Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 4, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 7, 2008, 2:36 PM PST for 5 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 8, 2008, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2008, 2:36 PM PST (22:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2008, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2008, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Counties Marin County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 15 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 539 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 164 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -135 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 072236 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 236 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. CAZ507-080645- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.080108T1800Z-080109T0300Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 236 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL GO ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY TUESDAY EVENING. 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. $$ CAZ511-512-080645- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.080108T2100Z-080109T0600Z/ EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 236 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL GO ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST BAY HILLS...DIABLO RANGE...AND THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS STARTING IN THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ BELL
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KMTR 080012 CCA NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 358 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. CAZ507-080815- /O.COR.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.080108T1800Z-080109T0300Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 358 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 CORRECTED WIND GUSTS ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY FOR THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MONTEREY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY TUESDAY EVENING. 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. $$ CAZ511-512-080815- /O.COR.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.080108T2100Z-080109T0600Z/ EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 358 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 CORRECTED WIND GUSTS ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY FOR THE EAST BAY HILLS AND SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MONTEREY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST BAY HILLS...DIABLO RANGE...AND THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS STARTING IN THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ BELL/DYKEMA
000 WWUS76 KMTR 081154 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 354 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. CAZ507-090000- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.080108T1500Z-080109T0000Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 354 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 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. $$ CAZ511-512-090000- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.080108T1800Z-080109T0300Z/ EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 354 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CALIFORNIA TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST BAY HILLS...DIABLO RANGE...AND THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS STARTING AROUND MID MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ STROBIN
000 WWUS76 KMTR 081900 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 1100 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL NORTH BAY. CAZ505-090000- /O.EXA.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080109T0000Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- 1100 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTAL NORTH BAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 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. $$ CAZ507-090000- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080109T0000Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 1100 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ511-512-090300- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080109T0300Z/ EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 1100 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CALIFORNIA TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST BAY HILLS...DIABLO RANGE...AND THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS STARTING AROUND MID MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING. 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. $$
000 WWUS76 KMTR 090302 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 702 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA... .SOUTH WINDS PRECEDING A COLD FRONT GUSTED AS HIGH AS 50 MPH IN THE HILLS AND ALONG THE COAST TODAY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS EVENING AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST. CAZ511-512-090415- /O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080109T0300Z/ EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 702 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST BAY HILLS AND SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING A COLD FRONT HAD PASSED THROUGH THE REGION. WIND SPEEDS WERE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ DYKEMA
Nearby
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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.