Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 45, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Nov 7, 2012, 3:40 AM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Nov 8, 2012, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2012, 3:40 AM PST (11:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 8, 2012, 12:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2012, 4:18 AM PST
- In force
- 4 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 11:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
431 WWUS76 KSGX 071140 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 340 AM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-072200- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0045.121108T0800Z-121110T1100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 340 AM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 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. && $$ CURRENT WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/GMAP/INDEX.PHP MAX DAILY WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/KML/WIND.PHP?WFO=SGX 17
3 follow-up statements
820 WWUS76 KSGX 072109 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 109 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THURSDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THURSDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-080730- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0045.121108T0800Z-121110T1100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 109 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CURRENT WIND 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 MM
549 WWUS76 KSGX 080325 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 725 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THURSDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THURSDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR EVEN STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-081230- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0045.121108T0800Z-121110T1100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 725 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 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
713 WWUS76 KSGX 081218 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 418 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS FOR THIS MORNING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-082200- /O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-121110T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0021.121108T1218Z-121109T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0046.121109T1800Z-121110T1100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 418 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...FOR THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AREAS OF WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH. FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY 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 17
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 4:42 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 8 hr |
Nearby
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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.