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Wind Advisory 1, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

January 22, 20128 counties in California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 22, 2012, 2:33 AM PST for 8 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 22, 2012, 8:39 PM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2012, 2:33 AM PST (10:33 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 22, 2012, 8:39 PM PST
Expired
Jan 23, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Counties City and County of San Francisco, CA, Marin County, CA, Monterey County, CA, San Benito County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA

The radar

The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:34 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

Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 43 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, Oakland, CA at 00:00Z on 2012-01-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 11 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Oakland, CA at 00:00Z on 2012-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 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
11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
999 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
117 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.

977 
WWUS76 KMTR 221033
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
233 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...STORM WITH STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL GENERATE
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL
HILLS LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT.

CAZ006-509-512-517-528>530-222200-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.120123T0600Z-120123T1400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
233 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PST MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM
SAN FRANCISCO SOUTH TO MONTEREY COUNTY AND ALSO FOR THE SANTA CRUZ
MOUNTAINS...SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS....AND NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AND
  GUSTY BY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL THEN
  CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY
  SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND LEAD
  TO POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

DYKEMA
6 follow-up statements
455 
WWUS76 KMTR 222216
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
216 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL GENERATE
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS
SOUTH OF THE GOLDEN GATE LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS OF MONDAY AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVES TOWARDS THE GOLDEN
GATE BRIDGE. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FORECAST TO OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT
ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL HILLS. WINDS WILL DECREASE
AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ006-509-512-517-528>530-230815-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.120123T0600Z-120123T1400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
216 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PST MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AND
  GUSTY BY 10 PM SUNDAY NIGHT. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL THEN
  CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY
  SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* LOCATION: AREAS SOUTH OF THE GOLDEN GATE WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL HILLS
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 17 AND PACHECO PASS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
627 
WWUS76 KMTR 222248
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
248 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL GENERATE
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS
SOUTH OF THE GOLDEN GATE LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS OF MONDAY AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVES TOWARDS THE GOLDEN
GATE BRIDGE. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FORECAST TO OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT
ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL HILLS. WINDS WILL DECREASE
AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ511-230800-
/O.EXA.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.120123T0600Z-120123T1400Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
248 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM PST MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AND 
  GUSTY BY 10 PM SUNDAY NIGHT. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL THEN 
  CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE 
  BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS: THE EAST BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET AND HIGHWAY 152 OVER
  PACHECO PASS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ518-230800-
/O.EXA.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.120123T0600Z-120123T1400Z/
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
248 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM PST MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AND 
  GUSTY BY 10 PM SUNDAY NIGHT. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL THEN 
  CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE 
  BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 MPH.

* LOCATION: PACHECO PASS AND HIGHWAYS 25 AND 198.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ516-230800-
/O.EXA.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.120123T0600Z-120123T1400Z/
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
248 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM PST MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AND 
  GUSTY BY 10 PM SUNDAY NIGHT. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL THEN 
  CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE 
  BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 MPH.

* LOCATION: THE SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 101
  CORRIDOR FROM SALINAS TO THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY LINE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ006-509-512-517-528>530-230800-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.120123T0600Z-120123T1400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
248 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PST MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AND 
  GUSTY BY 10 PM SUNDAY NIGHT. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL THEN 
  CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE 
  BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* LOCATION: AREAS SOUTH OF THE GOLDEN GATE WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL HILLS
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 17.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
292 
WWUS76 KMTR 230439
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
839 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL GENERATE
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS
PRIMARILY SOUTH OF THE GOLDEN GATE LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS OF MONDAY AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVES
TOWARDS THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FORECAST TO
OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL HILLS.
WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE BY EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

CAZ505-230900-
/O.EXB.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.120123T0439Z-120123T0900Z/
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
839 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* LOCATION: THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE ALONG THE MARIN COASTLINE
  ESPECIALLY NEAR PT REYES. THE RIDGE LINES WILL ALSO SEE GUSTY
  CONDITIONS.  

