Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Watches in 2012
Winter Storm Watch 4, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this winter storm watch at Mar 14, 2012, 2:57 AM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 10:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2012, 2:57 AM PDT (09:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 10:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2012, 3:15 AM PDT
- In force
- 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 09:59 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, 10.0 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
- 1249 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
635 WWUS46 KSGX 140957 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 257 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND LOW SNOW LEVELS. CAZ055-142200- /O.NEW.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T1700Z-120318T1000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE... FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD... MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...PHELAN... RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD 257 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO AROUND 3500 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND 2500 TO 300O FEET FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6500 FEET. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING FRIDAY NIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS LOWERING SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE... FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN... PHELAN...RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND AT TIMES FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * OUTLOOK: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES FOR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ056-058-142200- /O.NEW.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T2300Z-120318T1500Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AGUANGA...ANZA... GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD...MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE... PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE...CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA 257 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND 3000 TO 3500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * TIMING: LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECIPIATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA...AGUANGA...ANZA...GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD... MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE...PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. THIS WEATHER COULD BE DEADLY FOR UNPREPARED CAMPERS OR HIKERS. * OUTLOOK: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MARTIN
6 follow-up statements
170 WWUS46 KSGX 142008 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 108 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND LOW SNOW LEVELS. CAZ055-150500- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T1700Z-120318T1000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE... FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD... MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...PHELAN... RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD 108 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO AROUND 3500 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND 2500 TO 300O FEET FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6500 FEET. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS LOWERING SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE... FAWNSKIN... FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN... PHELAN...RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND AT TIMES ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * OUTLOOK: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ056-058-150500- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T2300Z-120318T1500Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AGUANGA...ANZA... GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD...MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE... PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE...CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA 108 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND 3000 TO 3500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECIPIATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA...AGUANGA...ANZA...GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD... MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE...PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. THIS WEATHER COULD BE DEADLY FOR UNPREPARED CAMPERS OR HIKERS. * OUTLOOK: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
414 WWUS46 KSGX 150349 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 849 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A LATE WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW SNOW LEVELS. CAZ055-151200- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T1700Z-120318T1000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE... FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD... MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...PHELAN... RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD 849 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO AROUND 3500 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND 2500 TO 300O FEET FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6500 FEET. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING: POSSIBLY DEVELOPING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OTHERWISE... BECOMING HEAVY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS LOWERING SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...BARTON FLATS... BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE... FAWNSKIN... FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY... MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN... PHELAN...RUNNING SPRINGS... TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...AND AT TIMES ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * OUTLOOK: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO EARLY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ056-058-151200- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T2300Z-120318T1500Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AGUANGA...ANZA... GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD...MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE... PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE...CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA 849 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO AROUND 3000 TO 3500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING: LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA... AGUANGA...ANZA...GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD... MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE...PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. THIS WEATHER COULD BE DEADLY FOR UNPREPARED CAMPERS OR HIKERS. * OUTLOOK: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO EARLY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JAD
852 WWUS46 KSGX 151132 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 432 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW SNOW LEVELS. CAZ055-152100- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T1700Z-120318T1000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE... FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD... MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...PHELAN... RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD 432 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO AROUND 3500 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND 2500 TO 300O FEET FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6500 FEET. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING: POSSIBLY DEVELOPING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OTHERWISE... BECOMING HEAVY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS LOWERING SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE... FAWNSKIN... FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY... MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN... PHELAN...RUNNING SPRINGS... TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE... CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...AND AT TIMES ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * OUTLOOK: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO EARLY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ056-058-152100- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T2300Z-120318T1500Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AGUANGA...ANZA... GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD...MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE... PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE...CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA 432 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO AROUND 3000 TO 3500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING: LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA... AGUANGA...ANZA...GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD... MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE...PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE... CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. THIS WEATHER COULD BE DEADLY FOR UNPREPARED CAMPERS OR HIKERS. * OUTLOOK: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO EARLY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SS
776 WWUS46 KSGX 152035 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 135 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW SNOW LEVELS. CAZ055-160500- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T1700Z-120318T1000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE... FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD... MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...PHELAN... RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD 135 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO AROUND 3500 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND 2500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6500 FEET. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING: POSSIBLY DEVELOPING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OTHERWISE... BECOMING HEAVY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS LOWERING SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...FAWNSKIN... FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...PHELAN...RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...AND AT TIMES ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * OUTLOOK: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO EARLY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ056-058-160500- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T2300Z-120318T1500Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AGUANGA...ANZA... GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD...MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE... PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE...CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA 135 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO AROUND 3000 TO 3500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT...LOCALLY BELOW 3000 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING: LATE SATURDAY EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA...AGUANGA...ANZA...GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD... MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE...PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE... CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. THIS WEATHER COULD BE DEADLY FOR UNPREPARED CAMPERS OR HIKERS. * OUTLOOK: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO EARLY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
