Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 13, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind warning at May 20, 2008, 4:03 AM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at May 20, 2008, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2008, 4:03 AM PDT (11:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 20, 2008, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 20, 2008, 8:33 AM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
County San Bernardino County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 5042 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 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 KSGX 201103 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 403 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG ONSHORE FLOW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ055-060-202100- /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0013.080520T2100Z-080521T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0073.080521T0700Z-080522T0100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 403 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE DESERTS AND NEAR RIDGETOPS AND ON DESERT SLOPES IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL GENERATE AREAS OF BLOW SAND AND DUST IN THE DESERT WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. $$ CAZ056-058-061-062-202100- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0073.080520T2100Z-080522T0100Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 403 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE DESERTS AND NEAR RIDGETOPS AND ON DESERT SLOPES IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS MAY LOCALLY SUBSIDE IN PORTIONS OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL GENERATE AREAS OF BLOW SAND AND DUST IN THE DESERT WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. . A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MARTIN
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS76 KSGX 201533 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 833 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG ONSHORE FLOW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CAZ055-060-202345- /O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0013.080520T2100Z-080521T0700Z/ /O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0073.080521T0700Z-080522T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.A.0012.080521T0700Z-080522T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KSGX.WI.Y.0073.080520T2100Z-080521T0700Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 833 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE DESERTS AND NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ON DESERT SLOPES IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH. THE WINDS WILL GENERATE AREAS OF BLOW SAND AND DUST IN THE DESERT WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ CAZ056-058-061-062-202345- /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.A.0012.080521T1600Z-080522T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0073.080520T2100Z-080521T1600Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 833 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE DESERTS AND NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ON DESERT SLOPES IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH. THE WINDS WILL GENERATE AREAS OF BLOW SAND AND DUST IN THE DESERT WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ BALFOUR
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 3:55 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 17 hr |
| May 20, 4:03 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 38 hr |
| May 20, 8:33 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 13 hr |
| May 20, 1:13 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | SGX | San Bernardino | 29 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.