Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 3, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2009, 10:20 PM PST for 9 counties in California. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2009, 10:20 PM PST (06:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2009, 3:01 AM PST
- In force
- 29 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, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:23 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 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 754 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 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 020620 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 1020 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 CAZ505-507-511-512-517-021200- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.090302T0620Z-090302T1200Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- 1020 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES...THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS AND EAST BAY HILLS PLUS THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AND THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS OF MONTEREY COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE COAST WILL KEEP VERY GUSTY WINDS OVER MUCH OF OUR AREA. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN SOUTH-FACING AREAS AND LOCATIONS THAT ARE PRONE TO WIND FUNNELING IN FROM THE SOUTH SUCH AS A NORTH-SOUTH VALLEY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ BELL
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KMTR 021002 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 202 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 CAZ517-021115- /O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090302T1200Z/ SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- 202 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SANTA LUCIA AND LOS PADRES MOUNTAINS. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS MORNING AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE BACK TO ADVISORY LEVELS. PERSONS IN THE AREA CAN EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. $$ CAZ505-507-511-512-022300- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T1400Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 202 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES...THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS PLUS EAST BAY HILLS AND THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG WITH STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL KEEP VERY GUSTY WINDS OVER MUCH OF OUR AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE OCCASIONAL BREAKS IN THE WINDS...EXPECT PERIODS OF SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN SOUTH-FACING AREAS AND LOCATIONS THAT ARE PRONE TO WIND FUNNELING IN FROM THE SOUTH SUCH AS A NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTATED VALLEY. DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL WHICH HAS LOOSED THE SOIL...THE WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE UPROOTED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR TREES THAT HAVE FALLEN ON ROADWAYS. $$ BELL
000 WWUS76 KMTR 022256 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 256 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009 CAZ505-507-511-512-031400- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T1400Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 256 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES...THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS PLUS EAST BAY HILLS AND THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY GUSTY WINDS OVER THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS WHEN THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED SOME...EXPECT MOSTLY PROLONGED PERIODS OF SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN SOUTH- FACING AREAS AND LOCATIONS PRONE TO WIND FUNNELING IN FROM THE SOUTH SUCH AS A NORTH- SOUTH ORIENTATED VALLEY. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT RECENT RAINFALL WHICH HAS SATURATED THE SOIL...THE WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN OVER. THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR TREES THAT HAVE FALLEN ON ROADWAYS. $$ WJK
000 WWUS76 KMTR 030020 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 420 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009 CAZ006-508-509-030830- /O.EXA.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T1400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- 420 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. AT 4 PM WINDS AT THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE WERE GUSTING TO 41 MPH WHILE AT SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT THE WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 46 MPH. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY GUSTY WINDS OVER THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS WHEN THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED SOME...EXPECT MOSTLY PROLONGED PERIODS OF SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA SIDE OF THE BAY. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT RECENT RAINFALL WHICH HAS SATURATED THE SOIL...THE WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN OVER. THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR TREES THAT HAVE FALLEN ON ROADWAYS. $$ CAZ505-507-511-512-030830- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T1400Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 420 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY GUSTY WINDS OVER THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS WHEN THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED SOME...EXPECT MOSTLY PROLONGED PERIODS OF SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN SOUTH- FACING AREAS AND LOCATIONS PRONE TO WIND FUNNELING IN FROM THE SOUTH SUCH AS A NORTH- SOUTH ORIENTATED VALLEY. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT RECENT RAINFALL WHICH HAS SATURATED THE SOIL...THE WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN OVER. THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR TREES THAT HAVE FALLEN ON ROADWAYS. $$ WJK/W PI
000 WWUS76 KMTR 030814 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 1214 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 CAZ505-030915- /O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T1400Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- 1214 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL NORTH BAY. WINDS HAVE GRADUALLY DIMINISHED THROUGH THE EVENING AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS. PERSON TRAVELING IN THE AREA CAN STILL EXPECT TO SEE SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ CAZ507-511-512-031400- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T1400Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 1214 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAIN AND EAST BAY HILLS PLUS THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS... A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY GUSTY WINDS OVER THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS WHEN THE WINDS BRIEFLY DECREASE...EXPECT MOSTLY PROLONGED PERIODS OF SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN SOUTH- FACING AREAS AND LOCATIONS PRONE TO WIND FUNNELING IN FROM THE SOUTH SUCH AS A NORTH- SOUTH ORIENTATED VALLEY. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT RECENT RAINFALL WHICH HAS SATURATED THE SOIL...THE WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN OVER. THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR TREES THAT HAVE FALLEN ON ROADWAYS. $$ CAZ006-508-509-031400- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T1400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- 1214 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE AND SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST... AT MIDNIGHT SEVERAL SENSORS AROUND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE AND THE PENINSULA COAST WERE CONTINUING TO GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA SIDE OF THE BAY. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT RECENT RAINFALL WHICH HAS SATURATED THE SOIL...THE WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN OVER. THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR TREES THAT HAVE FALLEN ON ROADWAYS. $$ WJK/W PI/BELL
000 WWUS76 KMTR 031101 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 301 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 CAZ006-507>509-511-512-031215- /O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090303T1400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 301 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY THEY ARE NO LONGER FORECAST TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA IN MOST LOCATIONS. THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW ISOLATED SPOTS SUCH AS NEAR LOS GATOS PLUS LOCAL SPOTS IN THE EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE INCLUDING MALLORY RIDGE AND BLACK DIAMOND THAT WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH. $$ BELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 5:26 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:25 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 58 hr |
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.