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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Sacramento, CA

March 17, 2011

NWS Sacramento, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 17, 2011, 2:28 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 18, 2011, 2:23 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 17, 2011, 2:28 PM PDT (21:28 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 18, 2011, 2:23 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 18, 2011, 1:00 PM PDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Sacramento, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

678 
WWUS76 KSTO 172128
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
228 PM PDT THU MAR 17 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ON FRIDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TOMORROW...BRINGING VERY GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY AS
WELL AS THE NORTHEASTERN FOOTHILLS.

CAZ015-016-066-181300-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WI.Y.0013.110318T1200Z-110318T2000Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...PARADISE
228 PM PDT THU MAR 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
  MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING DURING THE MORNING
  AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHICO...REDDING...PARADISE

* IMPACTS: THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS MAY
  BLOW DOWN WEAK OR DISEASED TREES...CAUSING LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.
  DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PALMER/DANG
2 follow-up statements
308 
WWUS76 KSTO 180923
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
223 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY BRINGING VERY GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY AS WELL AS
THE NORTHEASTERN FOOTHILLS.

CAZ015-016-066-182000-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WI.Y.0013.110318T0923Z-110318T2000Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...PARADISE
223 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCAL 
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS OCCURRING MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHICO...REDDING...RED BLUFF...PARADISE.

* IMPACTS: THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS MAY 
  BLOW DOWN WEAK OR DISEASED TREES...CAUSING LOCAL POWER 
  OUTAGES. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

JCLAPP
341 
WWUS76 KSTO 182003
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
103 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

CAZ015-016-066-182115-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110318T2000Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...PARADISE
103 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE WEAKENED OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS...THUS
THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

ALB/DANG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 3:17 AM PDTWinter Storm WarningSTO4 days
Mar 17, 3:07 PM PDTFlood WatchSTO20 hr

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Sources

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