Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this red flag warning at Oct 24, 2012, 1:40 PM PDT for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Oct 25, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 46 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2012, 1:40 PM PDT (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 25, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2012, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
Counties Orange County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 6:03 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Nne Fremont Canyon, CA | SINCE 451 AM...FREMONT CANYON HAS BEEN REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 41 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 61 MPH. |
| Oct 26, 6:03 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 5 Sw Banning, CA | SINCE 316 AM THIS MORNING...HIGHLAND SPRINGS...WHICH IS NEAR THE BANNING PASS...HAS BEEN REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 38 AND 43 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 58 MPH. PEAK WIND GUST OF 64 MPH OCCURRED AT 416 AM. |
| Oct 26, 6:03 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 W Cuyamaca Peak, CA | BETWEEN 150 AM AND 520 AM THIS MORNING...AN SDGE SITE NAMED SILL HILL...WHICH IS JUST NORTHWEST OF CUYAMACA PEAK...REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 46 MPH WITH GUSTS FREQUENTLY 58 MPH OR GREATER. THE PEAK GUST OF 66 MPH OCCURRED AT 420 AM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 668 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
096 WWUS86 KSGX 242041 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 140 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL GENERATE LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY...GRADUALLY WEAKENING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IN MOST AREAS. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CAZ242-248-255>257-261-251115- /O.UPG.KSGX.FW.A.0004.121026T0600Z-121027T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0005.121026T0300Z-121027T2100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-COACHELLA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT- 140 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS...FREMONT CANYON...SANTIAGO CANYON...MODJESKA CANYON...AND IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME 5 TO 13 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TIMING...8 PM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ250-258-251115- /O.UPG.KSGX.FW.A.0004.121026T0900Z-121027T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0005.121026T0900Z-121027T2100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 140 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. EXPECT STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE LOWER COASTAL SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE INLAND VALLEYS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME 5 TO 13 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TIMING...2 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0 PG
7 follow-up statements
341 WWUS86 KSGX 251102 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 402 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL GENERATE LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY...GRADUALLY WEAKENING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS... HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IN MOST AREAS. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CAZ242-248-255>257-261-260015- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0005.121026T0300Z-121027T2100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-COACHELLA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT- 402 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY.. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS...FREMONT CANYON...SANTIAGO CANYON...MODJESKA CANYON... AND IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 10. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME 5 TO 13 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TIMING...8 PM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ250-258-260015- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0005.121026T0900Z-121027T2100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 402 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. EXPECT STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE LOWER COASTAL SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT VALLEY AND FOOTHILL AREAS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME 5 TO 13 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TIMING...2 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0
704 WWUS86 KSGX 252033 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 133 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL GENERATE LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK FRIDAY MORNING...REMAINING STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY...GRADUALLY WEAKENING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IN MOST AREAS. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CAZ242-248-255>257-261-261115- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0005.121026T0300Z-121027T2100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-COACHELLA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT- 133 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS...FREMONT CANYON...SANTIAGO CANYON...MODJESKA CANYON...AND IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 10. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TIMING...8 PM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ250-258-261115- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0005.121026T0900Z-121027T2100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 133 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. EXPECT STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE LOWER COASTAL SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT VALLEY AND FOOTHILL AREAS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TIMING...2 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0 PG
867 WWUS86 KSGX 261130 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 430 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WITH LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN FURTHER SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LOWEST HUMIDITIES AROUND 5 PERCENT FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. CONTINUED VERY DRY WITH WEAKER WINDS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. CAZ242-248-250-255>258-261-262100- /O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121028T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-COACHELLA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT- 430 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS DECREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...STRONG WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS...AND BELOW PASSE AND CANYONS ON THE COASTAL SLOPES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0 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 17
103 WWUS86 KSGX 262025 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 125 PM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WITH LOW HUMIDITIES THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN FURTHER SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LOWEST HUMIDITIES 5 TO 10 PERCENT FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. CONTINUED VERY DRY WITH WEAKER WINDS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. WEAK ONSHORE FLOW BEGINS TO SPREAD HIGHER HUMIDITY INLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASING TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. CAZ242-248-250-255>258-261-271115- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121028T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-COACHELLA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT- 125 PM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THEN AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS DECREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...STRONG WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS...AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS ON THE COASTAL SLOPES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0
606 WWUS86 KSGX 270956 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 256 AM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AND BECOMING MORE LOCALIZED THIS AFTERNOON. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES FOR INLAND AREAS TODAY WILL BE AROUND 5 PERCENT. A SLOW RECOVERY IN DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH MOSTLY WEAK WINDS. CAZ242-248-250-255>258-261-272100- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121028T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-COACHELLA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT- 256 AM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AND BECOMING MORE LOCALIZED IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS...AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS ON THE COASTAL SLOPES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT. * OUTLOOK...SLOW RECOVERY IN DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME HUMIDITIES FOR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WITH MOSTLY WEAK WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0 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 17
308 WWUS86 KSGX 272001 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 101 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AND BECOMING MORE LOCALIZED THIS AFTERNOON. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES FOR INLAND AREAS TODAY WILL BE 5 TO 10 PERCENT. A SLOW RECOVERY IN DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH MOSTLY WEAK WINDS. CAZ242-248-250-255>258-261-280100- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121028T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-COACHELLA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT- 101 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...AND ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * OUTLOOK...SLOW RECOVERY IN DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME HUMIDITIES FOR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WITH MOSTLY WEAK WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0
550 WWUS86 KSGX 280101 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 601 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012 CAZ242-248-250-255>258-261-280215- /O.EXP.KSGX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121028T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-COACHELLA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT- 601 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT...THOUGH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOW THROUGH SUNDAY HOWEVER. $$ MAXWELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 9:41 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 36 hr | |
| Oct 24, 12:50 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SGX | 19 hr | |
| Oct 24, 1:11 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 49 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.