Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 13, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind watch at Mar 14, 2012, 3:03 AM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2012, 3:03 AM PDT (10:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2012, 3:14 AM PDT
- In force
- 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 10:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1249 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
944 WWUS76 KSGX 141003 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 303 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY BRINGING STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. CAZ055-060-142100- /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1500Z-120318T0500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 303 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MP WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. STRONGEST GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * 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 DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ056-058-061-062-142100- /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1900Z-120318T1000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 303 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS FOR LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MP WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. STRONGEST GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MARTIN
6 follow-up statements
700 WWUS76 KSGX 142008 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 108 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY BRINGING STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. CAZ055-060-150500- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1500Z-120318T0500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 108 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MP WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. STRONGEST GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * 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 DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ056-058-061-062-150500- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1900Z-120318T1000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 108 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS FOR LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MP WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. STRONGEST GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
441 WWUS76 KSGX 150337 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 837 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND INCREASING WINDS ALOFT WILL DRIVE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. FOG...RAIN...AND SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS AT TIMES GREATLY REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL LOCALLY HAZARDOUS. CAZ055-060-151200- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1500Z-120318T0500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 837 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MP WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...IN THE DESERTS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AND IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO FOG... RAIN...AND SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT TO HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ056-058-061-062-151200- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1900Z-120318T1000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 837 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS FOR LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...IN THE DESERTS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AND IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO FOG... RAIN...AND SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND LOCALLY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JAD
647 WWUS76 KSGX 151127 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 427 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. FOG...RAIN...AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS AT TIMES GREATLY REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL LOCALLY HAZARDOUS. CAZ055-060-152100- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1500Z-120318T0500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 427 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MP WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...IN THE DESERTS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AND IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO FOG AND SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT TO HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ056-058-061-062-152100- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1900Z-120318T1000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 427 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...IN THE DESERTS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AND IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO FOG AND SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND LOCALLY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SS
662 WWUS76 KSGX 152037 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 137 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. FOG...RAIN...AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS AT TIMES GREATLY REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL LOCALLY HAZARDOUS. CAZ055-060-160500- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1500Z-120318T0500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 137 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MP WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...IN THE DESERTS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AND IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO FOG AND SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT TO HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ056-058-061-062-160500- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1900Z-120318T1000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 137 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...IN THE DESERTS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AND IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO FOG AND SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND LOCALLY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
801 WWUS76 KSGX 160442 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 942 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. FOG...RAIN...AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS AT TIMES GREATLY REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL LOCALLY HAZARDOUS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY OVER 40 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE IN COASTAL AREAS SATURDAY AS WELL. CAZ055-060-161300- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1500Z-120318T0500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 942 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MP WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...IN THE DESERTS LOCALLY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AND IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO FOG AND SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT TO HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ056-058-061-062-161300- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1900Z-120318T1000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 942 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...IN THE DESERTS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AND IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO FOG AND SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND LOCALLY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MAXWELL
372 WWUS76 KSGX 161014 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 314 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR AREAS WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOG...RAIN...AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS AT TIMES GREATLY REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL LOCALLY HAZARDOUS. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE COASTAL AREAS AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS THROUGH SUNDAY. CAZ055-060-162100- /O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1500Z-120318T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0014.120317T1500Z-120318T1200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 314 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MP WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...IN THE DESERTS LOCALLY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AND IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO FOG AND SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT TO HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...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. && $$ CAZ056-058-061-062-162100- /O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0013.120317T1900Z-120318T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0014.120317T1800Z-120319T0000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 314 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCAL BREEZY CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...IN THE DESERTS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AND IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO FOG AND SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND LOCALLY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ042-043-050-162100- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0022.120317T1800Z-120319T0000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- 314 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: FOR SATURDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RAIN SOAKED SOIL COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO UPROOT SHALLOW ROOTED TREES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 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. && $$ CAZ048-057-162100- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0022.120317T1800Z-120318T0500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- 314 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THE RIDGE TOPS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RAIN SOAKED SOIL COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO UPROOT SHALLOW ROOTED TREES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SS
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2:57 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 48 hr |
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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.