Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 34, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at May 8, 2012, 8:57 AM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at May 8, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2012, 8:57 AM PDT (15:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 8, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 8, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:03 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
Edwards AFB, CA (KEDW), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 4006 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
280 WWUS76 KSGX 081557 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 857 AM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING AND MOVING SOUTH TOWARDS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WILL CREATE GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND THROUGH AND BELOW ALIGNED CANYONS AND PASSES TODAY. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER SOUTH. CAZ048-090000- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0034.120508T1800Z-120509T0300Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- 857 AM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS ALONG THE FRONT COUNTRY OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * OUTLOOK...WIND GUSTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 35 MPH THIS EVENING. * REPORTS...AT 8 AM CAL STATE UNIVERSITY AT SAN BERNARDINO... WIND EAST NORTHEAST 25 MPH GUSTING 29 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. && $$ CAZ055-056-090000- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0034.120508T1800Z-120509T0300Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 857 AM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND WIND DAMAGE TO SIGNS POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * REPORTS...AT 8 AM...CRESTLINE RIDGE...WIND NORTH NORTHEAST GUSTING 29 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BALFOUR
2 follow-up statements
049 WWUS76 KSGX 082121 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 221 PM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE PROXIMITY OF THE LOW IS CREATING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND THROUGH AND BELOW ALIGNED CANYONS AND PASSES. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER SOUTH. CAZ048-090300- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120509T0300Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- 221 PM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS ALONG THE FRONT COUNTRY OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * OUTLOOK...WIND GUSTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 35 MPH THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ CAZ055-056-090300- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120509T0300Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 221 PM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND WIND DAMAGE TO SIGNS POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
224 WWUS76 KSGX 090303 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 803 PM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012 CAZ048-055-056-090415- /O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120509T0300Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 803 PM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. $$ MOEDE
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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.