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Wind Advisory 4, NWS San Diego, CA

January 28, 20094 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2009, 1:13 PM PST for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 28, 2009, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 2009, 1:13 PM PST (21:13 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2009, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 30, 2009, 5:14 PM PST
In force
43 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Orange County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 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

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2009-01-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2009-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -28 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4471 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS76 KSGX 282113
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
113 PM PST WED JAN 28 2009

...INCREASING SANTA ANA WINDS TONIGHT...
...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING...
...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN THROUGH
FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AS EARLY AS
THIS EVENING FROM THE CAJON PASS TO THE SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS...LATER TONIGHT ACROSS ALL MOUNTAINS. WIND ADVISORIES
MAY BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND THE
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE OVER SOUTHWEST SAN
BERNARDINO AND ORANGE COUNTIES. LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AS THE
HIGH PRESSURE CENTER MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD...THE WIND DIRECTION
WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL THEN BE
ACROSS RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES. THE HIGH WIND WATCH MAY
BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THESE AREAS LATER.

CAZ048-057-290515-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.090129T0300Z-090129T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.A.0002.090129T1100Z-090130T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
113 PM PST WED JAN 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST
THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING THROUGH
AND BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES. 

THE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE 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.

$$

CAZ055-056-058-290515-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.090129T1100Z-090130T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
113 PM PST WED JAN 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 2 PM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 2 PM PST
FRIDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TONIGHT. BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
CANYONS AND PASSES.

SIMILAR STRENGTH WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE UNTIL FRIDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

BALFOUR
11 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 290338
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
738 PM PST WED JAN 28 2009


CAZ048-057-291145-
/O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090129T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0002.090129T1100Z-090130T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0002.090129T0600Z-090130T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
738 PM PST WED JAN 28 2009

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

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

WINDS ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
CAUSE LOCAL STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THURSDAY MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH. SIMILAR STRENGTH
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BUT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN. 

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...DOWNED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

$$

CAZ042-050-291145-
/O.EXB.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.090129T0600Z-090130T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
738 PM PST WED JAN 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
CAUSE LOCAL STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THURSDAY MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON...MAINLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
NEAR 50 MPH. SIMILAR STRENGTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BUT
WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

$$

CAZ055-056-058-291145-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.090129T0600Z-090130T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
738 PM PST WED JAN 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
CAUSE LOCAL STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
CANYONS AND PASSES. SIMILAR STRENGTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

$$

ATKIN
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 290532
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
932 PM PST WED JAN 28 2009

CAZ048-057-291400-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0002.090129T0600Z-090130T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
932 PM PST WED JAN 28 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
CAUSE LOCAL STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THURSDAY MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH. SIMILAR STRENGTH
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BUT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN.

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...DOWNED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

CAZ042-050-055-056-058-291400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.090129T0600Z-090130T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
932 PM PST WED JAN 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
CAUSE LOCAL STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTH AND THEN SPREAD
SOUTH. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THURSDAY MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON...MAINLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
NEAR 50 MPH.  SIMILAR STRENGTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BUT WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

ATKIN
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 291033
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
233 AM PST THU JAN 29 2009

CAZ048-057-292100-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
233 AM PST THU JAN 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
CAUSE LOCAL STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH. SIMILAR STRENGTH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BUT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN.

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...DOWNED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

CAZ042-050-055-056-058-292100-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
233 AM PST THU JAN 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
CAUSE LOCAL STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE
WINDS WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTH AND THEN SPREAD SOUTH. NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...MAINLY
NEAR THE FOOTHILLS...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. SIMILAR
STRENGTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BUT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

MACKECHNIE
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 291401
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
601 AM PST THU JAN 29 2009

CAZ056-292215-
/O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
/O.EXA.KSGX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
601 AM PST THU JAN 29 2009

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

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

WIND GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ALONG THE NORTHWEST
SLOPES OF THE SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. SIMILAR WIND
GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ELSEWHERE ACROSS
THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...WINDS GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY
THROUGH AND BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES.

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.

$$

CAZ048-057-292215-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
601 AM PST THU JAN 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
CAUSE LOCAL STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH. SIMILAR STRENGTH WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BUT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN.

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...DOWNED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

CAZ042-050-055-058-292215-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
601 AM PST THU JAN 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
CAUSE LOCAL STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE WINDS WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTH AND THEN SPREAD SOUTH.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...MAINLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO NEAR
50 MPH. SIMILAR STRENGTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BUT WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$


MACKECHNIE/BALFOUR
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 291529 AAA
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
729 AM PST THU JAN 29 2009

CAZ058-292215-
/O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
/O.EXA.KSGX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
729 AM PST THU JAN 29 2009

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

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

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED IN THE EAST TO WEST ALIGNED CANYONS THIS MORNING. 

WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME STRONGER THIS MORNING
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH.

SIMILAR STRENGTH WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. 

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.

$$

CAZ048-056-057-292215-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
729 AM PST THU JAN 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
CAUSE STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. SIMILAR STRENGTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY BUT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN.

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...DOWNED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

CAZ042-050-055-292215-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
729 AM PST THU JAN 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

WINDS ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
CAUSE LOCAL STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE WINDS WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTH AND THEN SPREAD SOUTH.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...MAINLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO NEAR
50 MPH. SIMILAR STRENGTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BUT WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

MACKECHNIE/BALFOUR
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 292137
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
137 PM PST THU JAN 29 2009

CAZ048-056>058-300545-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
137 PM PST THU JAN 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH
THROUGH AND BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL BE SLOWLY DIMINISHING ON FRIDAY BUT ARE LIKELY TO
STILL BE QUITE GUSTY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY MAY REMAIN IN EFFECT AFTER THE HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRES. 

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...DOWNED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

CAZ042-050-055-300545-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
137 PM PST THU JAN 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY
BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING
OVER ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ON FRIDAY. OVER SAN
DIEGO COUNTY THE WINDS MAY STAY QUITE GUSTY ALL DAY FRIDAY AND
WELL INTO THE EVENING AND THE WIND ADVISORY MAY BE EXTENDED LATER
TONIGHT IF THIS APPEARS LIKELY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 300524
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
924 PM PST THU JAN 29 2009

CAZ048-056>058-301330-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
924 PM PST THU JAN 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH THROUGH
AND BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES ARE LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

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...DOWNED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

CAZ042-050-055-301330-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
924 PM PST THU JAN 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. 

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
LIKELY BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES THHROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

MM
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 301258
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
458 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

CAZ048-056>058-302200-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
458 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 60 MPH
THROUGH AND BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING.

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...DOWNED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

CAZ042-050-055-302200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
458 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH
ARE LIKELY BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES THIS MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

MACKECHNIE
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 302108
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
108 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

CAZ057-302215-
/O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
/O.EXA.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
108 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SINCE THIS MORNING THE HIGHEST WIND GUST REPORTED WAS 54 MPH.
EAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE
THROUGH 2 PM THROUGH AND BELOW CANYONS AND OVER RIDGES. AFTER THAT
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS BELOW 45 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ048-056-058-310530-
/O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
/O.EXB.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090131T1800Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
108 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH
AND BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
 
$$

CAZ050-310515-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090131T1800Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
108 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
LIKELY BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ042-055-302215-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
108 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE
LIKELY BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 302125
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
125 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

CAZ042-055-057-302230-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090130T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
125 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

CAZ048-056-058-310530-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090131T1800Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
125 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

EAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH
AND BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES THROUGH MID SATURDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ050-310530-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090131T1800Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
125 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
LIKELY BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES THROUGH MID SATURDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$


BALFOUR
000 
WWUS76 KSGX 310114
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
514 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED...

CAZ048-050-056-058-310215-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090131T1800Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
514 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED 35 MPH THROUGH
SATURDAY. 

$$

MM

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 Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Jan 28, 8:05 AM PST, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 8:05 AM PST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION..CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
805 AM PST WED JAN 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL EXPAND TOWARD THE
WEST COAST THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE
OFFSHORE WINDS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WARMING THROUGH
FRIDAY...THEN SLOW COOLING FOR THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER ROUND OF WEAKER
OFFSHORE WINDS IS POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN TAKING THE HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE CENTERED
ALONG 135W LONGITUDE AND MOVING IT SLOWLY EAST DURING THIS
PERIOD...MAKING IT MORE WEST-EAST ORIENTED ALONG 35N LATITUDE BY
FRIDAY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN INCREASES IN
RESPONSE AND THEN SHIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD. IN THE PAST 24 HOURS THE
INCREASING SUBSIDENCE HAS DRIED THE AIR MASS CONSIDERABLY...AND
THOUGH TEMPERATURES WERE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT/THIS
MORNING...PRODUCED ALMOST 20 DEGREES OF WARMING ABOVE 4500 FEET.
THIS WARMING WILL BE WORKING ITS WAY DOWN TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
DURING THIS PERIOD. IN ADDITION TO THE WARMING THE... THE OFFSHORE
PRESSURE GRADIENTS FROM THE GREAT BASIN TO THE SW CALIFORNIA COAST
INCREASE TO OVER 20 MB TONIGHT AND REMAIN AT SIMILAR STRENGTH
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS FAIRLY GOOD MID LEVEL SUPPORT FOR
MODERATE STRENGTH SANTA ANA WINDS...BUT THE UPPER LEVEL NORTH TO
SOUTH JET STREAM WILL BE TOO FAR TO THE EAST TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR
STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS. THE CURRENT FORECASTS HAVE GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
BY 2200 PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS...INCREASING TO
AROUND 60 MPH BY 0400 PST THURSDAY OVER INLAND EMPIRE AND SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS. WILL LIKELY ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY WITH THE AFTERNOON
FORECASTS TO COVER THE EVENING HOURS AND A HIGH WIND WATCH TO COVER
THURSDAY.

