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High Wind Watch 4, NWS San Diego, CA

January 22, 20124 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind watch at Jan 22, 2012, 8:04 PM PST for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 24, 2012, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2012, 8:04 PM PST (04:04 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 24, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 23, 2012, 6:24 PM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

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

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 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 00:00Z on 2012-01-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2012-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1131 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 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.

937 
WWUS76 KSGX 230404
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
804 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THROUGH
AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY
WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST TUESDAY...AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND BRING MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST
WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE
INLAND EMPIRE AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

CAZ055-056-231400-
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
804 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
  LATE MONDAY NIGHT...PEAKING MONDAY AFTERNOON. THEN...STRONG
  NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG
  DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS MONDAY AND
  MONDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL THEN BE THROUGH PASSES AND
  CANYONS ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND
  WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH
  MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35
  MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
  AFFECTED ROADS INCLUDE I-15. 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 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.

&&

$$

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SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
804 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT...PEAKING MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
  WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG
  DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS MONDAY.
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES...ESPECIALLY
  THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS...TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF EAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
  AFFECTED ROADS INCLUDE I-8 BETWEEN PINE VALLEY AND THE IMPERIAL
  COUNTY LINE MONDAY. 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 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.

&&

$$

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APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
804 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM
PST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING: MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PEAKING MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR BAANING PASS AND NEAR THE
  FOOTHILLS.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
  AFFECTED ROADS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 395 AND 247 IN
  THE HIGH DESERTS AND I-10 AND HIGHWAY 111 IN THE COACHELLA
  VALLEY. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-057-231400-
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SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
804 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH
  AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
  AFFECTED ROADS INCLUDE I-10...I-15...I-215 AND THE 60 AND 91
  FREEWAYS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND BROKEN TREE LIMBS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE.


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
3 follow-up statements
811 
WWUS76 KSGX 231032
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
231 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THROUGH
AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY
WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST TUESDAY...AND STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND BRING MODERATE TO STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE INLAND
EMPIRE AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

CAZ055-056-232200-
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
231 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...DECREASING
  TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE
  RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES. 

* LOCATIONS FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS AND ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAINS SLOPES.

* WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 

* WINDS FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25
  TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS AND
  ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. AFFECTED
  ROADS INCLUDE I-15. 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 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.

&&

$$

CAZ058-232200-
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
231 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...DECREASING
  TONIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE
  RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES. 

* LOCATIONS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY: STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS AND ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAINS
  SLOPES.

* WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* WINDS FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25
  TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS AND
  ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. AFFECTED
  ROADS INCLUDE I-8 BETWEEN PINE VALLEY AND THE IMPERIAL COUNTY
  LINE MONDAY. 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 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.

&&

$$

CAZ060>062-232200-
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APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
231 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH STRONGEST WINDS LATE
  MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND
  ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 65 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. AFFECTED
  ROADS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 395 AND 247 IN THE HIGH
  DESERTS AND I-10 AND HIGHWAY 111 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-057-232200-
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SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
231 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH BELOW
  PASSES AND CANYONS

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. AFFECTED
  ROADS INCLUDE I-10...I-15...I-215 AND THE 60 AND 91 FREEWAYS.
  DOWNED POWER LINES AND BROKEN TREE LIMBS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

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

MARTIN
238 
WWUS76 KSGX 232110
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
110 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THROUGH
AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY
WILL CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST TUESDAY...AND STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND BRING MODERATE TO STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE
INLAND EMPIRE AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

CAZ055-056-240800-
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
110 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT.
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...DECREASING
  TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR
  THE RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* LOCATIONS FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AS WELL AS ALONG COASTAL
  MOUNTAINS SLOPES.

* WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* WINDS FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25
  TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS AND
  ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES. LOCAL GUSTS GREATER THAN 70 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
  AFFECTED ROADS INCLUDE I-15. 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 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.

&&

$$

CAZ058-240800-
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
110 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT.
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...DECREASING
  TONIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG
  NORTHEAST WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR
  THE RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* LOCATIONS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY: STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AS WELL AS ALONG
  COASTAL MOUNTAINS SLOPES.

* WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* WINDS FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25
  TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
  CANYONS AS WELL AS ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
  AFFECTED ROADS INCLUDE I-8 BETWEEN PINE VALLEY AND THE IMPERIAL
  COUNTY LINE. 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 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.

&&

$$

CAZ060>062-240800-
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APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
110 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT.

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH STRONGEST WINDS
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND
  ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 65 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
  AFFECTED ROADS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 395 AND 247 IN
  THE HIGH DESERTS AND I-10 AND HIGHWAY 111 IN THE COACHELLA
  VALLEY. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-057-240800-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0004.120124T1400Z-120125T2100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
110 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH BELOW
  PASSES AND CANYONS. GUSTS GREATER THAN 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND
  PRONE LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
  AFFECTED ROADS INCLUDE I-10...I-15...I-215 AND THE 60 AND 91
  FREEWAYS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND BROKEN TREE LIMBS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$
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WWUS76 KSGX 240224
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
624 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THE SAN DIEGO
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THROUGH
AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...

.THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO THE EAST OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. THE PREVIOUSLY STRONG WINDS HAVE WEAKENED
SUBSTANTIALLY IN SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES...AND WILL
WEAKEN IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS LATE THIS
EVENING. HOWEVER...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN
WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING
BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE INLAND EMPIRE AND
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD TO THE SAN
DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CAZ055-056-241130-
/O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120124T0800Z/
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0004.120124T1400Z-120125T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0004.120124T1600Z-120125T2100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
624 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE PREVIOUS HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE
WESTERLY WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY
  WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
  CANYONS AS WELL AS ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS AND ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
  AFFECTED ROADS INCLUDE I-15. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ060-061-240330-
/O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120124T0800Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
624 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS EVENING.

$$

CAZ058-241130-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0004.120125T0600Z-120125T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0004.120125T0200Z-120125T2100Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120124T0800Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
624 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE PREVIOUS HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT.

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING...DECREASING
  OVERNIGHT. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE
  RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* LOCATIONS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY: STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AS WELL AS ALONG
  COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  LOCAL GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* WINDS FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25
  TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS
  AS WELL AS ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
  AFFECTED ROADS INCLUDE I-8 BETWEEN PINE VALLEY AND THE IMPERIAL
  COUNTY LINE. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-057-241130-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0004.120124T1400Z-120125T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0004.120124T1600Z-120125T2100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
624 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH BELOW
  PASSES AND CANYONS.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
  AFFECTED ROADS INCLUDE I-10...I-15...I-215 AND THE 60 AND 91
  FREEWAYS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND BROKEN TREE LIMBS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE.


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.

&&

$$

CAZ062-240800-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120124T0800Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
624 PM PST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT.

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING...DECREASING
  OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 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.

&&

$$

MAXWELL

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Sources

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