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Wind Advisory 1, NWS San Diego, CA

December 31, 20124 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Dec 31, 2012, 8:33 PM PST for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 1, 2013, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 50 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 31, 2012, 8:33 PM PST (04:33 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 1, 2013, 6:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 3, 2013, 8:21 PM PST
In force
50 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Orange County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2013-01-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2013-01-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -107 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1625 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-107 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

636 
WWUS76 KSGX 010433
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
833 PM PST MON DEC 31 2012

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE VALLEY AND LOWER DESERTS FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM TUESDAY...

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND INLAND EMPIRE TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY...

LIGHT WINDS AND A COLD...DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IS SUBFREEZING
TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEYS AND LOWER DESERTS TONIGHT.

INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL REACH WIND
ADVISORY LEVELS TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL ARRIVE
WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH
THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS PASSES AND INTO THE INLAND EMPIRE.

CAZ048-011300-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.130102T0200Z-130103T0200Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.FR.Y.0001.130101T0800Z-130101T1700Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
833 PM PST MON DEC 31 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...FALLING INTO THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S
  OVERNIGHT. COLDEST LOCATIONS INCLUDE CORONA AND RIVERSIDE.

* TEMPERATURE IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IS LIKELY IF
  LEFT UNPROTECTED TONIGHT.

* REPORTS...AT 8 PM MARCH AIR FORCE BASE WAS 38 DEGREES.

* WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH IN AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

* WIND IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR
  BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

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>058-011300-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.130102T0200Z-130103T0200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
833 PM PST MON DEC 31 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH IN AND BELOW THE PASSES.

* TIMING...TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ042-050-011300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FR.Y.0001.130101T0800Z-130101T1700Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
833 PM PST MON DEC 31 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INLAND ORANGE COUNTY AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY
  VALLEYS.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S OVERNIGHT.
  COLDEST LOCATIONS INCLUDE RAMONA.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IS LIKELY IF LEFT 
  UNPROTECTED.

* REPORTS...AT 8 PM RAMONA WAS 35 DEGREES. 

* OUTLOOK...INCREASING OFFSHORE WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL KEEP 
  TEMPERATURES HIGHER IN THE WIND PRONE VALLEYS WHERE THE FROST 
  WILL NOT BE AS WIDESPREAD. PATCHY FROST IS MOST LIKELY IN THE 
  WIND SHELTERED VALLEYS WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO NEAR 
  FREEZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ061-062-011300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FR.Y.0001.130101T0800Z-130101T1700Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
833 PM PST MON DEC 31 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...THE LOWER COACHELLA VALLEY AND THE ANZA BORREGO 
  DESERT. 

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 20S TO 30S OVERNIGHT. 
  COLDEST LOCATIONS INCLUDE THERMAL. 

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IS LIKELY IF LEFT 
  UNPROTECTED. 

* OUTLOOK...NOT QUITE AS COLD TUESDAY NIGHT SO FROST WILL NOT BE 
  AS WIDESPREAD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

MOEDE
10 follow-up statements
965 
WWUS76 KSGX 011200
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
400 AM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE VALLEYS...ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS...AND LOWER DESERTS THROUGH 9 AM...

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

LIGHT WINDS AND A COLD...DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IS SUBFREEZING
TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEYS AND LOWER DESERTS THROUGH THIS
MORNING. 

MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY.

CAZ042-050-011700-
/O.EXA.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.130102T0200Z-130103T0200Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130101T1700Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
400 AM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING...LOW TO MID 30S.

* TEMPERATURE IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IS LIKELY IF
  LEFT UNPROTECTED.

* WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40
  MPH NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
  MOUNTAINS.

* WIND IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR 
  BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-011700-
/O.CON.KSGX.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130101T1700Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.130102T0200Z-130103T0200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
400 AM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...

* TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...LOW TO MID 30S. COLDEST LOCATIONS
  INCLUDE CORONA AND RIVERSIDE.

* TEMPERATURE IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IS LIKELY IF
  LEFT UNPROTECTED.

* WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH IN AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. 