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEEK...
MODELS CONTINUE IN AGREEMENT ON THE THE NOW WEST-EAST ORIENTED
ORIENTED RIDGE GETS FLATTENED/WEAKENED FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY AS A
SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES INLAND WELL TO THE NORTH. THIS BRINGS A
TEMPORARY RETURN OF ONSHORE FLOW AND MAY ESTABLISH A SHALLOW MARINE
LAYER...BUT BY SUNDAY THE RIDGE IS REBOUNDING AND BECOMING MORE
SOUTH-NORTH ORIENTED ALONG 120W LONGITUDE. THE RIDGE AXIS IS THEN
SHIFTED SLOWLY EASTWARD TO ALONG 110W LONGITUDE BY TUESDAY BUT
REMAINS THE DOMINATE WEATHER FEATURE CONTROLLING SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA WEATHER...SO DRY AND WARM WEATHER WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW
RETURNS. BEYOND TUESDAY THE MODELS ARE STILL DIVERGENT ON
POSITIONING AND TIMING OF THE NEXT UPSTREAM TROUGH BUT THE ECMWF HAS
BEEN CONSISTENT ON MAKING THIS TROUGH STATIONARY ALONG 130W
LONGITUDE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY...AND KEEPS THE RIDGE MORE OR
LESS STATIONARY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK. BY NEXT FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 6 THE MODELS ARE TOTALLY OUT OF PHASE WHICH MAKES A
PERSISTENCE FORECAST THE BEST BET...THAT IS THE RIDGE REMAINS NEAR
STATIONARY AND WARM AND DRY WEATHER WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW
CONTINUES THROUGHOUT NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...
281500Z...A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY WITH UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW TODAY WILL STRENGTHEN
ON THURSDAY RESULTING IN GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW
MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS WITH ASSOCIATED UP AND DOWN DRAFTS AND
LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ESPECIALLY VICINITY OF KONT...KRAL KSBD AND
KSNA ON THURSDAY.  HORTON

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...CORRECTED TYPO...
STRONG DRYING AND WARMING TREND WITH NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS GUSTING
OVER 35 MPH AT TIMES LIKELY FOR NEXT THREE DAYS ...RESUMING AGAIN
NEXT WEEK. CURRENT LIVE AND DEAD FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS ALONG WITH
HIGH LIVE TO DEAD RATIO IN THE FINE FUELS SHOULD MITIGATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH FOR MOST OF THE REGION. FOR NOW WILL NOT BE ISSUING FIRE
WEATHER WATCHES OR RED FLAG WARNINGS BUT WILL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE
THIS DECISION WITH LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND GACC SOUTH OPS.

&&
.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE AT THIS TIME. WIND ADVISORIES AND/OR HIGH WIND WATCHES MAY
     BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON FOR MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS.
PZ...NONE.

&&

PUBLIC/FIRE WEATHER...BALFOUR
AVIATION/MARINE...HORTON

NWS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 6:50 AM PST, 6 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
650 AM PST WED JAN 28 2009

CAZ042-048-050-057-290000-
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-SAN
DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
645 AM PST WED JAN 28 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

SANTA ANA WINDS INCREASING TONIGHT. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE IN EFFECT
BY THIS EVENING FOR THE INLAND VALLEYS...THE SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS...AND THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY...GUSTY SANTA
ANA WINDS AT TIMES.

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

CAZ043-055-056-058-060>062-290000-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY
MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO
COUNTY DESERTS-
650 AM PST WED JAN 28 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY...GUSTY SANTA
ANA WINDS AT TIMES.

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

JAD

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 1:13 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchSGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego6 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.