Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 9, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind watch at Feb 25, 2012, 3:14 AM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Feb 26, 2012, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2012, 3:14 AM PST (11:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2012, 6:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2012, 2:49 AM PST
- 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 11:14 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 00:00Z, 11.2 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
- 1876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
242 WWUS76 KSGX 251114 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 314 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...VERY WINDY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WITH THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-252200- /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.A.0009.120227T0200Z-120228T1100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 314 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD 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. && $$ CURRENT WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/GMAP/INDEX.PHP MAX DAILY WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/KML/WIND.PHP?WFO=SGX MARTIN
3 follow-up statements
429 WWUS76 KSGX 252115 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 115 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WITH THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-260600- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0009.120227T0200Z-120228T1100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 115 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JAD
909 WWUS76 KSGX 260500 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 900 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...WITH THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN THE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-261300- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0009.120227T0200Z-120228T1100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 900 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH STRONGEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD 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. && $$ PALMER
555 WWUS76 KSGX 261049 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 249 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...VERY WINDY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...WINDY FOR COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...WITH THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. CAZ055-060-262200- /O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0009.120227T0200Z-120228T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0010.120227T0800Z-120228T1100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 249 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...WITH STRONGEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ056-058-061-062-262200- /O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0009.120227T0200Z-120228T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0010.120227T0800Z-120228T1100Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 249 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...WITH STRONGEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD 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 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. && $$ CAZ042-043-048-050-057-262200- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0016.120227T2000Z-120228T0200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- 249 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING WITH STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CURRENT WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/GMAP/INDEX.PHP MAX DAILY WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/KML/WIND.PHP?WFO=SGX MARTIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 12:56 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 14 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.