Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 16, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind watch at Oct 23, 2012, 1:25 PM PDT for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Oct 25, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2012, 1:25 PM PDT (20:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 25, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2012, 3:55 AM PDT
- In force
- 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 20:26 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.
The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 594 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
317 WWUS76 KSGX 232025 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 125 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .BUILDING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND COASTAL FOOTHILLS...IN ADDITION TO NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY. WIND GUSTS THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES MAY EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES. OFFSHORE WINDS MAY STILL BE STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BEFORE WEAKENING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. CAZ042-048-055>057-061-240430- /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.A.0016.121026T0600Z-121027T1200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 125 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE INLAND EMPIRE...NEAR AND THROUGH BANNING PASS...COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF ORANGE COUNTY...AND NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ CAZ050-058-240430- /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.A.0016.121026T1200Z-121027T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 125 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...EAST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...ALONG COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH FAVORED SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HARRISON
6 follow-up statements
742 WWUS76 KSGX 240335 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 835 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .BUILDING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND COASTAL FOOTHILLS...IN ADDITION TO THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY. WIND GUSTS THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES MAY EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES. OFFSHORE WINDS MAY STILL BE STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BEFORE WEAKENING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. CAZ042-048-055>057-061-241200- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0016.121026T0600Z-121027T1200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 835 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY FRIDAY. * LOCATION...COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE INLAND EMPIRE... NEAR AND THROUGH BANNING PASS...COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF ORANGE COUNTY... AND NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ CAZ050-058-241200- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0016.121026T1200Z-121027T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 835 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...ALONG COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH FAVORED SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ PALMER
905 WWUS76 KSGX 240527 AAA NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1027 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .BUILDING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND COASTAL FOOTHILLS...IN ADDITION TO THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY. WIND GUSTS THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES MAY EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES. OFFSHORE WINDS MAY STILL BE STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BEFORE WEAKENING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. CAZ042-048-055>057-061-241200- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0016.121026T0600Z-121027T1200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 1027 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE INLAND EMPIRE... NEAR AND THROUGH BANNING PASS...COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF ORANGE COUNTY... AND NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ CAZ050-058-241200- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0016.121026T1200Z-121027T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1027 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...ALONG COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH FAVORED SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SS/PALMER
410 WWUS76 KSGX 241122 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 422 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .BUILDING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...COASTAL FOOTHILLS...AND NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY LATE THURSDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES MAY EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY. CAZ042-048-055>057-061-242100- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0016.121026T0600Z-121027T1200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 422 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY BELOW THE CAJON PASS...AND IN THE FREMONT/MODJESKA/SANTIAGO CANYONS IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...LOWER COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...BELOW THE CAJON AND BANNING PASSES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE...SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN BELOW THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND CHINO HILLS...AND NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY 3 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND THROUGH THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY AND NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS THROUGH ORANGE COUNTY. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ CAZ050-058-242100- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0016.121026T1200Z-121027T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 422 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...ALONG LOWER COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE INLAND SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SS
568 WWUS76 KSGX 242011 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 111 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF ORANGE COUNTY...THE INLAND EMPIRE...THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE COACHELLA VALLEY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS... .BUILDING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...COASTAL FOOTHILLS...AND NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES MAY EXCEED 65 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY. CAZ042-048-055>057-061-250415- /O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0016.121026T0600Z-121027T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0020.121026T0300Z-121027T1200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 111 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY BELOW THE CAJON PASS...AND IN THE FREMONT...MODJESKA...SANTIAGO CANYONS IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...LOWER COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...BELOW THE CAJON AND BANNING PASSES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE...SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN BELOW THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND CHINO HILLS...AND NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY 3 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND THROUGH THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY AND NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS THROUGH ORANGE COUNTY. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH BY LATE 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. && $$ CAZ050-058-250415- /O.EXT.KSGX.HW.A.0016.121026T0600Z-121027T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 111 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...ALONG LOWER COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE INLAND SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HARRISON
036 WWUS76 KSGX 250404 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 904 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF ORANGE COUNTY...THE INLAND EMPIRE...THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE COACHELLA VALLEY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS... .BUILDING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...COASTAL FOOTHILLS...AND NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES MAY EXCEED 65 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY. CAZ042-048-055>057-061-251215- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0020.121026T0300Z-121027T1200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 904 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE... MAINLY BELOW THE CAJON PASS...AND IN THE FREMONT...MODJESKA... SANTIAGO CANYONS IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...LOWER COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...BELOW THE CAJON AND BANNING PASSES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE...SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN BELOW THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND CHINO HILLS... AND NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY 3 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND THROUGH THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY AND NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS THROUGH ORANGE COUNTY. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH BY LATE 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. && $$ CAZ050-058-251215- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0016.121026T0600Z-121027T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 904 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...ALONG LOWER COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE INLAND SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MOEDE
