Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 32, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at May 3, 2012, 9:21 AM PDT for Riverside County, California. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2012, 9:21 AM PDT (16:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 18 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 16:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
612
WWUS76 KSGX 031621
NPWSGX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
921 AM PDT THU MAY 3 2012
...WIND ADVISORY FOR COACHELLA VALLEY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
STRONGER THAN NORMAL WEST WINDS...MAINLY BELOW BANNING
PASS...
.WINDS GUSTING 51 TO 54 MPH AGAIN THIS MORNING. FORECASTING
SIMILAR OR STRONGER PRESSURE GRADIENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SO EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE GUSTING OVER 45 MPH THROUGH
MOST OF TONIGHT. MAIN AREAS IMPACTED SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY.
CAZ061-040030-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0032.120503T1621Z-120504T1000Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-
921 AM PDT THU MAY 3 2012
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 45 TO
55 MPH.
* TIMING...UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* LOCATION.....EAST OF THE BANNING PASS AND EAST OF THE
INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR...ALONG DILLON ROAD BETWEEN INDIO HILLS
AND WEST SLOPES OF 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...WEST WINDS DIMINISHING FRIDAY.
* REPORTS...AT 9 AM...
SKY VALLEY...WEST 28 MPH GUSTING 40 MPH...
PEAK GUST 54 MPH AT 0500 PDT.
WHITE WATER RAWS...WEST 31 MPH GUSTING 45 MPH...
PEAK GUST 54 MPH AT 0650 PDT.
EDOM HILL...WEST 33 MPH GUSTING 43 MPH...
PEAK GUST 51 MPH AT 0400 PDT.
DESERT HOT SPRINGS...WEST 17 MPH GUSTING 27 MPH...
PEAK GUST 31 MPH AT 0645 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.
&&
$$
BALFOUR3 follow-up statements
043
WWUS76 KSGX 032020
NPWSGX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
120 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012
...WIND ADVISORY FOR COACHELLA VALLEY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
STRONGER THAN NORMAL WEST WINDS...MAINLY BELOW BANNING PASS...
.WIND GUSTS SINCE MID MORNING HAVE TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED BELOW 50
MPH BUT PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE UNTIL
LATE TONIGHT...SO KEEPING WIND ADVISORY GOING UNTIL 3 AM AS
ORIGINALLY ISSUED.
CAZ061-040430-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120504T1000Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-
120 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY...
* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.
* TIMING...UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* LOCATION.....EAST OF THE BANNING PASS AND EAST OF THE
INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR...ALONG DILLON ROAD BETWEEN INDIO HILLS
AND WEST SLOPES OF THE LITTLE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS.
* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND.
* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL
ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SAND WILL
GLAZE WINDSHIELDS. TRAFFIC SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS MAY BE
DAMAGED. BLOWING DEBRIS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OR
INJURIES.
* OUTLOOK...WEST WINDS DIMINISHING FRIDAY.
* REPORTS...AT 1 PM...
SKY VALLEY...NORTHWEST 27 MPH GUSTING 47 MPH...
PEAK GUST 60 MPH AT 1000 PDT.
WHITE WATER RAWS...NORTHWEST 30 MPH GUSTING 40 MPH...
PEAK GUST 47 MPH AT 0957 PDT.
EDOM HILL...NORTHWEST 25 MPH GUSTING 35 MPH...
PEAK GUST 51 MPH AT 0400 PDT.
DESERT HOT SPRINGS...SOUTHWEST 23 MPH GUSTING 37 MPH...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
$$
BALFOUR662 WWUS76 KSGX 040242 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 742 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .ONSHORE GRADIENTS WILL MAINTAIN WINDS OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR MORE THROUGH AND BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND EAST OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. CAZ061-041000- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120504T1000Z/ COACHELLA VALLEY- 742 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION.....THROUGH THE BANNING PASS AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE WEST SLOPES OF THE LITTLE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAFFIC SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS MAY BE DAMAGED. BLOWING DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS FOR MOTORISTS. * OUTLOOK...WINDS DIMINISHING BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH FRIDAY MORNING. * REPORTS AT 7 PM... SKY VALLEY...NORTHWEST 26 MPH GUSTING 39 MPH... PEAK GUST 60 MPH BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM PDT. WHITE WATER RAWS...WEST 32 MPH GUSTING 50 MPH...PEAK GUST 57 MPH BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM PDT. EDOM HILL...NORTH 22 MPH GUSTING 33 MPH...PEAK GUST 51 MPH BETWEEN 3 AND 4 AM PDT. DESERT HOT SPRINGS...WEST 23 MPH GUSTING 34 MPH...PEAK GUST 40 MPH BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM 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. && $$ JAD
757 WWUS76 KSGX 040953 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 253 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 CAZ061-041100- /O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120504T1000Z/ COACHELLA VALLEY- 253 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 AM. LOCAL BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ 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.