Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 26, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at May 7, 2011, 1:02 PM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at May 7, 2011, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2011, 1:02 PM PDT (20:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 7, 2011, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 8, 2011, 2:58 AM PDT
- In force
- 13 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 20:02 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, 8.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 821 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
265 WWUS76 KSGX 072002 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 102 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE DESERTS AND ADJACENT MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE DESERTS AND ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THOUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER NEVADA AND INCREASING WINDS ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN... WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BE LIKELY AT MOUNTAIN TOP...THROUGH THE BANNING PASS...ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES...AND LOCALLY ONTO TO THE DESERT FLOOR. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WHEN GUSTS COULD EXCEED 60 MPH. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-080415- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0026.110507T2100Z-110508T1900Z/ /O.EXT.KSGX.HW.A.0007.110508T1900Z-110509T1200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 102 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION: NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...INCLUDING THE BANNING PASS. * TIMING: THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...BUT STRONGEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS...BROKEN TREE LIMBS...AND POSSIBLE DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED... WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAD
2 follow-up statements
165 WWUS76 KSGX 080330 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 830 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE DESERTS AND ADJACENT MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE DESERTS AND ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THOUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER NEVADA AND INCREASING WINDS ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN... WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BE LIKELY AT MOUNTAIN TOP...THROUGH THE BANNING PASS...ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES...AND LOCALLY ONTO TO THE DESERT FLOOR. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WHEN GUSTS COULD EXCEED 60 MPH. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-081200- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-110508T1900Z/ /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0007.110508T1900Z-110509T1200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 830 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE DESERTS AND ADJACENT MOUNTAINS. * LOCATION: NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...INCLUDING THE BANNING PASS. * TIMING: THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...BUT STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. INCREASINGLY STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY SUDDENLY AND SIGNIFICANTLY. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS...BROKEN TREE LIMBS...AND POSSIBLE DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED... WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PALMER
454 WWUS76 KSGX 080958 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 258 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH TONIGHT WITH STRONG GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-082100- /O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-110508T1900Z/ /O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0007.110508T1900Z-110509T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0027.110509T0700Z-110509T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0011.110508T1900Z-110509T0700Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 258 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM PDT MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM PDT MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION: NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...INCLUDING THE BANNING PASS. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED... WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. 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
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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.