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Wind Advisory 3, NWS San Diego, CA

January 22, 20114 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 22, 2011, 3:33 AM PST for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 23, 2011, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 8 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2011, 3:33 AM PST (11:33 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 23, 2011, 12:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 23, 2011, 12:08 AM PST
In force
8 min
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 11:37 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 00:00Z, 11.6 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 00:00Z on 2011-01-22Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2011-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -39 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
4430 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-25 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.

428 
WWUS76 KSGX 221133
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
333 AM PST SAT JAN 22 2011

...MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.NORTH WINDS ALOFT BEHIND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER ARIZONA
AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING MODERATE
OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS LATE TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 
SUNDAY MORNING.

CAZ042-048-057-222200-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0003.110123T0800Z-110124T0200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
333 AM PST SAT JAN 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS DEVELOPING LATE THIS EVENING WITH STRONGEST WINDS
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND 55 ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES AND
  COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO
  65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NEAR THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

* 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. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES.

&&

$$

CAZ050-058-222200-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0003.110123T1200Z-110124T0200Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
333 AM PST SAT JAN 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS
  SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING
  DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: AREAS OF EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH.

* 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. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES.

&&

$$

MARTIN
3 follow-up statements
105 
WWUS76 KSGX 222120
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
120 PM PST SAT JAN 22 2011

...MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ALOFT BEHIND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
ARIZONA AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING
MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS LATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ042-048-057-230600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0003.110123T0800Z-110124T0200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
120 PM PST SAT JAN 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
PST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS DEVELOPING LATE THIS EVENING WITH STRONGEST WINDS
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND 55 MPH ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES AND
  COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO
  65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NEAR THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

* 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. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES.

&&

$$

CAZ050-058-230600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0003.110123T1200Z-110124T0200Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
120 PM PST SAT JAN 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS SUNDAY
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING DURING
  THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: AREAS OF EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH.

* 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. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES.

&&

$$

SS
955 
WWUS76 KSGX 230445
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
845 PM PST SAT JAN 22 2011

...MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
ARIZONA AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING
MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS LATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ042-048-057-231400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0003.110123T0800Z-110124T0200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
845 PM PST SAT JAN 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
PST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING
  SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BELOW
  THE CAJON PASS AND 55 MPH ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES AND COASTAL
  FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NEAR THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

* 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. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES.

&&

$$

CAZ050-058-231400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0003.110123T1200Z-110124T0200Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
845 PM PST SAT JAN 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING
  SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST 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.

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. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES.

&&

$$

MOEDE
904 
WWUS76 KSGX 230808
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1208 AM PST SUN JAN 23 2011

...MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MID AFTERNOON SUNDAY...

.NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
ARIZONA AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW
PASSES AND CANYONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON SUNDAY. THE 
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ042-048-057-231200-
/O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110124T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0002.110123T0808Z-110124T0000Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
1208 AM PST SUN JAN 23 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND BE STRONGEST THROUGH
  EARLY AFTERNOON SUNDAY...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH BELOW THE CAJON PASS...AND 70 MPH ALONG THE
  COASTAL SLOPES AND COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

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

* REPORTS: GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH BELOW THE CAJON PASS AS OF 1130
  PM SATURDAY EVENING.

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 BROKEN
TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

&&

$$

CAZ050-058-231200-
/O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0003.110123T1200Z-110124T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0002.110123T1200Z-110124T0000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1208 AM PST SUN JAN 23 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN BEFORE SUNRISE AND BE
  STRONGEST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING DURING
  THE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: AREAS OF EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
  COASTAL FOOTHILLS INCREASING TO 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 BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

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 BROKEN
TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

&&

$$

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.