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Wind Advisory 34, NWS San Diego, CA

June 29, 2011Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Jun 29, 2011, 2:36 AM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Jun 29, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 2011, 2:36 AM PDT (09:36 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 29, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Jun 29, 2011, 7:56 PM PDT
In force
9 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 09:34 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, 9.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2011-06-29Temperature 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 2011-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 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
1880 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 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.

322 
WWUS76 KSGX 290936
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
236 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS...

.UNSEASONALLY STRONG AND DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE
ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY...ENHANCING THE ONSHORE FLOW
ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AS A RESULT...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
LATER THIS MORNING...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS DEVELOPING
FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-292100-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0034.110629T1800Z-110630T0500Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
236 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT
THIS EVENING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND DURING THE
  EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE BANNING PASS.

* VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING
  DUST OR SAND...REDUCING VISIBILITIES 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 WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

PALMER
3 follow-up statements
131 
WWUS76 KSGX 291354
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
654 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS...

.UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL 
CALIFORNIA TODAY...ENHANCING THE ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE REGION.
AS A RESULT...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...
BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY BY AFTERNOON.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-292000-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0034.110629T1800Z-110630T0500Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
654 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: LATER THIS MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATER
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE BANNING PASS.

* VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST OR SAND...REDUCING VISIBILITY 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 SEVERELY RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JAD
634 
WWUS76 KSGX 292014
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
114 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS...

.LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING...
ENHANCING THE ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE REGION. WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH
THE EVENING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-300500-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110630T0500Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
114 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY  
  HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE BANNING PASS.

* VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF  
  BLOWING DUST OR SAND...REDUCING VISIBILITY 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 SEVERELY RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
537 
WWUS76 KSGX 300256
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
756 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED...

.PRESSURE GRADIENTS HAVE DECREASED. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
THROUGH TONIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-300400-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110630T0500Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
756 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
35 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$

SGX

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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.