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Wind Advisory 25, NWS San Diego, CA

May 1, 2011Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at May 1, 2011, 1:47 PM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at May 2, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 1, 2011, 1:47 PM PDT (20:47 UTC)
In effect from
May 2, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT
Expired
May 2, 2011, 6:00 PM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

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

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 2011-05-01Temperature 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 2011-05-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -123 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
0 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

558 
WWUS76 KSGX 012047
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
147 PM PDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING GUSTY
OFFSHORE WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS
THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INLAND
VALLEYS. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND FAR INLAND PORTIONS OF THE INLAND
EMPIRE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BANNING PASS.

CAZ048-020500-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110501T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0025.110502T1500Z-110503T0100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
147 PM PDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PDT MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PDT MONDAY.

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT.

* TIMING: WINDS INCREASING AROUND SUNRISE...PEAKING AROUND MID  
  MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING BY MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: AREAS OF EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...MAINLY IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE
  INLAND EMPIRE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BANNING PASS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS
AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

&&

$$

CAZ042-057-012200-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110501T2100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
147 PM PDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.

$$

CAZ050-058-020500-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0006.110502T1500Z-110503T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0010.110502T1500Z-110503T0100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
147 PM PDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PDT MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* LOCATION: MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS WITH STRONGEST WINDS OVER SOUTHERN
  AREAS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY AFTER SUNRISE AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: AREAS OF EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR DOWNED POWER
  LINES...BROKEN TREE LIMBS OR EVEN DOWNED TREES. THIS WILL BE
  PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON THE 8
  FREEWAY FROM ALPINE EASTWARD THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/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.

&&

$$

CAZ056-020500-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0025.110502T1500Z-110503T0100Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
147 PM PDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AROUND SUNRISE AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

SS
3 follow-up statements
622 
WWUS76 KSGX 020347
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
847 PM PDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING GUSTY
OFFSHORE WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS
THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INLAND
VALLEYS. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND FAR INLAND PORTIONS OF THE INLAND EMPIRE...
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BANNING PASS.

CAZ050-058-021300-
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0010.110502T1300Z-110503T0100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
847 PM PDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT
MONDAY. 

* LOCATION: MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS WITH STRONGEST WINDS ON
  THE WESTERN SLOPES.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY AFTER SUNRISE AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: AREAS OF EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR DOWNED POWER
  LINES...BROKEN TREE LIMBS OR EVEN DOWNED TREES. THIS WILL BE
  PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON THE 8
  FREEWAY FROM ALPINE EASTWARD THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-056-021300-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0025.110502T1300Z-110503T0100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
847 PM PDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT MONDAY. 

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT.

* TIMING: WINDS INCREASING AROUND SUNRISE...PEAKING IN LATE
  MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING BY MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: AREAS OF EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...MAINLY IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE
  INLAND EMPIRE...ESPECIALLY NEAR BANNING PASS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE  
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS
AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

&&

$$

MAXWELL
672 
WWUS76 KSGX 021002
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
302 AM PDT MON MAY 2 2011

...STRONG GUSTY EAST WINDS TODAY THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING GUSTY
EAST WINDS TODAY THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST OVER THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
INLAND VALLEYS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAKING
AROUND MID MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

CAZ050-058-022100-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0010.110502T1300Z-110503T0100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
302 AM PDT MON MAY 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION: MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS WITH STRONGEST WINDS ON THE
  WESTERN SLOPES.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING AROUND SUNRISE...PEAK AROUND
  MID MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: AREAS OF EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR DOWNED POWER
  LINES...BROKEN TREE LIMBS OR EVEN DOWNED TREES. THIS WILL BE
  PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON THE 8
  FREEWAY FROM ALPINE EASTWARD THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/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 DOWNED POWER
LINES...BROKEN TREE LIMBS OR EVEN DOWNED TREES.

&&

$$

CAZ048-056-022100-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0025.110502T1300Z-110503T0100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
302 AM PDT MON MAY 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING AROUND SUNRISE...PEAK AROUND
  MID MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: AREAS OF EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...MAINLY IN THE EASTERN
  PORTION OF THE INLAND EMPIRE...ESPECIALLY NEAR BANNING PASS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

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. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS
AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

&&

$$

CURRENT WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/GMAP/INDEX.PHP

MAX DAILY WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/KML/WIND.PHP?WFO=SGX

MARTIN
512 
WWUS76 KSGX 022009
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
109 PM PDT MON MAY 2 2011

...STRONG GUSTY EAST WINDS TODAY THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
GUSTY EAST WINDS TODAY THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST OVER THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS
AND INLAND VALLEYS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. 

CAZ050-058-030100-
/O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110503T0100Z/
/O.EXA.KSGX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110503T0100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
109 PM PDT MON MAY 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 


* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: AREAS OF EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...MAINLY IN THE EASTERN
  PORTION OF THE INLAND EMPIRE...ESPECIALLY NEAR BANNING PASS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

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. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS
AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

&&

$$

CAZ048-056-030100-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110503T0100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
109 PM PDT MON MAY 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: AREAS OF EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...MAINLY IN THE EASTERN
  PORTION OF THE INLAND EMPIRE...ESPECIALLY NEAR BANNING PASS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

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. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS
AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

&&

$$

MM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 9:07 PM PDTHigh Wind WatchSGXSan Diego17 hr
May 1, 1:47 PM PDTHigh Wind WarningSGXSan Diego23 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in California, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011

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.