Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 31, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at May 2, 2012, 7:08 AM PDT for Riverside County, California. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2012, 7:08 AM PDT (14:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2012, 4:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
County Riverside County, CA
The radar
The San Diego radar (KNKX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Yuma Intl Airpor, AZ (KYUM), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 2195 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
285 WWUS76 KSGX 021408 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 708 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR COACHELLA VALLEY TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR STRONGER THAN NORMAL WEST WINDS...MAINLY BELOW BANNING PASS... .THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG WEST TO EAST PRESSURE GRADIENT... AROUND 11 MB...ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...AND A DEEP MARINE LAYER...AROUND 5000 FEET...WEST OF THE SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS... WILL CONTINUE STRONGER THAN NORMAL WINDS FOR ANOTHER 24 HOURS. WIND GUSTS OF 48 TO 58 MPH ARE OCCURRING AT THIS TIME. . CAZ061-022215- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0031.120502T1408Z-120503T1100Z/ COACHELLA VALLEY- 708 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 55 MPH OR HIGHER. * TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THROUGH AND BELOW BANNING PASS...AND BETWEEN INTERSTATE 10 AND THE LITTLE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SAND WILL GLAZE WINDSHIELDS. TRAFFIC SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS MAY BE DAMAGED. BLOWING DEBRIS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OR INJURIES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS DIMINISHING FRIDAY. * REPORTS... SKY VALLEY...PEAK GUST 73 MPH AT 1 AM PDT...GUSTING 51 MPH AT 6 AM PDT. WHITE WATER RAWS...PEAK GUST 65 MPH AT 3 AM PDT...GUSTING 56 MPH AT 6 AM PDT. EDOM HILL...PEAK GUST 48 MPH AT 5 AM PDT...GUSTING 47 MPH AT 6AM PDT. DESERT HOT SPRINGS...PEAK GUST 47 MPH AT 1 AM PDT...GUSTING 37 MPH AT 6 AM PDT. 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. && $$ BALFOUR
3 follow-up statements
774 WWUS76 KSGX 022009 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 109 PM PDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR COACHELLA VALLEY CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FOR STRONGER THAN NORMAL WEST WINDS...MAINLY BELOW BANNING PASS... .THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG WEST TO EAST PRESSURE GRADIENT... AROUND 11 MB...ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...AND A DEEP MARINE LAYER...AROUND 5000 FEET...WEST OF THE SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS... WILL CONTINUE STRONGER THAN NORMAL WINDS INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WIND GUSTS TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED DURING THE MORNING HOURS BUT ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. CAZ061-030415- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120503T1100Z/ COACHELLA VALLEY- 109 PM PDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 MPH OR HIGHER. * TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THROUGH AND BELOW BANNING PASS...AND BETWEEN INTERSTATE 10 AND THE LITTLE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SAND WILL GLAZE WINDSHIELDS. TRAFFIC SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS MAY BE DAMAGED. BLOWING DEBRIS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OR INJURIES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS DIMINISHING FRIDAY. * REPORTS... SKY VALLEY...SUSTAINED 43 MPH WITH GUSTS 56 MPH AT 1143 AM PDT. WHITE WATER RAWS...SUSTAINED 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 53 MPH AT 1250 PM PDT. EDOM HILL...SUSTAINED 31 MPH WITH GUSTS 41 MPH AT 1150 AM PDT. DESERT HOT SPRINGS...GUSTING 32 MPH AT 1145 AM PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
832 WWUS76 KSGX 030206 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 706 PM PDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BELOW THE BANNING PASS... .A LARGE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN STRONG AND GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS...MAINLY THROUGH AND BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND EAST OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN THURSDAY MORNING...BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. CAZ061-031100- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120503T1100Z/ COACHELLA VALLEY- 706 PM PDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 MPH OR HIGHER. * TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM PDT THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THROUGH AND BELOW BANNING PASS...AND BETWEEN INTERSTATE 10 AND THE LITTLE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY NEAR ZERO IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. TRAFFIC SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS MAY BE DAMAGED. BLOWING DEBRIS MAY CREATE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. * OUTLOOK...WINDS SUBSIDING TEMPORARILY THURSDAY MORNING...BUT LIKELY STRENGTHENING AGAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * REPORTS...MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS TODAY: SKY VALLEY...73 MPH BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AM PDT. WHITE WATER...65 MPH BETWEEN 2 AND 3 AM PDT. EDOM HILL...50 MPH BETWEEN 4 AND 5 AM PDT. DESERT HOT SPRINGS... 47 MPH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM PDT. 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. && $$ JAD
822 WWUS76 KSGX 031045 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 345 AM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 CAZ061-031145- /O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120503T1100Z/ COACHELLA VALLEY- 345 AM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. $$ SS
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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.