Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 13, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind warning at Sep 24, 2013, 12:57 PM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Sep 25, 2013, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2013, 12:57 PM PDT (19:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 25, 2013, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2013, 8:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 20 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 20:03 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 12:00Z, 8.0 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
- 3328 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
792 WWUS76 KSGX 241957 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1257 PM PDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DURING THE DAY TODAY...RESULTING IN LOCAL 40 TO 50 MPH WEST WIND GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING IN FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS. A DEEPENING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN EVEN STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW. BY WEDNESDAY...WE SHOULD SEE WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 55 MPH...AND ISOLATED 65 MPH GUSTS IN THE MORE WIND-PRONE MOUNTAIN AND DESERT LOCATIONS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-250500- /O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0009.130925T1900Z-130926T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0013.130925T1900Z-130926T1500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 1257 PM PDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS INCREASING WEDNESDAY WITH STRONGEST WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. PEAK WIND GUSTS IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10. * LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. STRONGEST WINDS IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE BANNING PASS NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DANGEROUS CROSS-WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL LIGHTEN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...AND THEN TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ FOR A DETAILED MAP OF THE HAZARD: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=SGX HARRISON
6 follow-up statements
856 WWUS76 KSGX 250410 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 910 PM PDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TONIGHT... RESULTING IN LOCAL 35 TO 45 MPH WEST WIND GUSTS IN THE FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS. A DEEPENING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 55 MPH...AND ISOLATED 65 MPH GUSTS IN THE MORE WIND-PRONE MOUNTAIN AND DESERT LOCATIONS...ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-251300- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0013.130925T1900Z-130926T1500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 910 PM PDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS INCREASING WEDNESDAY WITH STRONGEST WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. PEAK WIND GUSTS IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DANGEROUS CROSS-WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...AND THEN TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ SS
382 WWUS76 KSGX 251235 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 535 AM PDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .ONSHORE FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY...RESULTING IN 25 TO 35 MPH WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. A DEEPENING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST WILL DROP SURFACE PRESSURES OVER THE HIGH DESERT LATE TODAY TO FUEL ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH IN THE MORE WIND-PRONE MOUNTAIN AND DESERT LOCATIONS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-252100- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0013.130925T1900Z-130926T1500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 535 AM PDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...NOON TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. PEAK WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...LOCAL VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DANGEROUS CROSS-WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...AND THEN TURN TO THE NORTHEAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY NEAR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS AND THROUGH THE CAJON PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ JAD
242 WWUS76 KSGX 251958 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1258 PM PDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH MID THURSDAY MORNING... .STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS ISOLATED WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 65 MPH IN THE MORE WIND-PRONE MOUNTAIN AND DESERT LOCATIONS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-260500- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130926T1500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 1258 PM PDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. PEAK WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...LOCAL VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DANGEROUS CROSS-WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...AND THEN TURN GUSTY TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE FAVORED MOUNTAIN AND COASTAL FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ HARRISON
541 WWUS76 KSGX 260427 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 927 PM PDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH MID THURSDAY MORNING... .STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45-55 MPH...AND ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE MORE WIND-PRONE MOUNTAIN AND DESERT LOCATIONS. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-261300- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130926T1500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 927 PM PDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. PEAK WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...LOCAL VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DANGEROUS CROSS-WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...AND THEN TURN GUSTY TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE FAVORED MOUNTAIN AND COASTAL FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
182 WWUS76 KSGX 261223 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 523 AM PDT THU SEP 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS MORNING... .STRONG WESTERLY WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH WILL BE ISOLATED AND OCCUR ON THE MORE WIND-PRONE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES. ONSHORE FLOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TODAY AND THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-261500- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130926T1500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 523 AM PDT THU SEP 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. PEAK WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY...BELOW THE BANNING PASS...NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10...AND NEAR THE I-8 CORRIDOR. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...LOCAL VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DANGEROUS CROSS-WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY MIDDAY...AND THEN TURN GUSTY FROM THE NORTHEAST AND EAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE FAVORED MOUNTAIN AND COASTAL FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. * WIND GUSTS SINCE MIDNIGHT...SKY VALLEY 55 MPH AT 4 AM PDT... VOLCAN MOUNTAIN...50 MPH AT 1 AM PDT...WHITE WATER WEST RAWS 50 MPH AT 12 AM PDT...DESERT HOT SPRINGS 45 MPH AT 3 AM PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ JAD
889 WWUS76 KSGX 261502 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 802 AM PDT THU SEP 26 2013 ...LOCALLY STRONG GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS TO CONTINUE IN THE DESERTS AND THE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND STRONG ONSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL CONTINUE LOCALLY STRONG WINDS FROM THE WEST. LOCAL GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL OCCUR...MAINLY NEAR SAN GORGONIO PASS AND ON THE DESERTS SLOPES OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING...BUT SOME AREAS ON THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS FRIDAY. CAZ056-058-061-062-262315- /O.EXP.KSGX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130926T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0061.130926T1502Z-130927T0000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 802 AM PDT THU SEP 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...AREAS OF WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING. * LOCATIONS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY...NEAR SAN GORGONIO PASS...NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10...AND NEAR ALONG INTERSTATE 8. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...LOCAL VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DANGEROUS CROSS-WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...SOME GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST AND EAST WILL DEVELOP VERY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE FAVORED MOUNTAIN AND COASTAL FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. * WIND GUSTS SINCE MIDNIGHT...SKY VALLEY 56 MPH AT 5 AM PDT... VOLCAN MOUNTAIN...50 MPH AT 1 AM PDT...WHITE WATER WEST RAWS 50 MPH AT 12 AM PDT...DESERT HOT SPRINGS 45 MPH AT 3 AM PDT. 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. && $$ CAZ055-060-261615- /O.EXP.KSGX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130926T1500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 802 AM PDT THU SEP 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... WEST WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE JUST 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY. $$ MAXWELL
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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.