* WIND IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR 
  BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ061-062-011700-
/O.CON.KSGX.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130101T1700Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
400 AM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* LOCATION...THE LOWER COACHELLA VALLEY AND THE ANZA BORREGO 
  DESERT. 

* TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 30S OVERNIGHT. COLDEST LOCATIONS
  INCLUDE THERMAL.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IS LIKELY IF LEFT
  UNPROTECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ055>058-011700-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.130102T0200Z-130103T0200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
400 AM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH IN AND BELOW THE PASSES. ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE
  THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND FAVORED CANYONS IN THE SANTA ANA
  MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
  THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$
403 
WWUS76 KSGX 011650
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
850 AM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY.

CAZ042-048-050-020000-
/O.EXP.KSGX.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130101T1700Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.130102T0200Z-130103T0200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
850 AM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 40 MPH NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA AND SAN DIEGO
  COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH 
  THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ061-062-011800-
/O.EXP.KSGX.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130101T1700Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
850 AM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY WARMING INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S
THIS MORNING. THEREFORE...THE FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM.

$$

CAZ055>058-020000-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.130102T0200Z-130103T0200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
850 AM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH IN AND BELOW THE PASSES. ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE
  THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND FAVORED CANYONS IN THE SANTA ANA
  MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH 
  THURSDAY. 

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
341 
WWUS76 KSGX 012140
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
140 PM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
THIS EVENING AND PREVAIL THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY.

CAZ042-048-050-055>058-020600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.130102T0200Z-130103T0200Z/
ORANGE 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-
140 PM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN AND BELOW THE PASSES. ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR
  60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND FAVORED CANYONS IN
  THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO
  EAST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH NEAR THE FOOTHILLS
  OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH 
  THURSDAY. 

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
510 
WWUS76 KSGX 020550
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
950 PM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ042-048-050-055>058-021400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130103T0200Z/
ORANGE 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-
950 PM PST TUE JAN 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS IN AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
  20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THERE MAY BE ISOLATED
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE FAVORED AREAS. WINDS IN THE SAN DIEGO
  VALLEYS AND ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...EAST 15 TO 25
  MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* PEAK WINDS GUST REPORTS...56 MPH AT HIGHLAND SPRINGS IN
  RIVERSIDE COUNTY NEAR THE SAN GORGONIO PASS...AND 55 MPH AT
  BUCKMAN SPRINGS ALONG THE I-8 CORRIDOR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
  ANOTHER SURGE OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING...STRONGEST IN THE SAN DIEGO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY
  MOUNTAINS.


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.

&&

$$

MOEDE
231 
WWUS76 KSGX 021110
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
310 AM PST WED JAN 2 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND EAST FLOW ALOFT
WILL BRING MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN LATE THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...GRADUALLY WEAKENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

CAZ042-048-050-055>058-022200-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T0600Z/
ORANGE 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-
310 AM PST WED JAN 2 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS IN AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
  20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  ARE LIKELY IN THE IN THE FAVORED LOCATIONS. WINDS IN THE SAN
  DIEGO VALLEYS AND ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...EAST 15 TO 25
  MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...MAINLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...THEN AGAIN
  LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  SLOWLY WEAKEN INTO FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. EAST-WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS BELOW
  THE THE SAN GORGONIO PASS WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
  STRONG CROSS WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS
  INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 210...60...91...AND 79 AS WELL AS INTERSTATE
  10. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
  STRENGTHEN AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS
  WILL BE SIMILAR TO THIS MORNING.

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
584 
WWUS76 KSGX 022130
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
130 PM PST WED JAN 2 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN WILL
ONCE AGAIN HELP INCREASE THE OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENTS TONIGHT
AND INTO THURSDAY. THEREFORE...THE GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
INCREASE ONCE AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING THURSDAY EVENING.

