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High Wind Warning 9, NWS San Diego, CA

February 15, 20124 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind warning at Feb 15, 2012, 12:32 PM PST for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 16, 2012, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 16 hr. 10 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
Feb 15, 2012, 12:32 PM PST (20:32 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2012, 1:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 16, 2012, 4:56 PM PST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

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

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 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
Feb 16, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 101 E Running Springs, CA10 INCHES AT ARROWBEAR LAKE AT 6200 FEET ELEVATION.
Feb 16, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 142 Se Big Bear Lake, CA14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT SNOW SUMMIT RESORT AT 8200 FEET ELEVATION.
Feb 16, 7:30 AM PSTSNOW 4Julian, CA4 INCHES OF SNOW ESTIMATED IN JULIAN.
Feb 16, 7:30 AM PSTSNOW 4Pine Valley, CA3-4INS. NR PINE VALLEY. CHP CLOSED THE I8 NR PINE VLY DUE TO ICY ROADS.
Feb 16, 8:00 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 68Fremont Canyon, CAFREMONT CANYON RAWS RECORDED WIND GUSTS OF 68 MPH AT 800 AM AND 900 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH AT THOSE TIMES.
Feb 16, 8:00 AM PSTSNOW 4Mount Laguna, CA4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW MEASURED AT MOUNT LAGUNA OBSERVATORY.
Feb 16, 8:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 105 Ene Running Springs, CA10 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG SR-18 AT 7200 FEET ELEVATION.
Feb 16, 8:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 142 Nw Idyllwild-Pine Cov, CA14 INCHES OF SNOW IN PINE COVE ALONG SR-243 AT 6000 FEET ELEVATION.
Feb 16, 10:30 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 207 Wnw Palm Springs, CA20 INS. AT LONG VLY RS AT 8.4KFT. 1.98INS. WATER EQUIVALENT. 24-36INS AT 10KFT.
Feb 16, 12:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 73Fremont Canyon, CAFREMONT CANYON RAWS MEASURED WIND GUSTS OF 73 MPH AT 1200 PM AND 100 PM.

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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 2012-02-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 16 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 2012-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
16 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
631 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 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.

142 
WWUS76 KSGX 152032
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1232 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

...GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING... 
...STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AND NEAR
COASTAL FOOTHILLS...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A STORM
SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES
INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT
TO THE NORTHEAST. EXPECT STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH
AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AND NEAR COASTAL FOOTHILLS THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ042-160500-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0008.120216T1000Z-120217T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0009.120216T0900Z-120217T2100Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0011.120215T2100Z-120216T0300Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1232 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST
FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...MAINLY AT THE COAST. FOR THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
  FRIDAY...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
  60 MPH BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA ANA
  MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATION: FOR TODAY...STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST. 
  FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BELOW THE  
  FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A
  COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE
  TONIGHT...WITH STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
  MORNINGS. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-055-057-160500-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0008.120216T1000Z-120217T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0009.120216T0900Z-120217T2100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
1232 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST
FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH. LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH AND BELOW THE
  FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND SANTA ANA
  MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATION: THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AND NEAR COASTAL
  FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING: NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT... WITH
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS.
  NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FREEWAYS MOSTLY LIKELY TO
  BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS INCLUDE INTERSTATES 10 AND 15 IN THE
  INLAND EMPIRE AND HIGHWAYS 210...91...AND 60. WATCH FOR BROKEN
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ060>062-160500-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T0600Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
1232 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE
  VISIBILITY.

* IMPACTS: 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.

&&

$$

CAZ043-050-160300-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0011.120215T2100Z-120216T0300Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
1232 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: 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.

&&

$$

HARRISON/MM
6 follow-up statements
459 
WWUS76 KSGX 160323
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
723 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

...STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AND NEAR
COASTAL FOOTHILLS...

