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Wind Advisory 44, NWS San Diego, CA

October 26, 20124 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Oct 26, 2012, 4:15 AM PDT for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Oct 26, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2012, 4:15 AM PDT (11:15 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 26, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Oct 27, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

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

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 00:00Z on 2012-10-26Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2012-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -32 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2916 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-40 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.

787 
WWUS76 KSGX 261115
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
415 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY AND CONTINUE AT
TIMES FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

CAZ050-058-262100-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121027T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0044.121026T2100Z-121027T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121026T2100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
415 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON WITH STRONGEST GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. FOR LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20
  TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS DECREASING
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE RIDGETOPS...AND ALONG THE
  COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE.

* 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 COULD
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.

* REPORTS...STRONGEST GUST THROUGH 4 AM OF 64 MPH AT SILL HILL AT
  330 AM. SILL HILL IS A LITTLE NORTHWEST OF CUYAMACA.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ042-048-055>057-061-262100-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0044.121026T2100Z-121027T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121026T2100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
415 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
PDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH
  STRONGEST GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
  CANYONS. FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
  AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH. WINDS DECREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE RIDGETOPS...AND ALONG THE
  COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE.

* 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 COULD
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.

* REPORTS...STRONGEST GUST THROUGH 4 AM OF 52 MPH AT FREMONT
  CANYON.

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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4 follow-up statements
251 
WWUS76 KSGX 262047
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
147 PM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN THAT BROUGHT THE
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS THROUGH TODAY WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY...BRINGING A GRADUAL
DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS. WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE BELOW 58 MPH...SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING
IS NOW BEING REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY. HOWEVER...THERE IS A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED GUST TO 58 MPH OR GREATER IN FAVORED
PASSES OR CANYONS.

CAZ042-048-050-055>058-061-270500-
/O.EXP.KSGX.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121026T2100Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0044.121026T2100Z-121027T2000Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
147 PM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH   
  GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS DECREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE RIDGETOPS...AND ALONG THE 
  COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES 
  AND CANYONS. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 3
  MILES OR LESS ARE POSSIBLE.

* 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 COULD 
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 

* REPORTS...STRONGEST GUSTS SINCE LAST NIGHT... 
  SILL HILL..........66 MPH AT 420 AM.
  HIGHLAND SPRINGS...64 MPH AT 416 AM.
  FREMONT CANYON.....61 MPH AT 451 AM.
  BOULDER CREEK......55 MPH AT 300 AM.
  CRESTWOOD..........52 MPH AT 800 AM.

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.

&&

$$

HARRISON
131 
WWUS76 KSGX 270454
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
954 PM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM SATURDAY...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
THROUGH SUNDAY...BRINGING A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS.
HOWEVER IT WILL STILL REMAIN QUITE WINDY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. 

CAZ042-048-050-055>058-061-271300-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-121027T2000Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
954 PM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH 
  GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS DECREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 1 PM SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE RIDGETOPS...AND ALONG THE
  COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND
  CANYONS.

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

* REPORTS...STRONGEST GUSTS FRIDAY. SILL HILL..66 MPH. HIGHLAND
  SPRINGS...64 MPH. FREMONT CANYON...61 MPH. BOULDER CREEK...55
  MPH. CRESTWOOD...52 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.

&&

$$

MOEDE
102 
WWUS76 KSGX 271002
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
302 AM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE LOCALLY
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS THIS
MORNING WITH WINDS DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

CAZ042-048-050-055>058-061-271900-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-121027T1900Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
302 AM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING
  WITH STRONGEST GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES
  AND CANYONS. WINDS DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG COASTAL 
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS...AND BELOW PASSES 
  AND CANYONS ON THE COASTAL SLOPES.

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

* REPORTS...SINCE MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST WINDS GUSTS IN THE SAN
  DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF AROUND 40 MPH
  WITH STRONGEST GUSTS IN THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA
  MOUNTAINS OF AROUND 50 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.

&&

$$

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
463 
WWUS76 KSGX 271843
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1143 AM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON TODAY...


CAZ042-048-050-055>058-061-271945-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-121027T1900Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
1143 AM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH.

$$

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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.