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ006-509-512-517-528>530-230915-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.120123T0600Z-120123T1400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
839 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AND 
  GUSTY BY 10 PM SUNDAY NIGHT. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL THEN 
  CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE 
  BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* LOCATION: AREAS SOUTH OF THE GOLDEN GATE WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL HILLS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 17. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ511-230915-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.120123T0600Z-120123T1400Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
839 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AND 
  GUSTY BY 10 PM SUNDAY NIGHT. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL THEN 
  CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE 
  BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS: THE EAST BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET AND HIGHWAY 152 
  OVER PACHECO PASS. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ518-230915-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.120123T0600Z-120123T1400Z/
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
839 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AND 
  GUSTY BY 10 PM SUNDAY NIGHT. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL THEN 
  CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE 
  BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 MPH. 

* LOCATION: PACHECO PASS AND HIGHWAYS 25 AND 198.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ516-230915-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.120123T0600Z-120123T1400Z/
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
839 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AND 
  GUSTY BY 10 PM SUNDAY NIGHT. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL THEN 
  CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE 
  BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 MPH. 

* LOCATION: THE SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 
  101 CORRIDOR FROM SALINAS TO THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY LINE. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
934 
WWUS76 KMTR 230903
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
103 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.A SURFACE LOW MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTH BAY COAST WILL GENERATE
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS
PRIMARILY SOUTH OF THE GOLDEN GATE EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTHERLY
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND IN
THE COASTAL HILLS. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE
BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ505-231015-
/O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T0900Z/
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
103 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

A SURFACE LOW WILL BE PASSING OVER THE NORTH BAY COAST SHORTLY. AS
THIS HAPPENS WINDS WILL DECREASE BUT A FEW GUSTS FROM 35 TO 40 MPH
WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH AROUND 4 AM.

$$

CAZ006-509-512-517-528>530-231245-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
103 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 6 AM THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* LOCATION: AREAS SOUTH OF THE GOLDEN GATE WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL HILLS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 17. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ511-231245-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
103 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 6 AM THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS: THE EAST BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET AND HIGHWAY 152 
  OVER PACHECO PASS. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ518-231245-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
103 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 6 AM THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 MPH. 

* LOCATION: PACHECO PASS AND HIGHWAYS 25 AND 198.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ516-231245-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
103 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 6 AM THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 MPH. 

* LOCATION: THE SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 
  101 CORRIDOR FROM SALINAS TO THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY LINE. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
072 
WWUS76 KMTR 231148
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
348 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH 6 AM THIS MORNING...

.A SURFACE LOW NEAR POINT REYES WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS PRIMARILY SOUTH
OF THE GOLDEN GATE EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL HILLS.
WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE BY SUNRISE MONDAY
MORNING.

CAZ006-509-512-517-528>530-231345-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
348 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 6 AM THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH.

* LOCATION: AREAS SOUTH OF THE GOLDEN GATE WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL HILLS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 17. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ511-231345-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
348 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 6 AM THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS: THE EAST BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET AND HIGHWAY 152 
  OVER PACHECO PASS. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ518-231345-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
348 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 6 AM THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* LOCATION: PACHECO PASS AND HIGHWAYS 25 AND 198.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ516-231345-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
348 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 6 AM THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* LOCATION: THE SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 
  101 CORRIDOR FROM SALINAS TO THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY LINE. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND 
  LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
060 
WWUS76 KMTR 231335
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
535 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM THIS MORNING...

CAZ006-509-512-517-528>530-231445-
/O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
535 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS HAS ENDED. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 35
MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BUT THE OVERALL TREND WILL
BE FOR DECREASING WINDS THE REST OF THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE
SHIFTS EASTWARD.

$$

CAZ511-231445-
/O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
535 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS HAS ENDED. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 35
MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BUT THE OVERALL TREND WILL
BE FOR DECREASING WINDS THE REST OF THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE
SHIFTS EASTWARD.

$$

CAZ518-231445-
/O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
535 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS HAS ENDED. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 35
MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BUT THE OVERALL TREND WILL
BE FOR DECREASING WINDS THE REST OF THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE
SHIFTS EASTWARD.

$$

CAZ516-231445-
/O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
535 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS HAS ENDED. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 35
MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BUT THE OVERALL TREND WILL
BE FOR DECREASING WINDS THE REST OF THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE
SHIFTS EASTWARD.

$$

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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.