Wind Advisory 37, NWS San Diego, CA

Issued

May 26, 2012, 2:50 AM PDT (09:50 UTC)

In effect from

May 26, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT

Expired

May 26, 2012, 9:10 AM PDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
250 AM PDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-261900-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0037.120526T1000Z-120526T1900Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120526T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
250 AM PDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING DURING THE MORNING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR BANNING PASS AS WELL 
  AS ALONG THE RIDGES...DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND BELOW 
  PASSES AND CANYONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN 
  BANNING AND PALM SPRINGS AND INTERSTATE 8 FROM PINE VALLEY TO 
  THE IMPERIAL COUNTY BORDER. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

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

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
910 AM PDT SAT MAY 26 2012


CAZ055-056-058-060>062-261715-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-120526T1900Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
910 AM PDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WESTERLY WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...WITH
GUSTS MOSTLY LESS THAN 40 MPH. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY IS
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...SOME LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10
IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

PALMER

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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.