEE EVEN STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ507-511-100615- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.081009T2214Z-081011T1200Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 314 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS...EAST BAY HILLS...AND THE DIABLO RANGE. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. AT THE SAME TIME...VERY STRONG WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM ALOFT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA. THESE TWO FACTORS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE DISTRICT. WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR LOW LYING AREAS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY SEE EVEN STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS76 KMTR 100347 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 847 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-101300- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 847 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS... A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. AT THE SAME TIME...VERY STRONG WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM ALOFT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA. THESE TWO FACTORS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE DISTRICT. WINDS OF 15 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR LOW LYING AREAS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY SEE EVEN STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS76 KMTR 101524 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 824 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 .AN INCREASINGLY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OFFSHORE AND LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING IN THE HILLS. CAZ507-511-102330- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1800Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 824 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO BE LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY TONIGHT...AND THEN DIMINISH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ006-505-506-508>510-512-513-516>518-528>530-102330- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 824 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE COAST AND THROUGH THE COASTAL GAPS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS76 KMTR 102203 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 303 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 .A STRONG BUT DRY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS ENTERED CALIFORNIA CAUSING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT TO DEVELOP. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS. CAZ006-505-506-508>510-512-513-516>518-528>530-110615- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- 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- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 303 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE SHORELINE THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ507-511-110615- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1800Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 303 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ EVANS WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
000 WWUS76 KMTR 110248 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 748 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 .BY 7 PM FRIDAY EVENING WINDS HAD BEGUN TO DIMINISH AT MOST LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...WINDS REMAINED LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY IN THE HILLS AND ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO. CAZ006-506-508>510-513-516-528>530-110400- /O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 748 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL ELEVATIONS BELOW 1000 FEET EXCEPT THE NORTH BAY COAST. BY 7 PM WIND SPEEDS HAD DECREASED WELL BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AT NEARLY ALL LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ505-512-517-518-111200- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1200Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 748 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH BAY COAST...SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS...AND MOUNTAINS OF MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES... BLUSTERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ507-511-111200- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1800Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 748 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS... AT 7 PM FRIDAY EVENING NORTH WINDS WERE GUSTING BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH IN THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER OVERNIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING...AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE AT TIMES IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. $$ DYKEMA
000 WWUS76 KMTR 111033 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 330 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION CAZ505-512-517-518-111115- /O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1200Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 330 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL NORTH BAY ALONG WITH THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH LOCAL AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS THIS MORNING...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY UNDER ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ506-516-528-111815- /O.NEW.KMTR.FR.Y.0005.081012T1000Z-081012T1500Z/ NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- 330 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SALINAS VALLEY AND NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS. A COLD AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS SUNDAY MORNING TO DROP TEMPERATURES OVER MUCH OF THE SALINAS AND NORTH BAY VALLEYS INTO THE 30S. THE GREATEST RISK FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR FREEZING WILL BE IN ANY SHELTERED LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN NAPA COUNTY NEAR THE NAPA COUNTY AIRPORT. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PLANTS AND ANIMALS SENSITIVE TO COLD TEMPERATURES. $$ CAZ507-511-111800- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1800Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 330 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS PLUS THE EAST BAY HILLS INCLUDING THE DIABLO RANGE... WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS THROUGH THIS MORNING. WEATHER STATIONS AT LOS VAQUEROS AND MOUNT DIABLO HAVE BOTH REPORTED GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH AND THIS SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE AT TIMES IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. $$ BELL
000 WWUS76 KMTR 111105 AAA NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 405 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 CAZ506-516-528-111915- /O.CON.KMTR.FR.Y.0005.081012T1000Z-081012T1500Z/ NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- 405 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SALINAS VALLEY AND NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS. A COLD AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS SUNDAY MORNING TO DROP TEMPERATURES OVER MUCH OF THE SALINAS AND NORTH BAY VALLEYS INTO THE 30S. THE GREATEST RISK FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR FREEZING WILL BE IN ANY SHELTERED LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN NAPA COUNTY NEAR THE NAPA COUNTY AIRPORT. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PLANTS AND ANIMALS SENSITIVE TO COLD TEMPERATURES. $$ CAZ507-511-111800- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1800Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 405 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS PLUS THE EAST BAY HILLS INCLUDING THE DIABLO RANGE... WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS THROUGH THIS MORNING. WEATHER STATIONS AT LOS VAQUEROS AND MOUNT DIABLO HAVE BOTH REPORTED GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH AND THIS SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE AT TIMES IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. $$ BELL
