Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 48, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Dec 2, 2012, 3:32 AM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Dec 2, 2012, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2012, 3:32 AM PST (11:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 2, 2012, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2012, 9:03 PM PST
- In force
- 9 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 11:32 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, 11.5 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
- 901 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
655 WWUS76 KSGX 021132 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 332 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING... ...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A NEARLY SATURATED ATMOSPHERE BELOW TEN THOUSAND FEET AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL COMBINE TO BRING AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ048-021245- /O.CAN.KSGX.FG.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- 332 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. PATCHY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ CAZ056-058-021800- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0048.121202T2000Z-121203T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KSGX.FG.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 332 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. * LOCATION FOR THE FOG...LOWEST VISIBILITIES ON THE COASTAL SLOPES. * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATION FOR THE WINDS...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * FOG IMPACTS...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. * WIND IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE LOW- BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE ENOUGH DISTANCE FROM ANY VEHICLE AHEAD FOR POSSIBLE SUDDEN STOPS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ055-021800- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0048.121202T2000Z-121203T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSGX.FG.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 332 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. * LOCATION FOR THE FOG...LOWEST VISIBILITIES ON THE COASTAL SLOPES. * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATION FOR THE WINDS...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * FOG IMPACTS...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. * WIND IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE LOW- BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE ENOUGH DISTANCE FROM ANY VEHICLE AHEAD FOR POSSIBLE SUDDEN STOPS. 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. && $$ CAZ060>062-021800- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0048.121202T2000Z-121203T0600Z/ APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 332 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. FOR THE FOG...LOWEST VISIBILITIES ON THE COASTAL SLOPES. * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATION...STRONGEST NEAR DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ057-021800- /O.CON.KSGX.FG.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- 332 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * LOCATION...LOWEST VISIBILITIES ON THE COASTAL SLOPES. * IMPACTS...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE LOW- BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE ENOUGH DISTANCE FROM ANY VEHICLE AHEAD FOR POSSIBLE SUDDEN STOPS. && $$ CURRENT WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/GMAP/INDEX.PHP MAX DAILY WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/KML/WIND.PHP?WFO=SGX 17
3 follow-up statements
326 WWUS76 KSGX 021759 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 959 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ055-056-058-030600- /O.EXP.KSGX.FG.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0048.121202T2000Z-121203T0600Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 959 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATION FOR THE WINDS...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * WIND IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ057-021900- /O.EXP.KSGX.FG.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- 959 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING THIS MORNING...EVEN THOUGH CLOUDS MAY CONTINUE TO CLING TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. THEREFORE...THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM. $$ CAZ060>062-030600- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0048.121202T2000Z-121203T0600Z/ APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 959 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. * LOCATION...STRONGEST NEAR DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PALMER
393 WWUS76 KSGX 022045 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1245 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-030600- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 1245 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. * LOCATION...STRONGEST NEAR DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10. * 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 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. && $$ PALMER
630 WWUS76 KSGX 030503 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 903 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED... CAZ055-056-058-060>062-030615- /O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 903 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ON EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND DESERT SLOPES. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD ADVISORY STRENGTH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ JAD
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 5:03 PM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 17 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.