323 WWUS76 KSGX 251055 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 355 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF ORANGE COUNTY...THE INLAND EMPIRE...THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...THE COACHELLA VALLEY...AND A PORTION OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT VALLEYS. ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THOSE AREAS OF THE SAN DEIGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS NOT COVERED BY THE HIGH WIND WARNING... .BUILDING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS THROUGH AND BELOW FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES MAY EXCEED 58 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. CAZ050-058-251900- /O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0016.121026T0600Z-121027T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0043.121026T0300Z-121027T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KSGX.HW.W.0020.121026T0300Z-121027T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 355 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...ALONG LOWER COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND BELOW THE FOOTHILLS. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG I-8 NEAR BUCKMAN SORINGS...THE CAMPO AREA...THE BOULDER CREEK AREA... AND BELOW CUYAMACA PEAK. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY 3 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY LATE 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. 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. && $$ CAZ042-048-055>057-061-251900- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0020.121026T0300Z-121027T1200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 355 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE... MAINLY BELOW THE CAJON PASS...AND IN THE FREMONT...MODJESKA... SANTIAGO CANYONS IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...LOWER COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...BELOW THE CAJON AND BANNING PASSES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE...SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN BELOW THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND CHINO HILLS... AND THE NORTHEASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY 3 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND THROUGH THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY AND NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS THROUGH ORANGE COUNTY. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ JAD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Oct 23, 9:00 AM PDT, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 9:00 AM PDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 900 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS... CLOUDS AND LIGHT SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY OVER AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. COOLER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO A TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST...WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD BACK OVER THE REGION...WITH MUCH DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST. WEAKER OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. && .DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE... SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES... A BAND OF LIGHT SHOWERS BEING PRODUCED BY A WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH ALOFT RESULTED IN SOME LIGHT RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS. ALSO...SOME DRIZZLE HAS ALSO BROUGHT LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG SOME OF THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS WIDESPREAD CLOUDY CONDITIONS OVER AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS TO THE NEARSHORE WATERS...WITH CLEAR SKIES FARTHER OFFSHORE. AS THE SHORTWAVE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST TODAY...THE DRIER ATMOSPHERE BEHIND IT SHOULD BRING CLEARING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LOCAL WRF INDICATES PRETTY MUCH NO MARINE LAYER STRATUS TODAY OR TOMORROW...SO NIGHT SKIES SHOULD BE MOSTLY CLEAR. COOL WEATHER WITH MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE DESERT SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERTS. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN FAVORED LOCATIONS SUCH AS SKY VALLEY AND WHITE WATER...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. DAY-TIME HIGH TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED. BY THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO BUILD ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS...ALONG WITH WEAK NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BRING WARMING AND DRYING TO THE REGION. MORE SIGNIFICANT DRYING WILL OCCUR FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST...RESULTING IN MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS IN THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS MAY REACH 60 MPH OR GREATER. THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL ALSO BRING CONTINUED WARMING...WITH DAY-TIME HIGH TEMPERATURES RISING TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN...BUT CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN CONTINUED DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS...WITH NIGHT AND MORNING MARINE LAYER STRATUS. && .AVIATION... 231555Z...THROUGH 2100 UTC...FROM MTNS WESTWARD AND BELOW 6000 FT MSL...BKN-SCT CLDS BETWEEN 3000 FT MSL AND 6000 FT MSL ASSOCIATED WITH WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING SE. TERRAIN OBSCD. VSBY 3-5SM IN -RA/BR. ABOVE 6000 FT MTNS AND EASTWARD ACROSS DESERTS...SCT CLDS AOA 15000 FT MSL AND MOGR UDDFS DUE TO MTNS WAVES FROM WINDS W-SW 25-40 KT IN THE 6000-15000 FT MSL LAYER. 2100-24/0300 UTC...W OF MTNS...SCT CLDS BETWEEN 3000 FT MSL AND 5000 FT MSL. OVER MTNS AND DESERTS...CONTD SCT CLDS AOA 15000 FT MSL AND MOGR UDDFS DUE TO MTN WAVES FROM WINDS W 25-40KT IN THE 6000-15000 FT MSL LAYER. AFT 24/0300 UTC...FROM LOWER COASTAL SLOPES OF MTNS WESTWARD AND SOUTH OF A NEWPORT BAY...SANTA ANA RIVER CANYON...BANNING PASS LINE...SCT-BKN CLDS WITH BASES 1800-2500 FT MSL AND TOPS 3500 FT MSL...INLAND AIRPORTS/AIRBASES LIKE KRNM...KHMT...KRAL...MAY BE IMPACTED WITH CIGS AOB 5 HND FT AGL/VSBY AOB 1SM. ELSEWHERE FEW CLDS AOA 15000 FT MSL AND CONTD MOGR UDDFS OVER HIER MTNS AND EASTWARD DUE TO MTN WAVES FROM WINDS W-NW 25-50KT IN THE 10000-20000 FT MSL LAYER. && .MARINE... WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE BUILDING...MAINLY IN THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS. BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WINDS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA. WILL LIKELY ISSUE ADVISORY WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE. WAMIII GUIDANCE FOR SAN CLEMENTE BASIN BUOY 46086 HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY SHOWING COMBINED SEA HEIGHTS BUILDING TO AROUND 8 FEET WITH PERIOD 7-8 SECONDS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SWAN MODEL HAS BEEN MOSTLY IGNORING THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THIS WAVE GROUP. THESE LOCALLY GENERATED SEAS SHOULD SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY AS FLOW TURNS OFFSHORE. && .FIRE WEATHER... COOL WITH HIGH HUMIDITY OVER AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS CONTINUING ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE DESERTS. WEAK NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY MORNING...WITH DAYTIME HUMIDITY ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS DROPPING TO THE MID TEENS TO LOW 20S. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WILL BRING MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS TAKING PLACE ON FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION WILL FALL TO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THOUGH VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. && .SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...NONE. PZ...NONE. && PUBLIC/FIRE WEATHER...HARRISON AVIATION/MARINE...BALFOUR
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 23, 4:00 AM PDT, 9 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 400 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-PZZ750-775-241300- ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT 30 NM- WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO 60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND- 400 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. ISOLATED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THROUGH THE BANNING PASS AND ON THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERT SLOPES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND STEEP WAVES. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE FAVORED LOCATIONS. WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS COUPLED STRONG WINDS MAY INCREASE THE WILDLAND FIRE DANGER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. SS
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 1:38 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SGX | 19 hr | |
| Oct 23, 1:51 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 24 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.