Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 5, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2011, 2:40 AM PST for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 26, 2011, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2011, 2:40 AM PST (10:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2011, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2011, 12:53 PM PST
- In force
- 27 hr
- 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 10:42 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, 10.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3772 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
116 WWUS76 KSGX 261040 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 240 AM PST WED JAN 26 2011 ...MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS TODAY THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN ALONG WITH A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALOFT OVER ARIZONA WILL COMBINE TO BRING STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY IN AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ048-055>058-261900- /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0003.110126T1800Z-110127T2200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 240 AM PST WED JAN 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY. * WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BELOW THE CAJON PASS...THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...AND THE MOUNTAIN PASSES OF RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ042-050-261900- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0005.110126T1800Z-110127T2200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- 240 AM PST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. * WINDS: STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MOEDE
4 follow-up statements
252 WWUS76 KSGX 261758 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 958 AM PST WED JAN 26 2011 ...MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS TODAY THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALOFT OVER ARIZONA WILL COMBINE TO BRING STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY IN AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ048-055>058-270200- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0003.110126T1800Z-110127T2200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 958 AM PST WED JAN 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY. * WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BELOW THE CAJON PASS...THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...AND THE MOUNTAIN PASSES OF RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ042-050-270200- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0005.110126T1800Z-110127T2200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- 958 AM PST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. * WINDS: STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAD
097 WWUS76 KSGX 270140 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 540 PM PST WED JAN 26 2011 ...MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALOFT OVER ARIZONA WILL COMBINE TO BRING LOCAL STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY IN AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ048-055>058-271200- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T2200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 540 PM PST WED JAN 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY. * WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BELOW THE CAJON PASS...THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...AND THE MOUNTAIN PASSES OF RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ042-050-271200- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110127T2200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- 540 PM PST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. * WINDS: STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ATKIN
960 WWUS76 KSGX 271104 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 304 AM PST THU JAN 27 2011 ...MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .THE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ048-055-057-272200- /O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KSGX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110127T2200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- 304 AM PST THU JAN 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CAZ042-271215- /O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110127T2200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 304 AM PST THU JAN 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ CAZ056-058-272200- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T2200Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 304 AM PST THU JAN 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH IN AND BELOW THE PASSES. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT THIS MORNING FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CAZ050-272200- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110127T2200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- 304 AM PST THU JAN 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAINLY AFFECT MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MOEDE
635 WWUS76 KSGX 272053 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1253 PM PST THU JAN 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED... .WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THE REST OF THE DAY. CAZ056-058-272200- /O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T2200Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1253 PM PST THU JAN 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ048-050-055-057-272200- /O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110127T2200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- 1253 PM PST THU JAN 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MM
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2:40 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 34 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.