CAZ042-048-050-055>058-030600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T0600Z/
ORANGE 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-
130 PM PST WED JAN 2 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS IN AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
  20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  ARE LIKELY IN THE IN THE FAVORED LOCATIONS THURSDAY MORNING.
  WINDS IN THE SAN DIEGO VALLEYS AND ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL
  AREAS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...MAINLY
  NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING...PEAKING LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY WEAKEN THURSDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. EAST-WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS 
  BELOW THE THE SAN GORGONIO PASS WILL BE PARTICULARLY 
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 210...60...91...AND 79 AS 
  WELL AS INTERSTATE 10. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED 
  POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THURSDAY EVENING.

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
872 
WWUS76 KSGX 030533
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
933 PM PST WED JAN 2 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN
TONIGHT WILL INCREASE THE OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENTS THROUGH
THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN
LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING
THURSDAY EVENING.

CAZ042-048-050-055>058-031400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T0600Z/
ORANGE 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-
933 PM PST WED JAN 2 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS IN AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...NORTHEAST TO EAST 
  WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS 
  TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE IN THE FAVORED LOCATIONS THURSDAY 
  MORNING. WINDS IN THE SAN DIEGO VALLEYS AND ORANGE COUNTY 
  COASTAL AREAS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH... 
  MAINLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN THURSDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. EAST-WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS 
  BELOW THE THE SAN GORGONIO PASS WILL BE PARTICULARLY 
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 210...60...91...AND 79 AS 
  WELL AS INTERSTATE 10. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED 
  POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THURSDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

MOEDE
463 
WWUS76 KSGX 031238
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
438 AM PST THU JAN 3 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING.
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON IN THE WIND PRONE PASSES...CANYONS...AND FOOTHILLS.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH LOCALLY BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.

CAZ042-048-050-055>058-032200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T0600Z/
ORANGE 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-
438 AM PST THU JAN 3 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS IN AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
  15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE IN THE IN THE FAVORED LOCATIONS LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS
  IN THE SAN DIEGO VALLEYS AND ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...EAST
  15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH... MAINLY NEAR THE
  FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN THURSDAY EVENING.
  LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. EAST-WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS 
  BELOW THE THE SAN GORGONIO PASS WILL BE PARTICULARLY 
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 210...60...91...AND 79 AS 
  WELL AS INTERSTATE 10. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED 
  POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING.

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
565 
WWUS76 KSGX 032105
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
105 PM PST THU JAN 3 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING.
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON IN THE WIND PRONE PASSES...CANYONS...AND FOOTHILLS.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH LOCALLY
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.

CAZ042-050-032215-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T0600Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
105 PM PST THU JAN 3 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS TO 25 MPH NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.

$$

CAZ048-055>058-040515-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
105 PM PST THU JAN 3 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS IN AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
  15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN WEAKEN
  OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. EAST-WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS 
  BELOW THE THE SAN GORGONIO PASS WILL BE PARTICULARLY 
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 210...60...91...AND 79 AS 
  WELL AS INTERSTATE 10. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED 
  POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

MM
352 
WWUS76 KSGX 040421
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
821 PM PST THU JAN 3 2013

CAZ048-055>058-040530-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
821 PM PST THU JAN 3 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THOUGH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 35 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT...MAINLY BELOW THE FAVORED
CANYONS AND PASSES. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. 

$$

TS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Dec 31, 1:15 PM PST, 7 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 1:15 PM PST, 7 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
115 PM PST MON DEC 31 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL DRIFT OVER THE REGION TONIGHT WITH SOME HIGH
CLOUDS...AND CONTINUED QUITE COOL WITH PATCHY FROST REDEVELOPING
WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. OTHERWISE...HIGH
PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OVER CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK BRINGING
OFFSHORE FLOW AND SUNNY...WARMER DAYS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...

IT WAS A VERY CHILLY MORNING ACROSS THE REGION UNDER CLEAR SKIES
WITH A LIGHT COATING OF SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. MUCH OF THE SNOW
MELTED QUICKLY BY AFTERNOON AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. SEE LAXRRMSGX...OR
THE HEADLINE LINK ON OUR WEB PAGE FOR RAIN AND SNOW TOTALS. SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENTS REMAINED WEAK...BUT A FEW PASSES AND CANYONS HAD
SOME NE WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLIER IN THE DAY. DEWPOINTS
WERE IN THE 30S W OF THE MTNS SO RH WAS LOWER TODAY AND WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING. SKIES WERE
SUNNY...BUT A FEW HIGH CLOUDS WERE BEGINNING TO FILTER IN FROM THE
NORTH.

AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WEST WILL PULL EAST TODAY...ALLOWING
HEIGHTS/THICKNESS TO RISE. AT THE SAME TIME ANOTHER IMPULSE WILL
DROP DOWN THE W SIDE OF THE TROUGH ON TUE IN THE DRY...CONTINENTAL
AIR MASS OVERHEAD. IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO GENERATE ANY PRECIP HERE...
BUT WILL REINFORCE THE OFFSHORE FLOW AND DRYING OVER THE AREA. NE
WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY THROUGH THE OFFSHORE...WIND
PRONE PASSES AND CANYONS TUE THROUGH THU. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL
BRING WARMING TO COASTAL AREAS...PUSHING MAX TEMPS BACK ABOVE NORMAL
AT THE COAST FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL WEEKS. THE NIGHTS WILL
REMAIN AT OR BELOW NORMAL DUE TO THE DRY AIR AND LIGHT WINDS.

THE MAIN NEAR-TERM FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE FOR FROST OVERNIGHT.
EXPECT THERE WILL BE SOME AGAIN WEST OF THE MTNS AND IN THE
COACHELLA VALLEY AGAIN...BUT SHOULD NOT BE AS WIDESPREAD AS LAST
NIGHT DUE TO BETTER LATE DAY SFC HEATING...THICKENING HIGH CLOUDS
OVERSPREADING THE AREA FORM THE NORTH...AND CONSIDERABLY HIGHER
THICKNESS VALUES. SOME FROST IS STILL LIKELY THOUGH...AND IS
INCLUDED IN THE FORECAST. AFTER TUE MORNING...THE FOCUS WILL SHIFT
TO WIND. FOR NOW...MODELS...AND THE LOCAL WIND PROGRAM SHOWS GUSTS
TO ADVISORY STRENGTH (45-50 MPH) ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE WIND PRONE
PASSES AND CANYONS ON WED. AN ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED TO
ADDRESS THIS WITHIN 24 HOURS.

THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THIS WEEK...THEN
CONSIDERABLE DIVERGENCE DEVELOPS LATE NEXT WEEKEND...MAINLY WITH THE
GFS RUNS AND SOME ENSEMBLE MEMBERS OF THE ECMWF. THE 12Z GFS IS
DIGGING AN UPPER LOW OFF THE CA COAST NEXT MON...AND SWINGING IT
EAST ACROSS SOCAL NEXT TUE. THIS RUN FAVORS SOME PCPN HERE EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS THE LOW BECOMES NEARLY CUT-OFF. THE 00Z GEM AND 12Z
OPERATIONAL ECMWF MODELS VARY...THE ECMWF KEEPS THIS FEATURE WEAKER
AND MORE PROGRESSIVE...WHILE THE GEM DIGS IT FARTHER EAST. BOTH
THESE SOLUTIONS KEEP SOCAL DRY UNDER A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE.
TO ADD TO THE UNCERTAINTY...THE APPARENT OUTLYING SOLUTION OF THE
OPERATIONAL GFS DOES HAVE SOME SUPPORT FROM A FEW OF THE ECMWF
ENSEMBLE RUNS. IN ANY CASE...ANY DEVIATION FROM THE COURSE PLOTTED
WOULD PROBABLY KEEP US DRY UNDER THE LARGE RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE
EAST PACIFIC AND WESTERN U.S. SO CHANCES LOOK SLIM AT THIS POINT AND
ARE NOT MENTIONED IN THE AFTERNOON ZONE FORECAST PACKAGE.

&&

.AVIATION...
312100Z...FEW/SCT HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH TUE MORNING. OTHERWISE...HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL CREATE VFR CONDS THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD.

