Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Sacramento, CA
NWS Sacramento, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 15, 2012, 2:33 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 15, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2012, 2:33 AM PST (10:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2012, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sacramento, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
668 WWUS76 KSTO 151033 NPWSTO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 233 AM PST WED FEB 15 2012 ...BREEZY TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE CENTRAL VALLEY... .NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE TODAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO OREGON. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. CAZ063-064-151845- /O.NEW.KSTO.WI.Y.0004.120215T1200Z-120216T0000Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT 233 AM PST WED FEB 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS TO PEAK AROUND SUNRISE AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: RIDGE LINES SURROUNDING CLEAR LAKE...ALDER SPRINGS...HIGHWAY 162 HEADING TOWARD MENDOCINO PASS. * IMPACTS: INCREASED WINDS CHANNELED THROUGH CANYONS...POSSIBLE CROSSWINDS ON ROADWAYS. DRY OUT FOLIAGE FOR FIRE WEATHER PURPOSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH TO LESS THAN 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ015>019-151845- /O.NEW.KSTO.WI.Y.0004.120215T1800Z-120216T0000Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...STOCKTON...MODESTO 233 AM PST WED FEB 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: RED BLUFF...MARYSVILLE...SACRAMENTO... VACAVILLE...STOCKTON. MAINLY THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF THE SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN RIVERS. * IMPACTS: DRYING FOLIAGE FOR FIRE WEATHER PURPOSES ADJACENT TO FOOTHILLS. DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH TO LESS THAN 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
732 WWUS76 KSTO 151707 NPWSTO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 907 AM PST WED FEB 15 2012 ...BREEZY TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE CENTRAL VALLEY... .NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE TODAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO OREGON. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. CAZ015>019-160000- /O.EXT.KSTO.WI.Y.0004.120215T1707Z-120216T0000Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...STOCKTON...MODESTO 907 AM PST WED FEB 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: RED BLUFF...MARYSVILLE...SACRAMENTO... VACAVILLE...STOCKTON. MAINLY THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF THE SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN RIVERS. * IMPACTS: DRYING FOLIAGE FOR FIRE WEATHER PURPOSES ADJACENT TO FOOTHILLS. DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH TO LESS THAN 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ063-064-160000- /O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120216T0000Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT 907 AM PST WED FEB 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS TO PEAK AROUND SUNRISE AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: RIDGE LINES SURROUNDING CLEAR LAKE...ALDER SPRINGS...HIGHWAY 162 HEADING TOWARD MENDOCINO PASS. * IMPACTS: INCREASED WINDS CHANNELED THROUGH CANYONS...POSSIBLE CROSSWINDS ON ROADWAYS. DRY OUT FOLIAGE FOR FIRE WEATHER PURPOSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH TO LESS THAN 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
876 WWUS76 KSTO 152340 NPWSTO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 340 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012 CAZ063-064-160045- /O.EXP.KSTO.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120216T0000Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT 340 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO WEAKENING THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY UNTIL MIDDAY THURSDAY. $$ CAZ015>019-160045- /O.EXP.KSTO.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120216T0000Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...STOCKTON...MODESTO 340 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO WEAKENING THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY UNTIL MIDDAY THURSDAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sacramento, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 12:38 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 5 hr |
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