Wind Advisory 26, NWS San Diego, CA

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WWUS76 KSGX 240556
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
956 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

CAZ048-057-241400-
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SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
956 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR WILL CAUSE LOCAL STRONG
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BELOW THE CAJON
PASS AND THROUGH THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAIN CANYONS WHERE GUSTS WILL
BE NEAR 70 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

RECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. WATCH FOR BROKEN
TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.


&&

$$


ATKIN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
930 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING
CLEAR SKIES WITH WARMER DAYS THROUGH THURSDAY. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN CANYONS AND PASSES. COOLER FRIDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES PAST TO THE NORTH. LOCAL GUSTY
OFFSHORE WINDS AGAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING SAN DIEGO...
ORANGE...SOUTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO AND WEST RIVERSIDE COUNTIES.

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-THURSDAY)...SKIES WERE CLEAR THIS EVENING. THE
00Z NKX SOUNDING WAS DRY WITH WEAK NE WINDS IN THE LOW LEVELS AND NW
WINDS ALOFT. OFFSHORE GRADIENTS WITH ABOUT -10 MB SAN-TPH AND
OFFSHORE TRENDS.

RIDGING ALOFT AND OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE CLEAR SKIES WITH
WARMER DAYS. THURSDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY IN MOST AREAS WITH MAX
TEMPS ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES INLAND FROM THE
IMMEDIATE COAST. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL MAINLY BE GRADIENT DRIVEN WITH
WEAK UPPER AND THERMAL SUPPORT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE TUESDAY
MORNING WITH MOST WINDS REMAINING BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH...GUSTS TO
ABOUT 35 MPH. HOWEVER...THERE COULD BE ISOLATED STRONGER GUSTS IN
THE FAVORED AREAS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAIN
CANYONS. THE SURFACE HIGH OVER THE INTERIOR WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E
FOR WEAKER OFFSHORE WINDS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE WARM DRY
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER HAZARD.

&&

.LONG TERM (FRIDAY-MONDAY)...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE PAST TO THE N
FRIDAY BRINGING COOLING AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES WITH A RETURN OF
ONSHORE FLOW. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF RETURN OF MARINE LAYER CLOUDS
AND VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDINESS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ANOTHER STRONGER
TROUGH SHOULD MOVE PAST TO THE N AND E SUNDAY BRINGING POTENTIALLY
STRONG AND COOL N TO NE WINDS. THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL WEAKEN
MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
240340Z...VFR WITH CLEAR SKIES AND UNRESTRICTED VIS THROUGH TUE.
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUE
MORNING. LOCAL NE WINDS 15-30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH
AND BELOW SOME MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS AT TIMES...CREATING
POCKETS OF LLWS...ESPECIALLY NEAR KONT AND KSNA.

&&

.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

WIND ADVISORY FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS UNTIL 2 PM TUESDAY.

&&

PUBLIC...ATKIN
AVIATION...JAD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
400 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-241200-
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
400 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LOCAL GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN CANYONS AND
PASSES LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WEAK...DRY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE THE
FIRE WEATHER HAZARD TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MAINLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. THERE WILL ALSO
BE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL STRONG GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT
REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA...HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

ATKIN