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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Sacramento, CA

February 22, 2012

NWS Sacramento, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2012, 3:22 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 23, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2012, 3:22 AM PST (11:22 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 23, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 23, 2012, 6:00 PM PST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Sacramento, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

446 
WWUS76 KSTO 221122
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
322 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012

.A WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY WILL
HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WEATHER TODAY. SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM HOWEVER...WILL CAUSE
STRONG NORTH WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTH STATE
THURSDAY ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS WEST OF THE SACRAMENTO AND SAN
JOAQUIN RIVERS.

CAZ015>019-063-064-230000-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WI.Y.0005.120223T1200Z-120224T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...STOCKTON...MODESTO...
ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT
322 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE...SACRAMENTO
VALLEY AND DELTA AND THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO
  40 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE OVER LAKE COUNTY. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM
  AND 6 PM THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STOCKTON...MODESTO...CHICO...REDDING... 
  LAKEPORT...ALDER SPRINGS 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULTY DRIVING. LOOSE DEBRIS BLOW AWAY OR INTO
  ROADWAYS. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR HIGHER
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
LOOSE DEBRIS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN INTO ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
396 
WWUS76 KSTO 222302
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
302 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN BY THURSDAY MORNING CAUSING
STRONG NORTH WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHERN 
CALIFORNIA AND THE COASTAL RANGE. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP WEST OF THE SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN RIVERS.

CAZ015>019-063-064-230715-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0005.120223T1200Z-120224T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...STOCKTON...MODESTO...
ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT
302 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS 
  TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE OVER LAKE COUNTY. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 
  AM AND 6 PM THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STOCKTON...MODESTO...CHICO...REDDING...
  LAKEPORT...ALDER SPRINGS 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULTY DRIVING ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE BLOWN AWAY...POSSIBLY INTO
  ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR HIGHER
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN INTO ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
078 
WWUS76 KSTO 230453
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
853 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN BY THURSDAY MORNING
CAUSING STRONG NORTH WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE COASTAL RANGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEST OF THE SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN
RIVERS. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

CAZ015>019-063-064-231430-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0005.120223T1200Z-120224T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...STOCKTON...MODESTO...
ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT
853 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS 
  TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE OVER LAKE COUNTY. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 
  AM AND 6 PM THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STOCKTON...MODESTO...CHICO...REDDING... 
  LAKEPORT...ALDER SPRINGS

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULTY DRIVING ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE BLOWN AWAY...POSSIBLY INTO 
  ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR HIGHER
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN INTO ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
DRP
133 
WWUS76 KSTO 231154
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
354 AM PST THU FEB 23 2012

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HAS CREATED A
STRONG NORTH WIND GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. STRONG
NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE COASTAL RANGE TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEST OF THE SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN
RIVERS. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

CAZ015>019-063-064-240000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0005.120223T1200Z-120224T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...STOCKTON...MODESTO...
ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT
354 AM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE...THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND DELTA AND
THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

* WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO
  40 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH POSSIBLE OVER LAKE COUNTY.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM
  AND 6 PM TODAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STOCKTON...MODESTO...CHICO...REDDING... 
  LAKEPORT...ALDER SPRINGS

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULTY DRIVING ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE BLOWN AWAY...POSSIBLY INTO 
  ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR HIGHER
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN INTO ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
209 
WWUS76 KSTO 232308
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
308 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HAS CREATED A
STRONG NORTH WIND GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. STRONG
NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF
INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE COASTAL RANGE. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE WEST OF THE SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN
RIVERS. 

CAZ015>019-063-064-240200-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120224T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...STOCKTON...MODESTO...
ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT
308 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS 
  TO 40 MPH ARE OCCURRING. 

* TIMING: THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM AND THEN
  DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STOCKTON...MODESTO...CHICO...REDDING...
  LAKEPORT...ALDER SPRINGS 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULTY DRIVING ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE BLOWN AWAY...POSSIBLY INTO 
  ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR HIGHER
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN INTO ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
538 
WWUS76 KSTO 240229
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
629 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012


CAZ015>019-063-064-240330-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120224T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...STOCKTON...MODESTO...
ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT
629 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN BREEZY. THE WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.

$$

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Sources

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