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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Sacramento, CA

February 25, 2011

NWS Sacramento, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 25, 2011, 6:23 AM PST. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2011, 6:23 AM PST (14:23 UTC)
Expired
Feb 25, 2011, 10:00 AM PST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Sacramento, CA

The text

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

306 
WWUS76 KSTO 251423
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
623 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING AND THEN RECORD AND NEAR RECORD
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...

.WINDY CONDITIONS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING AND THEN
COLD TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS WEEKEND. BEHIND THE
CURRENT COLD WEATHER SYSTEM TEMPERATURES FOR MOST LOCATIONS WILL
DROP BELOW FREEZING DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FOR BOTH
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS. 

CAZ016-017-019-252230-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WI.Y.0009.110225T1423Z-110225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.HZ.A.0001.110226T1100Z-110227T1700Z/
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHICO...STOCKTON...MODESTO
623 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A
HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS TODAY: SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND: MID 20S TO LOWER 30S SATURDAY MORNING AND
  MID 20S TO UPPER 20S ON SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY
  AND DELTA. MANY FOOTHILL LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET WILL HAVE
  TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 20S BOTH MORNINGS.

* FREEZE TIMING THIS WEEKEND: BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM EACH MORNING THIS
  WEEKEND.

* FREEZE LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STOCKTON...SACRAMENTO...MARYSVILLE.

* COLD TEMPERATURE IMPACTS: DAMAGE POSSIBLE TO
  APRICOTS...ALMONDS...PLUMS AND PEACHES IN THEIR BUDDING AND
  FLOWERING STAGE. ICY ROADS IN SNOWY LOCATIONS. EXPOSED PIPES
  COULD FREEZE AND BURST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE
WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
PETS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE GIVEN
SHELTER DURING THE COLDEST PART OF THE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ015-018-063-064-066-067-252230-
/O.CON.KSTO.HZ.A.0001.110226T1100Z-110227T1700Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...LAKEPORT...PARADISE...
GRASS VALLEY
623 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES: MID 20S TO LOWER 30S SATURDAY MORNING AND MID 
  20S TO UPPER 20S ON SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND 
  DELTA. MANY FOOTHILL LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET WILL HAVE 
  TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 20S BOTH MORNINGS. 

* TIMING: BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM EACH MORNING THIS WEEKEND.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REDDING...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...
  LAKEPORT 

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE POSSIBLE TO APRICOTS...ALMONDS...PLUMS AND 
  PEACHES IN THEIR BUDDING AND FLOWERING STAGE. ICY ROADS IN 
  SNOWY LOCATIONS. EXPOSED PIPES COULD FREEZE AND BURST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE
WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
PETS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE GIVEN
SHELTER DURING THE COLDEST PART OF THE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS.

&&

$$

JCLAPP
1 follow-up statement
214 
WWUS76 KSTO 251811
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1011 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH MIDDAY AND THEN RECORD AND NEAR
RECORD COLD TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...

.WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY ON THE EAST SIDE OF
THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS. VERY COLD
AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE WEATHER SYSTEM AND BRING FREEZING
TEMPERATURES TO MOST LOCATIONS IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF BOTH SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY.

CAZ017-019-260215-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110225T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WI.Y.0010.110225T1811Z-110225T2100Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.HZ.A.0001.110226T1100Z-110227T1700Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... SACRAMENTO... STOCKTON...MODESTO
1011 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST 
SIDE OF THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING BELOW 2000 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR THE CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A
HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.


* WINDS TODAY: WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND: MID 20S TO LOWER 30S SATURDAY MORNING
  AND MID 20S TO UPPER 20S ON SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL
  VALLEY. MANY FOOTHILL LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET WILL HAVE
  TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 20S BOTH MORNINGS.

* FREEZE TIMING THIS WEEKEND: BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM EACH MORNING
  THIS WEEKEND. 

* FREEZE LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STOCKTON...SACRAMENTO...MARYSVILLE.

* COLD TEMPERATURE IMPACTS: DAMAGE POSSIBLE TO APRICOTS... 
  ALMONDS...PLUMS AND PEACHES IN THEIR BUDDING AND FLOWERING 
  STAGE. ICY ROADS IN SNOWY LOCATIONS. EXPOSED PIPES COULD 
  FREEZE AND BURST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE
WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
PETS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE GIVEN
SHELTER DURING THE COLDEST PART OF THE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS.

&&


&&

$$

CAZ016-260215-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.HZ.A.0001.110226T1100Z-110227T1700Z/
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHICO
1011 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HARD FREEZE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 


* WINDS TODAY: WINDS THIS MORNING 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND: MID 20S TO LOWER 30S SATURDAY
  MORNING AND MID 20S TO UPPER 20S ON SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE 
  CENTRAL VALLEY AND DELTA. MANY FOOTHILL LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 
  FEET WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 20S BOTH 
  MORNINGS.

* FREEZE TIMING THIS WEEKEND: BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM EACH MORNING
  THIS WEEKEND. 

* FREEZE LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STOCKTON...SACRAMENTO...MARYSVILLE.

* COLD TEMPERATURE IMPACTS: DAMAGE POSSIBLE TO APRICOTS... 
  ALMONDS...PLUMS AND PEACHES IN THEIR BUDDING AND FLOWERING 
  STAGE. ICY ROADS IN SNOWY LOCATIONS. EXPOSED PIPES COULD 
  FREEZE AND BURST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE
WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
PETS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE GIVEN
SHELTER DURING THE COLDEST PART OF THE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS.

&&

&&

$$

CAZ015-018-063-064-066-067-260215-
/O.CON.KSTO.HZ.A.0001.110226T1100Z-110227T1700Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...LAKEPORT...PARADISE...
GRASS VALLEY
1011 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES: MID 20S TO LOWER 30S SATURDAY MORNING AND MID 
  20S TO UPPER 20S ON SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND 
  DELTA. MANY FOOTHILL LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET WILL HAVE 
  TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 20S BOTH MORNINGS. 

* TIMING: BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM EACH MORNING THIS WEEKEND.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REDDING...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY... 
  LAKEPORT

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE POSSIBLE TO APRICOTS...ALMONDS...PLUMS AND 
  PEACHES IN THEIR BUDDING AND FLOWERING STAGE. ICY ROADS IN 
  SNOWY LOCATIONS. EXPOSED PIPES COULD FREEZE AND BURST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE
WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
PETS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE GIVEN
SHELTER DURING THE COLDEST PART OF THE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 7:20 PM PSTHard Freeze WatchSTO20 hr
Feb 24, 9:39 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisorySTO29 hr
Feb 25, 10:11 AM PSTWind AdvisorySTO3 hr
Feb 25, 3:00 PM PSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSTOSacramento27 min
Feb 25, 3:29 PM PSTHard Freeze WarningSTO41 hr

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Sources

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