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Wind Advisory 51, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Dec 13, 2012, 1:17 PM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Dec 14, 2012, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2012, 1:17 PM PST (21:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2012, 1:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2012, 4:33 PM PST
- In force
- 16 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 21:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 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
- 109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 629 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
656 WWUS76 KSGX 132117 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 117 PM PST THU DEC 13 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY POST-FRONTAL WINDS OVER DESERT SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT...POST-FRONTAL WESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN. WINDS FROM THE WEST WILL REMAIN STRONG AS A SECOND SYSTEM DROPS DOWN OVER THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THESE WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTS OVER THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFTER THE SECOND DISTURBANCE PASSES THROUGH. CAZ058-062-140530- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0051.121214T0900Z-121215T1800Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 117 PM PST THU DEC 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...ALONG DESERT SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...SAND AND PRECIPITATION COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AFTER THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. 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. && $$ CAZ055-056-060-061-140530- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0051.121214T0900Z-121215T0600Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 117 PM PST THU DEC 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FOR THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...ALONG DESERT SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...SAND AND PRECIPITATION COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AFTER THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HARRISON
4 follow-up statements
154 WWUS76 KSGX 140500 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 900 PM PST THU DEC 13 2012 ...MODERATE TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER DESERT SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .MODERATE TO GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT...AND REMAIN RELATIVELY STRONG...AS A SECOND SYSTEM DROPS DOWN OVER THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THESE WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTS OVER THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFTER THE SECOND DISTURBANCE PASSES THROUGH. CAZ058-062-141300- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0051.121214T0900Z-121215T1800Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 900 PM PST THU DEC 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...ALONG DESERT SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...SAND AND PRECIPITATION COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AFTER THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. 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. && $$ CAZ055-056-060-061-141300- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0051.121214T0900Z-121215T0600Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 900 PM PST THU DEC 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FOR THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...ALONG DESERT SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...SAND AND PRECIPITATION COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AFTER THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PALMER
480 WWUS76 KSGX 141206 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 406 AM PST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER DESERT SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERTS FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .MODERATE GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS ANOTHER STORM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERT FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ058-062-142200- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-121215T1800Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 406 AM PST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...ALONG DESERT SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...SAND AND PRECIPITATION COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AFTER THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. 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. && $$ CAZ055-056-060-061-142200- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-121215T0600Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 406 AM PST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALONG DESERT SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...AS WELL AS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...SAND AND PRECIPITATION COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AFTER THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SS
139 WWUS76 KSGX 141650 AAA NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 850 AM PST FRI DEC 14 2012 CAZ058-062-150100- /O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-121215T1100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 850 AM PST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...ALONG DESERT SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...SAND AND PRECIPITATION COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AFTER THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. 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. && $$ CAZ055-056-060-061-150100- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-121215T0600Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 850 AM PST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALONG DESERT SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...AS WELL AS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...SAND AND PRECIPITATION COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AFTER THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SS/BALFOUR
202 WWUS76 KSGX 150033 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 433 PM PST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED... .WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE ENOUGH TONIGHT TO REACH WIND ADVISORY STRENGTH. CAZ058-062-150145- /O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-121215T1100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 433 PM PST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT. $$ CAZ055-056-060-061-150145- /O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-121215T0600Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 433 PM PST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT. $$ MM
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 4:15 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGX | San Bernardino | 29 hr |
| Dec 13, 1:09 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | SGX | 36 min | |
| Dec 13, 6:14 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 4 hr |
| Dec 13, 7:55 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 3 hr |
| Dec 13, 8:29 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| Dec 13, 11:09 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 111 min |
| Dec 13, 1:29 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | SGX | 37 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:33 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 87 min |
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.