Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 5, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 23, 2011, 3:24 PM PDT for 10 counties in California. It took effect at Mar 24, 2011, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2011, 3:24 PM PDT (22:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2011, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2011, 6:18 PM PDT
- In force
- 13 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 Benito County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 647 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
837 WWUS76 KMTR 232224 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 324 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA... CAZ006-505-507>509-511-512-241200- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0005.110324T1200Z-110324T2100Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 324 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS MAYBE BE STRONGER OVER THE HILLS. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ517-518-529-530-241200- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0005.110324T1800Z-110325T0300Z/ SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 324 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS MAYBE BE STRONGER OVER THE HILLS. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
746 WWUS76 KMTR 241124 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 424 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA... CAZ006-505-507>509-511-512-241930- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0005.110324T1200Z-110324T2100Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 424 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS MAYBE BE STRONGER OVER THE HILLS. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ517-518-529-530-241930- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0005.110324T1800Z-110325T0300Z/ SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 424 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS MAYBE BE STRONGER OVER THE HILLS. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ EVANS
120 WWUS76 KMTR 241915 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 1215 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA... CAZ505-507-242015- /O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110324T2100Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 1215 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIDE SPREAD WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS. HOWEVER...LOCALLY AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST MAY SEE GUSTY WINDS REACHING 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ006-508-509-511-512-242200- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110324T2200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 1215 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS MAYBE BE STRONGER OVER THE HILLS. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ517-518-529-530-242200- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110325T0300Z/ SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 1215 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS MAYBE BE STRONGER OVER THE HILLS. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ LARRY
840 WWUS76 KMTR 242127 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 227 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA... CAZ006-508-509-511-242230- /O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110324T2200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 227 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ CAZ512-250100- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110325T0100Z/ SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 227 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS MAYBE BE STRONGER OVER THE HILLS. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ517-518-529-530-250100- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110325T0300Z/ SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 227 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS MAYBE BE STRONGER OVER THE HILLS. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
593 WWUS76 KMTR 250118 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 618 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 CAZ517-518-529-530-250230- /O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110325T0300Z/ SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 618 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE REGION AND ARE NO LONGER REACHING ADVISORY LEVELS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ CAZ512-250230- /O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110325T0100Z/ SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 618 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS... WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE REGION AND ARE NO LONGER REACHING ADVISORY LEVELS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ DYKEMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 1:46 AM PDT | Gale Warning | MTR | 7 hr | |
| Mar 23, 3:47 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 4 days | |
| Mar 23, 9:36 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 5 hr | |
| Mar 23, 2:42 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Marin, Napa, Sonoma | 24 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:56 PM PDT | Gale Warning | MTR | 26 hr | |
| Mar 23, 2:56 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 20 hr | |
| Mar 23, 3:44 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo | 24 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:51 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | 24 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.