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Wind Advisory 40, NWS San Diego, CA

June 17, 2012Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Jun 17, 2012, 1:33 PM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Jun 18, 2012, 4:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2012, 1:33 PM PDT (20:33 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 18, 2012, 4:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 19, 2012, 10:00 PM PDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

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

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 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

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 145 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2012-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2012-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1407 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

939 
WWUS76 KSGX 172033
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
133 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS AND ON
THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY EVENING INTO EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL
BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS MONDAY EVENING INTO
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-180445-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0040.120619T0200Z-120619T1300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
133 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH
  AT TIMES.

* TIMING...MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE DESERTS AND DESERT SLOPES OF THE
  MOUNTAINS ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY...THE BORREGO
  VALLEY AND NEAR AGUA CALIENTE.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL
  ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
683 
WWUS76 KSGX 180320
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
820 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS AND ON
THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY EVENING INTO EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL
BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS MONDAY EVENING
INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-181200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0040.120619T0200Z-120619T1300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
820 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
  50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE...MAINLY BELOW THE
  BANNING PASS AND AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE
  COACHELLA VALLEY.

* TIMING...MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE DESERTS AND DESERT SLOPES OF THE
  MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY...THE
  BORREGO VALLEY AND NEAR AGUA CALIENTE.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL 
  ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING.

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
112 
WWUS76 KSGX 181021
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
321 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS AND ON
THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN
WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH STRONG GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAIN AND DESERT AREAS OF
RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-182100-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0040.120618T2300Z-120619T1300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
321 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE...MAINLY BELOW THE BANNING PASS
  AND AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA
  VALLEY.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT
  SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* OUTLOOK...LOCALLY GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
  EVENING...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF RIVERSIDE AND
  SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

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

17
106 
WWUS76 KSGX 182009
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
109 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS AND ON
THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN
WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL BECOME MOSTLY LOCALIZED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING
AND OCCUR MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF RIVERSIDE AND
SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-190500-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0040.120618T2300Z-120619T1300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
109 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE...MAINLY BELOW THE BANNING PASS 
  AND AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA 
  VALLEY. 

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT 
  SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
  TIMES.

* OUTLOOK...LOCALLY GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY 
  EVENING...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF RIVERSIDE AND 
  SAN DIEGO COUNTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND-OR GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

HARRISON
127 
WWUS76 KSGX 190358
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
858 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS IN THE DESERTS AND ON THE
DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY
WESTERLY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BE LOCALIZED BY TUESDAY MORNING AND OCCUR
MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO
COUNTIES.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-191200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-120619T1300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
858 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO
  60 MPH POSSIBLE...MAINLY BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND AREAS NORTH
  AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT 
  SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

* OUTLOOK...LOCALLY GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY 
  EVENING...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF RIVERSIDE AND 
  SAN DIEGO COUNTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND-OR GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

JAD
863 
WWUS76 KSGX 191045
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
345 AM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS AND ON
THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL MAINTAIN STRONGER ONSHORE
FLOW THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY WEST
WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST EARLY THIS
MORNING AND AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

CAZ056-058-061-062-192100-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-120620T0500Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
345 AM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH POSSIBLE...MAINLY BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND AREAS 
  NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND-OR GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ055-060-191200-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-120619T1200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
345 AM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. 

* LOCATION...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT
  AREAS.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND-OR GUSTS
TO 45 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

17
632 
WWUS76 KSGX 191159
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
459 AM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS AND ON
THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL MAINTAIN STRONGER ONSHORE
FLOW THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY WEST
WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST EARLY THIS
MORNING AND AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

CAZ055-060-191300-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-120619T1200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
459 AM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO
55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH AROUND SUNRISE...MAINLY ON THE
NORTHEAST SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS.

$$

CAZ056-058-061-062-192000-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-120620T0500Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
459 AM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH POSSIBLE...MAINLY BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND AREAS 
  NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN LATE 
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT 
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND-OR GUSTS
TO 45 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

17
585 
WWUS76 KSGX 191954
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1254 PM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS AND ON THE DESERT
SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG
AND GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE RIVERSIDE AND
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS
WILL BECOME MOSTLY LOCALIZED BY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CAZ056-058-061-062-200500-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-120620T0500Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
1254 PM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH POSSIBLE...MAINLY BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND AREAS 
  NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. 

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS WILL BECOME MOSTLY LOCALIZED BY 
  LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT 
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS
  AT TIMES. 

* REPORTS...SOME OF THE STRONGEST GUSTS SINCE 4 PM YESTERDAY 
  INCLUDE...
 
  SKY VALLEY.........78 MPH AT 10 PM MONDAY.
  SKY VALLEY.........78 MPH AT 7 AM TODAY.
  WHITE WATER WEST...69 MPH AT 6 AM TODAY.
  BURNS CANYON.......59 MPH AT 5 AM TODAY.
  EDOM HILL..........59 MPH AT 5 AM TODAY.
  PINYON.............53 MPH AT 4 AM TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND-OR GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

HARRISON
681 
WWUS76 KSGX 200352
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
852 PM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED...

CAZ056-058-061-062-200500-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-120620T0500Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
852 PM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WHILE ISOLATED STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE OVER REMOTE AREAS
THROUGH AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...WINDS HAVE
DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA IN MOST AREAS.

$$

JAD

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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.