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Wind Advisory 10, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 13, 2012, 3:58 AM PST for San Diego County, California. It took effect at Feb 13, 2012, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2012, 3:58 AM PST (11:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2012, 6:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2012, 3:00 AM PST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
County San Diego County, CA
The radar
The San Diego radar (KNKX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:59 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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 746 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
495 WWUS76 KSGX 131158 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 358 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTH WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE GUSTY WEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST THIS EVENING. CAZ055-060-132200- /O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.120213T2000Z-120214T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KSGX.HW.W.0008.120213T2000Z-120214T1100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 358 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTHEAST SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND THE LUCERNE VALLEY. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: 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. && $$ CAZ056-058-061-062-132200- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0008.120213T2000Z-120214T1100Z/ /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T2000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 358 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ042-043-132200- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0010.120214T0200Z-120214T0600Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 358 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST EXTENDING LOCALLY INLAND. * IMPACTS: WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS. 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. && $$ CURRENT WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/GMAP/INDEX.PHP MAX DAILY WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/KML/WIND.PHP?WFO=SGX MARTIN
2 follow-up statements
448 WWUS76 KSGX 132132 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 132 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTH WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE GUSTY WEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST THIS EVENING. CAZ055-060-140600- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120214T1100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 132 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTHEAST SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND THE LUCERNE VALLEY. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ056-058-061-062-140600- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120214T1100Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 132 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT: 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: 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. && $$ CAZ042-043-140600- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0010.120214T0200Z-120214T0600Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 132 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST EXTENDING LOCALLY INLAND. * IMPACTS: WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HARRISON/PG
741 WWUS76 KSGX 140450 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 850 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE GUSTY WEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. CAZ055-060-141100- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120214T1100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 850 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTHEAST SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND THE LUCERNE VALLEY. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: 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. && $$ CAZ056-058-061-062-141100- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120214T1100Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 850 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ042-043-141100- /O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120214T1100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 850 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST...EXTENDING LOCALLY INLAND. * IMPACTS: WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS. 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. && $$ PALMER
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 7:00 PM PST | Gale Warning | SGX | 31 hr | |
| Feb 13, 1:50 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 32 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.