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High Wind Warning 13, NWS San Diego, CA

March 5, 2012Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind warning at Mar 5, 2012, 1:24 AM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 21 hr. 25 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2012, 1:24 AM PST (09:24 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
Expired
Mar 7, 2012, 3:00 AM PST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 6, 11:51 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 7410 N Morongo Valley, CABURNS CANYON RAWS RECORDED A WIND GUST OF 74 MPH AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 47 MPH AT 1151 AM PST.
Mar 6, 11:55 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Twentynine Palms (Ktnp), CAA WIND GUST OF 55 MPH FROM THE SOUTH WAS MEASURED AT THE TWENTYNINE PALMS AIRPORT.
Mar 6, 12:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 751 W Yucca Valley, CAA WIND GUST OF 75 MPH WAS MEASURED WITH A PERSONAL HOME WEATHER STATION IN THE FAR WEST AREA OF YUCCA VALLEY NEAR THE MORONGO GRADE.
Mar 6, 12:51 PM PSTHIGH SUST WINDS 4810 N Morongo Valley, CASUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH SINCE 1051 PST.
Mar 6, 12:59 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 10517 Ene Big Bear City, CAMEASURED BY SPOTTER IN JOHNSON VALLEY. CURRENTLY HAVE SUSTAINED 38 TO 63 MPH AND VISIBILITYI 1/4 MILE IN BLOWING DUST.
Mar 6, 1:04 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 615 Ne Thousand Palms, CA
Mar 6, 1:04 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 675 Ne Thousand Palms, CASKY VALLEY MESONET RECORDED A WIND GUST OF 67 MPH AROUND 104 PM PST.
Mar 6, 1:51 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 8510 N Morongo Valley, CAAT 151 PM OBSERVATION OF SUSTAINED 51 MPH GUSTING TO 85 MPH AT BURNS CANYON.
Mar 6, 1:55 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Ne Yucca Valley, CAA TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A TREE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE WIND AT FORTUNA AVE AND BARRON DRIVE IN YUCCA VALLEY.
Mar 6, 3:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 613 Nne Cathedral City, CABETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM EDOM HILL REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 61 MPH.
Mar 6, 3:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 755 Ne Thousand Palms, CABETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM PST SKY VALLEY RECORDED A 75 MPH WIND GUST.
Mar 6, 3:30 PM PSTHIGH SUST WINDS 625 Ne Thousand Palms, CAAT 344 PM WINDS WERE SUSTAINED 62 GUSTING TO 63 MPH. BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM WINDS GUSTED TO 75 MPH.
Mar 6, 3:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMGBorrego Springs, CATHE BORREGO STATE PARK DISTRICT OFFICE CLOSED AT 330 PM DUE TO FLYING DEBRIS. WIND HAD RIPPED APART A METAL AWNING AND A METAL PARKING STRUCTURE. WINDS IN BORREGO SPRINGS AT 345 PM WERE SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH GUSTING TO 47 MPH.
Mar 6, 3:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 601 Se Baker, CAA CO-OP OBSERVER ESTIMATED WINDS UP TO 60 MPH IN BAKER AT AN ELEVATION OF 962 FEET. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE.
Mar 6, 3:40 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 64Bicycle Lake Airfield, CAA PEAK WIND GUST OF 64 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WAS ESTIMATED AT THE BICYCLE LAKE AIRFIELD ON FORT IRWIN.
Mar 6, 4:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMGMountain Pass, CASOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON REPORTED HIGH WINDS KNOCKED OUT POWER TO AT LEAST 20 CUSTOMERS IN THE MOUNTAIN PASS AREA.
Mar 6, 4:16 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Barstow-Daggett Ap, CAA PEAK WIND GUST OF 61 MPH FROM THE WEST WAS MEASURED AT THE BARSTOW-DAGGETT AIRPORT.
Mar 6, 4:30 PM PSTHIGH SUST WINDS 625 Ne Thousand Palms, CAAT 344 PM WINDS WERE SUSTAINED 62 GUSTING TO 63 MPH. BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM WINDS GUSTED TO 75 MPH.
Mar 6, 5:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 Nw Lenwood, CACALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED SEVERAL WOODEN UTILITY POLES WERE KNOCKED OVER ON HIGHWAY 58 BETWEEN BARSTOW AND FOUR CORNERS AND ALSO IN NEWBERRY SPRINGS. A FEW TRANSFORMERS ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE.
Mar 6, 5:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 W Ocotillo Wells, CAMOBILE HOME RESIDENCE BLOWN OVER BY WINDS AROUND 530 PM PST. NO INJURIES. AT 544 PM PST SUSTAINED 21 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. AT 608 PM WINDS SUSTAINED 29 MPH GUSTING TO 62 MPH.
Mar 6, 5:39 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 68Bicycle Lake Airfield, CAA PEAK WIND GUST OF 68 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WAS ESTIMATED AT THE BICYCLE LAKE AIRFIELD AT FORT IRWIN AT AN ELEVATION OF 2349 FEET.
Mar 6, 5:52 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 541 Nne Nicholls Warm Spr, CAKBLH ASOS
Mar 6, 6:52 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Needles Airport, CAA 56 MPH WIND GUST FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST WAS MEASURED AT THE NEEDLES AIRPORT.
Mar 6, 7:01 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 536 Nne Lost Horse-Keys V, CALOST HORSE RAWS
Mar 6, 8:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Borrego Springs, CAAT 8 PM PST BORREGO SPRINGS REPORTS A WIND GUST OF 63 MPH. AT 845 PM WINDS WERE SUSTAINED 40 MPH GUSTING TO 59 MPH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 145 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, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2012-03-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2012-03-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4062 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 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.

