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Wind Advisory 35, NWS San Diego, CA

October 4, 2011Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Oct 4, 2011, 1:24 PM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Oct 5, 2011, 7:01 PM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 4, 2011, 1:24 PM PDT (20:24 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 5, 2011, 7:01 PM PDT
Expired
Oct 6, 2011, 8:31 AM PDT
In force
14 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 20:26 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, 8.4 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 2011-10-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2011-10-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 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.

534 
WWUS76 KSGX 042024
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
124 PM PDT TUE OCT 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.AN UNSEASONABLE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-050430-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.111005T2000Z-111006T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
124 PM PDT TUE OCT 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PDT
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: LOCALLY REDUCED IN THE DESERTS WITH BLOWING DUST.
  LOCALLY REDUCED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH FOG AND PRECIPITATION.

* IMPACTS: THIS FIRST STORM OF THE SEASON MAY CATCH SOME UNPREPARED.

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.

&&

$$

MM
7 follow-up statements
046 
WWUS76 KSGX 050440
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
940 PM PDT TUE OCT 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.AN UNSEASONABLE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-051300-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.111005T2000Z-111006T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
940 PM PDT TUE OCT 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM
PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PDT
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: LOCALLY REDUCED IN THE DESERTS WITH BLOWING DUST.
  LOCALLY REDUCED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH FOG AND PRECIPITATION.

* IMPACTS: THIS FIRST STORM SYSTEM OF THE SEASON MAY CATCH SOME
  UNPREPARED.

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.

&&

$$

MAXWELL
809 
WWUS76 KSGX 051117
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
417 AM PDT WED OCT 5 2011

...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.AN EARLY SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ON THURSDAY.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-052100-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.111005T2000Z-111006T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
417 AM PDT WED OCT 5 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 55 POSSIBLE IN THE FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES.

* VISIBILITY: LOCALLY REDUCED IN THE DESERTS WITH BLOWING DUST.  
  LOCALLY REDUCED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH FOG AND PRECIPITATION.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE
  HIGH DESERT...INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH THE BANNING PASS...AND
  INTERSTATE 8 THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
  BLOWING DUST...FOG...AND RAIN WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
  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.

&&

$$

SS
554 
WWUS76 KSGX 051945
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1245 PM PDT WED OCT 5 2011

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FOR MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.AN EARLY SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE TONIGHT AND ON
THURSDAY.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-060500-
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0013.111005T2000Z-111006T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.111006T0600Z-111006T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
1245 PM PDT WED OCT 5 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 70 POSSIBLE IN THE FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES.

* VISIBILITY: LOCALLY REDUCED IN THE DESERTS WITH BLOWING DUST.
  LOCALLY REDUCED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH FOG AND PRECIPITATION.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE
  HIGH DESERT...INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH THE BANNING PASS...AND
  INTERSTATE 8 THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
  BLOWING DUST...FOG...AND RAIN WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
  BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

PALMER
296 
WWUS76 KSGX 060201
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
701 PM PDT WED OCT 5 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FOR MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.AN EARLY SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE
ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH THURSDAY.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-061100-
/O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111006T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.111006T0201Z-111006T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
701 PM PDT WED OCT 5 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: LOCALLY REDUCED IN THE DESERTS WITH BLOWING DUST.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
  DUST...FOG...AND RAIN SHOWERS MAY ALSO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
  WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&


$$

JAD
422 
WWUS76 KSGX 061039
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
339 AM PDT THU OCT 6 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FOR MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.AN EARLY SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY THROUGH
LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
SHOULD STAY BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH. ELSEWHERE...WINDS HAVE
ALREADY DROPPED WELL BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH...THOUGH LOCAL GUSTS
TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

CAZ055-056-060-061-061145-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111006T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
339 AM PDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED THIS MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
ADVISORY STRENGTH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. HOWEVER...LOCAL
GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS
AND LOCALLY INTO THE DESERTS.

$$

CAZ058-062-061800-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111006T1800Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
339 AM PDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  ISOLATED GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: LOCALLY REDUCED IN THE DESERTS WITH BLOWING DUST.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...FOG...AND
  RAIN SHOWERS MAY ALSO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. WATCH FOR BROKEN
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

SS
958 
WWUS76 KSGX 061044 AAA
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
344 AM PDT THU OCT 6 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

AN EARLY SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY THROUGH
LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
SHOULD STAY BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH. ELSEWHERE...WINDS HAVE
ALREADY DROPPED WELL BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH...THOUGH LOCAL GUSTS
TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

CAZ055-056-060-061-061145-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111006T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
344 AM PDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED THIS MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
ADVISORY STRENGTH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. HOWEVER...LOCAL
GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS
AND LOCALLY INTO THE DESERTS.

$$

CAZ058-062-061800-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111006T1800Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
344 AM PDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: LOCALLY REDUCED IN THE DESERTS WITH BLOWING DUST.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...FOG...AND
  RAIN SHOWERS MAY ALSO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. WATCH FOR BROKEN
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

SS
467 
WWUS76 KSGX 061531
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
831 AM PDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED...

CAZ058-062-061645-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111006T1800Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
831 AM PDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS MORNING.

$$

MM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 4, 1:30 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsSGX59 hr

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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.