000 WWUS76 KMTR 111131 RRB NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 405 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 CAZ506-516-528-111915- /O.CON.KMTR.FR.Y.0005.081012T1000Z-081012T1500Z/ NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- 405 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SALINAS VALLEY AND NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS. A COLD AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS SUNDAY MORNING TO DROP TEMPERATURES OVER MUCH OF THE SALINAS AND NORTH BAY VALLEYS INTO THE 30S. THE GREATEST RISK FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR FREEZING WILL BE IN ANY SHELTERED LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN NAPA COUNTY NEAR THE NAPA COUNTY AIRPORT. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PLANTS AND ANIMALS SENSITIVE TO COLD TEMPERATURES. $$ CAZ507-511-111800- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1800Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 405 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS PLUS THE EAST BAY HILLS INCLUDING THE DIABLO RANGE... WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS THROUGH THIS MORNING. WEATHER STATIONS AT LOS VAQUEROS AND MOUNT DIABLO HAVE BOTH REPORTED GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH AND THIS SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE AT TIMES IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. $$ BELL
000 WWUS76 KMTR 111609 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 909 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 CAZ507-511-111715- /O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081011T1800Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 909 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS THAT WERE GENERATING NORTH WIND GUSTS OF OVER 50 MPH IN THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS HAVE WEAKENED THIS MORNING. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS IS CANCELED. WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO WEAKEN DURING THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE AREA. $$ CAZ506-516-528-120015- /O.CON.KMTR.FR.Y.0005.081012T1000Z-081012T1500Z/ NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- 909 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY. A COLD AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS SUNDAY MORNING TO DROP TEMPERATURES OVER MUCH OF THE SALINAS AND NORTH BAY VALLEYS INTO THE 30S. THE GREATEST RISK FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR FREEZING WILL BE IN ANY SHELTERED LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN NAPA COUNTY NEAR THE NAPA COUNTY AIRPORT. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PLANTS AND ANIMALS SENSITIVE TO COLD TEMPERATURES. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Oct 8, 11:20 AM PDT, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 11:20 AM PDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CA
1120 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2008
.DISCUSSION...AS OF 9:00 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...A MODERATE NORTH TO
SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS WIPED THE COAST CLEAN OF A MARINE LAYER
LEAVING ONLY PATCHES OF FOG AROUND THE AREA THIS MORNING. ALOFT A
FLAT RIDGE RESIDES OVER CALIFORNIA AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS
DEVELOPING ALONG THE CANADIAN COAST. THIS TROUGH WILL DEEPEN AS IT
MOVES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST BRINGING MUCH COOLER AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS
TO THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS. THE SYSTEM IS TAKING AN
INLAND TRACK SO NO RAIN IS EXPECTED.
A TIGHT NORTH TO SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS WITH THIS TROUGH
WHICH WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS PICKING UP IN THE
NORTH AND EAST BAYS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO THE MONTEREY BAY AREA BY
FRIDAY. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO
SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
AS THE TROUGH DEEPENS OVER NEVADA ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY A MUCH
COOLER AIRMASS WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION CAUSING COOLER
CONDITIONS. THE NORTHERN VALLEYS WILL FEEL THE GREATEST AFFECT WITH
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 30S SATURDAY NIGHT. HOW
LOW TEMPERATURES GO WILL HIGHLY DEPEND ON THE STRENGTH OF THE
WINDS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE
SYSTEM EJECTS TO THE NORTHEAST. THE SURFACE GRADIENT SHOULD RELAX
ALONG WITH THE WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED VALLEY AREAS.
ON SUNDAY SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE GREAT
BASIN INDUCING AN OFFSHORE FLOW. WITH THE COOL AIRMASS IN PLACE
THE VALLEYS WILL ONCE AGAIN DIP INTO THE 30S OVERNIGHT. THE OFFSHORE
FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AND WITH A WARMER
AIRMASS MOVING IN TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO MORE CLIMATOLOGICAL
LEVELS.
&&
.AVIATION...AS OF 10:00 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...VFR IS REPORTED AT AREA
TERMINALS. VFR IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE 18Z TAF CYCLE AS
THE AIRMASS REMAINS DRY DUE TO A DRYING NORTHERLY WIND FLOW.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...AS OF 11:20 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...FIRE WEATHER WATCH
ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE REGION 6 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY.
SEE THE SFORFWMTR FOR MORE DETAILS. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL TRUMP ANY
COOLING FROM THE DRY COLD FRONT AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES TO CREATE A
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EVENT.
&&
.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.TDA...GLW...PT ARENA TO PIGEON PT 20-60NM.
GLW...PT ARENA TO PT REYES 0-20NM.
SCA...PT REYES TO PIGEON PT 0-20NM.
SCA...PIGEON PT TO PT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 0-60NM.
SCA...SFO BAY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALL ZONES
PUBLIC FORECAST: EVANS
AVIATION/MARINE: CANEPA
FIRE WEATHER: RWW
NWS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCOHazardous weather outlook, Oct 8, 2:22 PM PDT, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 222 PM PDT WED OCT 8 2008 CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-092130- 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-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- 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- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 222 PM PDT WED OCT 8 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY AREA. .DAY ONE...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLEAR SKIES ACROSS MUCH OF OUR AREA CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE ALONG THE COAST ESPECIALLY NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO BY THIS EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RAPIDLY TIGHTENS. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COASTAL MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTIES. WINDS IN THAT AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 35 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST WITH LOCAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. PLEASE SEE WEATHER MESSAGE SFONPWMTR (WMO HEADER WWUS76 KMTR) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR OUR ENTIRE AREA STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DIVES DOWN FROM CANADA. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED. WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER WHICH HAS FACILITATED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO BE ISSUED. PLEASE SEE SFORFWMTR (WMO HEADER WWUS86 KMTR) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. IN ADDITION...PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE OVER NAPA AND SONOMA COUNTIES SUNDAY MORNING AS SHELTERED AREAS MAY DROP INTO THE LOWER 30S.PLEASE SEE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSPSMTR (WMO HEADER WWUS86 KMTR) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. WARMER CONDITIONS WITH LESS WIND ARE FORECAST FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. BELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 10:57 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 8, 1:56 PM PDT | Marine Weather Statement | MTR | 3 days | |
| Oct 8, 2:59 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 62 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.