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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Sacramento, CA

February 4, 2011

NWS Sacramento, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 4, 2011, 3:27 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 5, 2011, 9:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 4, 2011, 3:27 PM PST (23:27 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 5, 2011, 9:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 5, 2011, 6:00 PM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Sacramento, CA

The text

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

554 
WWUS76 KSTO 042327
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
327 PM PST FRI FEB 4 2011

...BREEZY WINDS THROUGH THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY SATURDAY...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY SATURDAY.

CAZ015>018-051300-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WI.Y.0002.110205T1700Z-110206T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO
327 PM PST FRI FEB 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PICKUP MID-MORNING SATURDAY AND WEAKEN
  SATURDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHICO...YUBA CITY...SACRAMENTO...FAIRFIELD.

* IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND SMALL CARS. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS.


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.

&&

$$

CAZ064-051300-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WI.Y.0002.110205T1700Z-110206T0200Z/
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
327 PM PST FRI FEB 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE
1500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM
PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PICKUP MID-MORNING SATURDAY AND WEAKEN
  SATURDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: KONOCTI.

* IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND SMALL CARS. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
697 
WWUS76 KSTO 051233
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
433 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...BREEZY WINDS THROUGH THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND DELTA TODAY...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND DELTA TODAY
AND THIS EVENING. THE NORTH WINDS SHOULD INCREASE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS AS STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE.
SURFACE WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF SLOWLY THIS EVENING AS THESE WINDS
LIFT UPWARD AGAIN WITH LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED OVERALL ON SUNDAY 

CAZ015>018-052045-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0002.110205T1700Z-110206T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO
433 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND DELTA.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PICKUP MID-MORNING TODAY THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY THIS
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHICO...YUBA CITY...SACRAMENTO...FAIRFIELD.

* IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SMALL CARS. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ064-052045-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0002.110205T1700Z-110206T0200Z/
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
433 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PICKUP MID-MORNING TODAY THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY
  THEN EVENING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SMALL CARS. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. 

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.

&&

$$
695 
WWUS76 KSTO 051823
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1023 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND DELTA
TODAY...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
BRING STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY
AND DELTA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE NORTH WINDS SHOULD
INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AS STRONGER WINDS
ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. SURFACE WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF
SLOWLY THIS EVENING AS THESE WINDS LIFT UPWARD. LIGHTER WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. 

CAZ015>018-060200-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110206T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO
1023 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA AREAS. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING OR DURING EARLY
  AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHICO...YUBA CITY...SACRAMENTO...FAIRFIELD.

* IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SMALL CARS. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ064-060200-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110206T0200Z/
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
1023 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING
ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING OR DURING EARLY
  AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SMALL CARS. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUST OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
JHM
295 
WWUS76 KSTO 060209
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
609 PM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

CAZ015>018-060315-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110206T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
609 PM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND
THE CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA REGION WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING.


SUSTAINED WINDS ACROSS THE AREA PEAKED NEAR TWENTY-FIVE MILES PER
HOUR IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND WIND GUSTS WERE HIGHER THAN
THIRTY MILES PER HOUR. BREEZY WINDS CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.


$$

CAZ064-060315-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110206T0200Z/
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
609 PM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6
PM PST THIS EVENING.



$$
KJ

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