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High Wind Warning 19, NWS San Diego, CA

May 24, 2012Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind warning at May 24, 2012, 3:49 AM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at May 25, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2012, 3:49 AM PDT (10:49 UTC)
In effect from
May 25, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 26, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
13 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 10:49 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

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 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 2012-05-24Temperature 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 2012-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -58 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1046 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-28 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.

405 
WWUS76 KSGX 241049
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
349 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...STRONG WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AT TIMES
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG
WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AT TIMES TODAY. EVEN STRONGER
WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-242100-
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0019.120525T1800Z-120526T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120525T1800Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
349 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PDT
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...PERIODS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
  AND FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH MAY
  OCCUR BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND IN AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF
  INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY...MAINLY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
  NIGHT.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND 
  EVENINGS.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR BANNING PASS...DESERT
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE
  INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN BANNING AND PALM SPRINGS AND INTERSTATE 8
  FROM PINE VALLEY TO THE IMPERIAL COUNTY BORDER.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DOWNED 
  TREES AND TREE LIMBS. 

* OUTLOOK...AFTER PEAKING LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WINDS
  WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.


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.

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.

&&

$$

MAXWELL
6 follow-up statements
768 
WWUS76 KSGX 242020
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
120 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AT
TIMES THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS DEVELOPING ONCE AGAIN
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. HOWEVER...A STRONGER AND COLDER
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INLAND LATE FRIDAY...BRINGING
VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-250500-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0019.120525T1800Z-120526T1100Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120525T1800Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
120 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM
PDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...INCREASING ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
  TO 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
  FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH WILL
  OCCUR BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND IN AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF
  INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY...MAINLY LATE FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR BANNING PASS...DESERT 
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. THIS WILL 
  INCLUDE INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN BANNING AND PALM SPRINGS AND 
  INTERSTATE 8 FROM PINE VALLEY TO THE IMPERIAL COUNTY BORDER. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DOWNED 
  TREES AND TREE LIMBS. 

* OUTLOOK...AFTER PEAKING LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WINDS 
  WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

PALMER
069 
WWUS76 KSGX 250500
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1000 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
AT TIMES THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND DESERTS TONIGHT. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INLAND
LATE FRIDAY...BRINGING EVEN STRONGER WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS
AND DESERTS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-251300-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0019.120525T1800Z-120526T1100Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120525T1800Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
1000 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM
PDT SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM
PDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  OCCURRING ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR BANNING PASS...DESERT 
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. THIS WILL 
  INCLUDE INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN BANNING AND PALM SPRINGS AND 
  INTERSTATE 8 FROM PINE VALLEY TO THE IMPERIAL COUNTY BORDER.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DOWNED 
  TREES AND TREE LIMBS.

* OUTLOOK...AFTER PEAKING LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WINDS
  WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

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.

&&

$$

MOEDE
702 
WWUS76 KSGX 251002
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
302 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
AT TIMES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS TODAY...THEN THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
BRINGING EVEN STRONGER WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN WINDIEST LOCATIONS.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-252100-
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0019.120525T2100Z-120526T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120525T2100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
302 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PDT SATURDAY...

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR BANNING PASS...DESERT 
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. THIS WILL 
  INCLUDE INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN BANNING AND PALM SPRINGS AND 
  INTERSTATE 8 FROM PINE VALLEY TO THE IMPERIAL COUNTY BORDER. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DOWNED 
  TREES AND TREE LIMBS. 

* OUTLOOK...AFTER PEAKING THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

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.

&&

$$

MAXWELL
803 
WWUS76 KSGX 252055
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
155 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS TODAY...THEN THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
BRINGING EVEN STRONGER WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH
GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN WINDIEST LOCATIONS.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-260500-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120525T2100Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0019.120525T2100Z-120526T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
155 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR BANNING PASS AS WELL AS
  ALONG THE RIDGES...DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND BELOW PASSES AND
  CANYONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN BANNING AND
  PALM SPRINGS AND INTERSTATE 8 FROM PINE VALLEY TO THE IMPERIAL
  COUNTY BORDER.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DOWNED 
  TREES AND TREE LIMBS. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PALMER
822 
WWUS76 KSGX 260351
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
851 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS TONIGHT...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING GUSTY
WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS
FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GUST TO 50 TO 60 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER
GUSTS IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. SATURDAY WILL BE ANOTHER WINDY
DAY...BUT THE WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG AS TONIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-261100-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120526T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
851 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR BANNING PASS AS WELL 
  AS ALONG THE RIDGES...DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND BELOW PASSES 
  AND CANYONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN BANNING 
  AND PALM SPRINGS AND INTERSTATE 8 FROM PINE VALLEY TO THE 
  IMPERIAL COUNTY BORDER. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DOWNED 
  TREES AND TREE LIMBS.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

MOEDE
349 
WWUS76 KSGX 260950
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
250 AM PDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-261900-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0037.120526T1000Z-120526T1900Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120526T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
250 AM PDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING DURING THE MORNING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR BANNING PASS AS WELL 
  AS ALONG THE RIDGES...DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND BELOW 
  PASSES AND CANYONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN 
  BANNING AND PALM SPRINGS AND INTERSTATE 8 FROM PINE VALLEY TO 
  THE IMPERIAL COUNTY BORDER. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

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.

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.

&&

$$

CURRENT WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB:
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MAX DAILY WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB:
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 2:46 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsSGX56 hr

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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.