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Wind Advisory 30, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at May 27, 2011, 1:35 PM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at May 27, 2011, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2011, 1:35 PM PDT (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2011, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 28, 2011, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 25 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 20:36 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, 8.6 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
- 921 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
948 WWUS76 KSGX 272035 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 135 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH SUNDAY... .TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY DIG ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AS WELL AS MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH THESE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DECREASE LATE TONIGHT...THEY WILL INCREASE IN STRENGTH AND INTENSITY ON SATURDAY...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AS THE TROUGH AXIS MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-280500- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0030.110528T0000Z-110530T0600Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 135 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL WEAKEN A BIT DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING HOURS...WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE IN STRENGTH AND INTENSITY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...VISIBILITIES MAY LOWER TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PALMER
4 follow-up statements
085 WWUS76 KSGX 280320 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 820 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WINDY WEST WINDS THROUGH SUNDAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BRING STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WHERE WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GUST OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN THE DESERTS. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-281130- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110530T0600Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 820 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS INCREASING DURING THE DAY SATURDAY TO 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...VISIBILITIES MAY LOWER TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MOEDE
439 WWUS76 KSGX 280516 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1016 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...GUSTY WEST WINDS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BRING STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WHERE WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GUST OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN THE DESERTS. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-281300- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110530T0600Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 1016 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS INCREASING DURING THE DAY SATURDAY TO 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...VISIBILITIES MAY LOWER TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
920 WWUS76 KSGX 280902 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 202 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INLAND THROUGH THE WEST WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS INTO SUNDAY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-282100- /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0012.110529T0100Z-110529T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0031.110529T1300Z-110530T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110529T0100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 202 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS ON DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * TIMING: THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING WITH STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH FOR TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. && $$ 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
523 WWUS76 KSGX 282040 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 140 PM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WILL SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY...BEFORE DECREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE COASTAL AND INLAND AREAS WILL ALSO SEE WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON SUNDAY. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-290500- /O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0012.110529T0100Z-110530T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0031.110530T0000Z-110530T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110529T0100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 140 PM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS ON DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * TIMING: THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...WITH STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH FOR TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY. LOCALLY HIGH GUSTS MAY BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE BANNING PASS. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. && $$ CAZ042-043-048-050-057-290500- /O.EXB.KSGX.WI.Y.0031.110529T1800Z-110530T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- 140 PM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS ON DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * TIMING: LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. SOME BLOWING DUST OR SAND MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:31 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 60 hr |
Nearby
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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.