791 WWUS46 KSGX 160440 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 940 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW SNOW LEVELS. CAZ055-161300- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T1700Z-120318T1000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE... FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD... MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...PHELAN... RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD 940 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: 5500 FEET SATURDAY LOWERING TO AROUND 3500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING...AND 2500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET. LOCAL SNOWFALL OF OVER 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING: POSSIBLY DEVELOPING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OTHERWISE... BECOMING HEAVY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS LOWERING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...PHELAN...RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...AND AT TIMES ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * OUTLOOK: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO EARLY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ056-058-161300- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T2300Z-120318T1500Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AGUANGA...ANZA... GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD...MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE... PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE...CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA 940 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO AROUND 3500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT...LOCALLY BELOW 3000 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING: LATE SATURDAY EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA...AGUANGA...ANZA...GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD...MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE...PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. THIS WEATHER COULD BE DEADLY FOR UNPREPARED CAMPERS OR HIKERS. * OUTLOOK: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO EARLY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MAXWELL
635 WWUS46 KSGX 161015 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 315 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW SNOW LEVELS. CAZ055-162100- /O.UPG.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T1700Z-120318T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.WS.W.0004.120317T1500Z-120319T0000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE... FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD... MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...PHELAN... RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD 315 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: 6000 FEET TO 6500 FT SATURDAY MORNING LOWERING TO AROUND 3500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING...AND 2500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET. LOCAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BEGINNING AS EARLY AS FRIDAY NIGHT...BECOMING WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE... FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN... PHELAN...RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...AND AT TIMES ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * OUTLOOK: MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES SUNDAY EVENING INTO EARLY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ056-058-162100- /O.UPG.KSGX.WS.A.0004.120317T2300Z-120318T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.WS.W.0004.120317T1800Z-120319T0000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AGUANGA...ANZA... GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD...MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE... PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE...CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA 315 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: 5500-6000 FT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO AROUND 3500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT...LOCALLY BELOW 3000 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY MORNING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HEAVIEST SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SHOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...JULIAN...MOUNT LAGUNA... RANCHITA...AGUANGA...ANZA...GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD... MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE...PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE... CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. THIS WEATHER COULD BE DEADLY FOR UNPREPARED CAMPERS OR HIKERS. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED ALONG INTERSTATE 8 THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AT TIMES. * OUTLOOK: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO EARLY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ SS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Mar 13, 9:25 PM PDT, 5 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 9:25 PM PDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 925 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL MAINTAIN STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS AREAS OF NIGHT AND MORNING COASTAL LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. LOCALLY GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AT TIMES. FOR SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THIS STRONG TROUGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY INLAND THROUGH CALIFORNIA...BRINGING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION...AND LOW SNOW LEVELS. && .DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE... SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES... WATER VAPOR IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW A SERIES OF STORMS LINING UP OVER THE PACIFIC TO TAKE AIM AT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ONE OF WHICH IS CURRENTLY STALLED OVER THE I-80 CORRIDOR...WHILE THE NEXT ONE IS STARTING TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST COAST. ALTHOUGH THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS WILL STAY OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK...SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE BROAD TROUGH. THIS MEANS THAT PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH ONLY MINOR FLUCTUATIONS POSSIBLE IN OUR DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND THE MARINE LAYER. THE REAL CHANGES FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL START ON FRIDAY...AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE REGION ONCE AGAIN AND THE PRECIPITABLE WATER PLUME SAGS SOUTH. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION MAY SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY...WITH A GREATER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE AND HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WITH THE FRONT AS WELL...WITH THE FAVORED MOUNTAIN AND DESERT LOCATIONS SEEING GUSTS UPWARDS OF 75 MPH. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY FALL SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS AS THROUGH SNOW LEVELS WILL ROUGHLY RANGE BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET...BUT MAY BE LOCALLY LOWER ON SUNDAY...AS THINGS TURN MORE SHOWERY. THE COLDEST AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...SO CANNOT RULE OUT THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...GRAUPEL...POSSIBLE WATER SPOUTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...AND LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS. THINGS START TO DIVERGE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...AS THE ECMWF KEEPS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE REGION WHILE THE GFS PUSHES IT OFF TO THE EAST. FOR NOW...THINK THE SLOWER TIMING LOOKS MORE REASONABLE...WHICH IS ALSO MORE CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS. THEREFORE...THINK THAT THE THREAT OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY AND POTENTIALLY INTO TUESDAY. && .AVIATION... 140400Z...COAST/VALLEYS...STRATUS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP WITHIN 20 MI OF THE COAST THROUGH 07Z...THEN SPREAD INTO THE VALLEYS THROUGH 12Z. CIGS WILL AVERAGE 1500-1800 FT MSL WITH TOPS TO 2500 FT MSL. LOCAL VIS AROUND 3 MI IS EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...AND SOME TERRAIN WILL BE OBSCURED 1500-2500 FT MSL. MOST AREAS WILL CLEAR BETWEEN 17Z AND 20Z WED. STRATUS WILL ARRIVE EARLIER WED NIGHT...00Z-03Z NEAR THE COAST AND 03Z-07Z IN THE VALLEYS. MTNS/DESERTS...VFR CONDS AND FEW-SCT CLDS AOA FL200 THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. && .MARINE... A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL AND LOCALLY GENERATED STEEP WIND WAVES FROM A TROUGH PASSING THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS AND HIGH SURF...MAINLY SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS COULD GET QUITE GUSTY AS WELL...POSSIBLY OVER 25 KTS.....ALTHOUGH THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. && .SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && PUBLIC...PALMER AVIATION/MARINE...MAXWELL
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 3:35 PM PDT, 11 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 335 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-PZZ750-775-141330- ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO 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-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT 30 NM- WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO 60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND- 335 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A STRONG COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY INLAND THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WHILE THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE TIMING AND LOCATION OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS...SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY SHOULD BE MUCH COOLER...WITH PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION WITH LOW SNOW LEVELS. WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS COULD GUST TO 75 MPH AT TIMES. RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY PERIOD COULD RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES NEAR THE COAST TO 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH AN INCH OR LESS IN THE DESERTS. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET...WITH LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS POSSIBLE. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE POSSIBLE AT LOWER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS...WITH A FEW FEET LOCALLY POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL OR GRAUPEL...AND WATERSPOUTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS STORM MAY ALSO BRING HIGH SURF TO THE BEACHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA... HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PALMER
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 3:03 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 48 hr |
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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.