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High Wind Warning 21, NWS San Diego, CA

November 8, 2012Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind warning at Nov 8, 2012, 4:18 AM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It was in force for 38 hr. 13 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
Nov 8, 2012, 4:18 AM PST (12:18 UTC)
Expired
Nov 9, 2012, 6:00 PM PST
In force
38 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 12:20 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
Nov 8, 5:00 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 701 N Mount Laguna, CAMT. LAGUNA STATION SDRLM REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS 65 MPH WITH GUSTS 70 MPH BETWEEN 0500-0600 PST.
Nov 8, 5:10 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 602 Nne Julian, CAVOLCAN MOUNTAIN STATION VCMSD REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS +40 MPH BETWEEN 0430-0600 PST WITH A PEAK WIND GUST OF 60 MPH AT 0510 PST.
Nov 8, 5:43 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 665 Ne Thousand Palms, CASKY VALLEY STATION SDSKV REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS 44 MPH WITH GUSTS 66 MPH AT 0543 PST.
Nov 8, 5:50 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 8010 Nw Palm Springs, CAWHITEWATER RAWS REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS 42 TO 48 MPH BETWEEN 0450-0550 PST WITH GUSTS 60-80 MPH.
Nov 9, 5:15 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.963 Ese Lake Arrowhead, CAHEAPS PEAK, STATION HHPC1, REPORTED 1.96 INCHES BETWEEN 1615 PST THURSDAY NOV. 8 AND 0515 PST FRIDAY NOV. 9.
Nov 9, 7:30 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 702 Nne Julian, CAVOLCAN MOUNTAINS, STATION VCMSD, REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH SINCE 0130 PST, AND GUSTS 57-70 MPH BETWEEN 0140-0940 PST.
Nov 9, 7:50 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6110 Nw Palm Springs, CAWHITEWATER RAWS, STATION WWAC1, REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS 31-41 MPH AND GUSTS 59-61 MPH BETWEEN 0550-0850 PST.
Nov 9, 8:00 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 761 N Mount Laguna, CAMOUNT LAGUNA NORTH, STATION SDRLM, REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS 55-68 MPH BETWEEN 0300-0900 PST, WITH WIND GUSTS 67-76 MPH.
Nov 9, 8:43 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 795 Ne Thousand Palms, CASKY VALLEY, STATION SDSKV, REPORTING WIND GUSTS 61-79 MPH BETWEEN 0743-0843 PST.
Nov 9, 9:30 AM PSTHIGH SUST WINDS 463 Sse Julian, CAHARRISON PEAK, STATION HRPSD, REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS 41-46 MPH BETWEEN 0230-0930 PST, WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 60 MPH AROUND 0500 PST.
Nov 9, 12:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 631 N Mount Laguna, CAMOUNT LAGUNA NORTH, STATION SDRLM, REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS +40 MPH SINCE 0200 PST. LATEST GUST OVER 58 MPH OCCURRED AT 1200 PST.
Nov 9, 12:12 PM PSTDUST STORMCoachella, CATHERMAL ASOS REPORTED VISIBILITY 3/4 MILE WITH WEST WIND GUSTING 40 MPH. MOUNTAIN TOP STATIONS TO THE WEST WERE REPORTING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH, AND AIRCARFT FLYING ACROSS THE COACHELLA VALLEY WERE REPORTING MODERATE TO SEVER TURBULENCE.
Nov 9, 1:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 602 Nne Julian, CAVOLCAN MOUNTAIN, STATION VCMSD, REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS +40 MPH SINCE 0130 PST, AND WIND GUSTS +58 MPH SINCE 0200 PST.

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 12:00Z, 0.3 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 12:00Z on 2012-11-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 20 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2012-11-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 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
20 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 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.

713 
WWUS76 KSGX 081218
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
418 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012

...PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING
STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS FOR THIS MORNING INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. 

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-082200-
/O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-121110T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0021.121108T1218Z-121109T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0046.121109T1800Z-121110T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
418 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...FOR THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AREAS OF WEST
  TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 65 MPH. FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
  NIGHT...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* 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 REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY 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:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/GMAP/INDEX.PHP

MAX DAILY WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/KML/WIND.PHP?WFO=SGX

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5 follow-up statements
306 
WWUS76 KSGX 082130
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
130 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012

...PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING
STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH 
FRIDAY.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-090530-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121109T1800Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0046.121109T1800Z-121110T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
130 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE WINDIEST
  RIDGES AND THROUGH WIND PRONE PASSES THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.

* 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
  REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

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

&&

$$

JAD
873 
WWUS76 KSGX 090515
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
915 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012

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

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG AND
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-091230-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121109T1800Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0046.121109T1800Z-121110T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
915 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE 
  WINDIEST RIDGES AND THROUGH WIND PRONE PASSES THROUGH EARLY 
  FRIDAY. 

* 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 REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

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

&&

$$

MM
455 
WWUS76 KSGX 091137
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
337 AM PST FRI NOV 9 2012

...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-091945-
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121109T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0046.121109T2000Z-121110T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
337 AM PST FRI NOV 9 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* 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 REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

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

* REPORTS...STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM WERE IN THE
  SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS WITH GUSTS TO 67 MPH AT MONUMENT PEAK
  NORTH OF MOUNT LAGUNA...63 MPH AT VOLCAN MOUNTAIN...AND 58 MPH
  AT HARRISON PARK. WHITEWATER...NEAR THE BANNING PASS...HAD GUSTS
  TO 48 MPH.

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:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/GMAP/INDEX.PHP

MAX DAILY WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/KML/WIND.PHP?WFO=SGX

17
367 
WWUS76 KSGX 091927
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1127 AM PST FRI NOV 9 2012

...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS TODAY.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-100200-
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121110T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0046.121110T0200Z-121110T1100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
1127 AM PST FRI NOV 9 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH...DECREASING THIS EVENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* 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 REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

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

* REPORTS... AT 10:50 AM PST...WIND GUSTS OF 63 MPH WERE LOGGED AT
  VOLCAN MOUNTAIN...55 MPH AT HARRISON PARK...AND 65 MPH AT MT.
  LAGUNA. IN THE BANNING PASS AND COACHELLA VALLEY...60 MPH AT
  WHITEWATER...52 MPH AT SKY VALLEY...AND 44 MPH AT A REMOTE
  STATION ON HWY 111 JUST NORTH OF PALM SPRINGS.

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.

&&

$$

JAD
268 
WWUS76 KSGX 100217
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
617 PM PST FRI NOV 9 2012

...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
THROUGH SATURDAY.

CAZ060-101230-
/O.EXP.KSGX.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121110T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.FZ.A.0003.121111T0500Z-121111T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-121111T0200Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
617 PM PST FRI NOV 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. VISIBILITY COULD BE
  REDUCED BY LOCAL BLOWING DUST AND SAND AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL
  MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
  LINES.

* FREEZING TEMPERATURES...SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING
  TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE MID 20S. THESE FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES COULD KILL UNPROTECTED CROPS AND PLANTS.

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 FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

CAZ055-056-058-061-062-101230-
/O.EXP.KSGX.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121110T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-121111T0200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
617 PM PST FRI NOV 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH...DECREASING THIS EVENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* 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 REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

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

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.

&&

$$

MM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 7, 8:41 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsSGX55 hr
Nov 8, 4:18 AM PSTWind AdvisorySGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego62 hr
Nov 8, 4:27 AM PSTWinter Storm WatchSGXSan Diego23 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in California, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.