745 
WWUS76 KSGX 050924
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
124 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL MOVE THROUGH
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED MID
AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 85 MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE DESERT
FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS IN RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-052200-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0012.120306T2000Z-120307T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0013.120306T1400Z-120307T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
124 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS
  EXPECTED MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS
  WILL DECREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  TUESDAY MORNING...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70
  MPH MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ISOLATED
  GUSTS TO 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN
  SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

* VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS MAY
  CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND DOWN TREES AND POWER
  LINES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS IN
  RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

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.

&&

$$

MARTIN
6 follow-up statements
639 
WWUS76 KSGX 052117
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
117 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL MOVE THROUGH
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED MID
AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 85 MPH...MAINLY NEAR THE DESERT
FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS IN RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-060600-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0013.120306T1400Z-120307T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
117 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  TUESDAY MORNING...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ISOLATED
  GUSTS TO 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

* VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS MAY
  CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER
  LINES... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS
  IN RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ042-043-050-060600-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0020.120306T2200Z-120307T1100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
117 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 


* TIMING: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
  LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 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.

&&

$$

PG
989 
WWUS76 KSGX 060526
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
926 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHEAST WILL MOVE THROUGH
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS
EXPECTED MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 85 MPH...MAINLY NEAR THE
DESERT FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS IN RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO
COUNTIES. LOCAL GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE
COAST AND IN THE COASTAL VALLEYS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-061400-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0013.120306T1400Z-120307T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
926 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST  
  WINDS EXPECTED MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.  
  WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  TUESDAY MORNING...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ISOLATED
  GUSTS TO 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT  
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT FOOTHILLS.

* VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND  
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATES 10...8...AND
  15 THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS MAY CAUSE
  MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...
  ESPECIALLY NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS IN
  RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ042-043-050-061400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0020.120306T2200Z-120307T1100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
926 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY  
  AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS  
  WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS.

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.

&&

$$

SS
471 
WWUS76 KSGX 061032
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
232 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THE COASTAL AREAS AND SAN
DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...DECREASING LATE
TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE EVENING. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR
THE DESERT FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE SAN BERNARDINO
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD.

CAZ055-060-062200-
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0013.120306T1400Z-120307T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
232 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  TUESDAY MORNING...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH THIS AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ISOLATED GUSTS
  TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON THE DESERT FOOTHILLS ON THE
  NORTH AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN
  SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT FOOTHILLS.

* VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS MAY
  CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER
  LINES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN
  BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ056-058-061-062-062200-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0013.120306T1400Z-120307T1100Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
232 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS
  EXPECTED MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE
  LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...
  INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH MID AFTERNOON
  THROUGH LATE EVENING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON
  THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERT FOOTHILL 
  AREAS.

* LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN
  SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT FOOTHILLS.

* VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS MAY
  CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER
  LINES... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ042-043-050-062200-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0020.120306T2200Z-120307T0600Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
232 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS.

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.

&&

$$

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MARTIN
690 
WWUS76 KSGX 062120
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
120 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THE COASTAL AREAS AND SAN
DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING
STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...DECREASING
LATE TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE EVENING. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE
NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE SAN BERNARDINO
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD.

CAZ055-060-070600-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120307T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
120 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 65 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ISOLATED GUSTS
  TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON THE DESERT FOOTHILLS ON AND
  EAST SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT FOOTHILLS.

* VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS MAY
  CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER
  LINES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN
  BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ056-058-061-062-070600-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
120 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 65 MPH MID AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE EVENING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO
  80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND
  ADJACENT DESERT FOOTHILL AREAS.

* LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT FOOTHILLS.

* VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS MAY
  CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER
  LINES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ042-043-050-070600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0020.120306T2200Z-120307T0600Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
120 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS.

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.

&&

$$
463 
WWUS76 KSGX 070540
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
940 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
COACHELLA VALLEY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS.

CAZ055-060-070645-
/O.EXP.KSGX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120307T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
940 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS
THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERTS THIS EVENING AND THE
HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. LOCALLY
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

$$

CAZ042-043-050-070645-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120307T0600Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
940 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN THE COASTAL AREAS
AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.


$$

CAZ056-058-061-062-071100-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
940 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  TONIGHT...DIMINISHING BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT  
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT FOOTHILLS.

* VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND  
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS MAY  
  CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER  
  LINES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS.

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.

&&

$$

SS
051 
WWUS76 KSGX 071107
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
307 AM PST WED MAR 7 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

.THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IS OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. AS IT MOVES
EAST...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE COASTAL
FOOTHILLS LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO FRIDAY.

CAZ056-058-061-062-071215-
/O.EXP.KSGX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
307 AM PST WED MAR 7 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH SUNRISE.

$$

MARTIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 8:19 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySGX12 hr
Mar 5, 1:01 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisorySGXSan Diego37 hr
Mar 5, 1:17 PM PSTWind AdvisorySGXSan Diego33 hr

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