.A COLD WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA LATE
TONIGHT. WINDS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHEAST TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW
PASSES AND CANYONS OF SAN BERNARDINO...RIVERSIDE AND ORANGE
COUNTIES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

CAZ042-161130-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T0300Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0009.120216T0900Z-120217T2100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
723 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM
PST FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND
  CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE...BUT THESE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO
  AREAS BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA ANA
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ043-050-160430-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T0300Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
723 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


$$

CAZ048-055-057-161130-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0009.120216T0900Z-120217T2100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
723 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM
PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM
PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SAN
  BERNARDINO AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FREEWAYS MOSTLY LIKELY TO
  BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS INCLUDE INTERSTATES 10 AND 15 IN THE
  INLAND EMPIRE AND HIGHWAYS 210...91...AND 60. WATCH FOR BROKEN
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ060>062-160600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T0600Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
723 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: 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.

&&

$$

MOEDE
844 
WWUS76 KSGX 160554
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
954 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

...STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AND NEAR
COASTAL FOOTHILLS...

.A COLD WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT.
WINDS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST
TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS OF SAN BERNARDINO...RIVERSIDE AND ORANGE COUNTIES. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ060>062-160700-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120216T0600Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
954 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

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

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

$$

CAZ042-048-055-057-161400-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0009.120216T0900Z-120217T2100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
954 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM
PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM
PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND
  CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE...BUT THESE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO
  AREAS BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA ANA
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

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

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
312 
WWUS76 KSGX 161316
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
516 AM PST THU FEB 16 2012

...STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AND NEAR COASTAL FOOTHILLS...

.STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS
MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES
AND CANYONS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...LOCALLY
EXTENDING INTO THE INLAND EMPIRE AND INLAND PORTIONS OF THE ORANGE
COUNTY COASTAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE FRIDAY
MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ042-048-055-057-162200-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120217T2100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
516 AM PST THU FEB 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...STRONGEST
 THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS.

* TIMING: THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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

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
957 
WWUS76 KSGX 161535
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
735 AM PST THU FEB 16 2012

...STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AND NEAR COASTAL FOOTHILLS...

.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS
MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES
AND CANYONS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...LOCALLY
EXTENDING INTO THE INLAND EMPIRE AND INLAND PORTIONS OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS. ALSO...WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY STRONG
AND GUSTY THROUGH THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY AND THE RIVERSIDE
AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

CAZ042-048-055-057-162130-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120217T2100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
735 AM PST THU FEB 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
STRONGEST  THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS.

* TIMING: THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ056-058-061-162130-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0012.120216T1535Z-120217T1500Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-
735 AM PST THU FEB 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS: 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.

&&

$$

HARRISON/MM
152 
WWUS76 KSGX 162135
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
135 PM PST THU FEB 16 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AND NEAR COASTAL FOOTHILLS...

.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS
OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...LOCALLY EXTENDING
INTO THE INLAND EMPIRE AND INLAND PORTIONS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS. ALSO...WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY
THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND THE
RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID-TO-
LATE MORNING.

CAZ042-048-055-057-170600-
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120217T1500Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
135 PM PST THU FEB 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH...WITH
  STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND
  CANYONS.

* TIMING: THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ056-058-061-170600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120217T1500Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-
135 PM PST THU FEB 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS: 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.

&&

$$

HARRISON/MM
514 
WWUS76 KSGX 170056
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
456 PM PST THU FEB 16 2012

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH AND BELOW
PASSES AND CANYONS AND NEAR COASTAL FOOTHILLS...

.GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SAN
BERNARDINO AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...LOCALLY EXTENDING INTO THE
INLAND EMPIRE AND INLAND PORTIONS OF ORANGE COUNTY. ALSO...WINDS
WILL BE LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
COACHELLA VALLEY AND THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
THE WIND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE
DIMINISHING.

CAZ042-048-055-057-170415-
/O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120217T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KSGX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120217T1500Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
456 PM PST THU FEB 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATION: MAINLY THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AND NEAR
  THE FOOTHILLS

* TIMING: THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: LOCALLY REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND 

* IMPACTS: 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.

&&

$$

CAZ056-058-061-170415-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120217T1500Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-
456 PM PST THU FEB 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION: NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY BELOW THE MORONGO
  PASS AND THE LITTLE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS

* TIMING: THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS: 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.

&&

$$

JAD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 2:51 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego10 hr
Feb 15, 12:23 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningSGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego25 hr
Feb 15, 12:23 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGXSan Bernardino25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.