&&

.MARINE...
A LARGER WNW SWELL WILL ARRIVE TO THE COASTAL WATERS TUE
MORNING...WITH 4-6 FT/16 SEC PERIOD WAVES FORECAST TO REACH THE
SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY COAST BY LATE TUE MORNING. SURF 5-7 FT
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SETS TO 8 FT...MAINLY SOUTH OF CARLSBAD.
THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 10 AM TUE
THROUGH 4 PM PST WED FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES. 7 FT SETS SHOULD
BE ISOLATED BY LATE WED AFTERNOON AS THE SWELL BEGINS TO LOWER.

&&

.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
     THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS.

PZ...NONE.

&&

PUBLIC...JAD
AVIATION/MARINE...JJT
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 4:30 PM PST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
430 PM PST MON DEC 31 2012

CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-PZZ750-775-011300-
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-
430 PM PST MON DEC 31 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ALL OF EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

FROST ADVISORY FOR INLAND ORANGE COUNTY...THE INLAND EMPIRE...THE
SAN DIEGO VALLEYS...AND THE LOWER DESERTS. FROST LIKELY IN THESE
AREAS. PROTECTIVE MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR SENSITIVE PLANTS AND
CROPS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

COLD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH AREAS OF FROST IN THE
WIND SHELTERED VALLEYS.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO
15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN
PASSES AND CANYONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT NEEDED FOR THESE AREAS...HOWEVER
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

MOEDE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 31, 3:56 PM PST, 4 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
356 PM PST MON DEC 31 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0935 PM     WATER SPOUT      18 SW SAN CLEMENTE      33.26N 117.83W
12/29/2012                   PZZ750             CA   UTILITY COMPANY

            SATURDAY 12/29/12... LATE REPORT 935 AM WEST OF SAN
            ONOFRE THE OBSERVER COULD SEE A CLEAR FUNNEL CLOUD WHICH
            COULD BE TOUCHING DOWN... BUT DUE TO THE DISTANCE WAS
            UNSURE.

&&

RPIERCE
Local storm report, Dec 31, 4:25 PM PST, 4 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
425 PM PST MON DEC 31 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 AM     WATER SPOUT      15 SSW SAN CLEMENTE     33.23N 117.67W
12/29/2012                   PZZ750             CA   AIRPLANE PILOT

0945 AM     WATER SPOUT      18 SW SAN CLEMENTE      33.26N 117.83W
12/29/2012                   PZZ750             CA   UTILITY COMPANY

            SATURDAY MORNING 0945 AM 12/29/12 SAN ONOFRE REPORTS
            SEEING A FUNNEL CLOUD AND POSSIBLY A WATER SPOUT. DUE TO
            THE DISTANCE FROM THE OBSERVER,THE SPRAY AT THE SURFACE
            IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE.

0955 AM     WATER SPOUT      18 SW SAN CLEMENTE      33.26N 117.83W
12/29/2012                   PZZ750             CA   UTILITY COMPANY

            955 AM A WATER SPOUT OR FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED WEST OF
            SAN ONOFRE POWER PLANT. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE OBSERVER
            TO DETERMINE IF THE FUNNEL REACHED THE WATER SURFACE OR
            NOT DURING THE EVENT.

0958 AM     WATER SPOUT      19 WNW OCEANSIDE        33.30N 117.68W
12/29/2012                   PZZ750             CA   AIRPLANE PILOT

            PILOT REPORTED A WATER SPOUT 19 MILES WNW OF OCEANSIDE.

1045 AM     WATER SPOUT      15 S SAN CLEMENTE       33.23N 117.61W
12/29/2012                   PZZ750             CA   UTILITY COMPANY

            SAN ONOFRE REPORT OF A WATER SPOUT OR FUNNEL CLOUD.
            EXACTLY DETERMINING IF THERE WAS SPRAY ON THE WATER
            SURFACE AT THE DISTANCE OFF SHORE WAS DIFFICULT

0510 PM     HEAVY RAIN       SAN CLEMENTE            33.45N 117.61W
12/29/2012  U0.00 INCH       ORANGE             CA   PUBLIC

            FLOODED ROADWAY, HEAVY RAIN OBSERVED BETWEEN 1630-1710
            PST.

0935 PM     WATER SPOUT      18 SW SAN CLEMENTE      33.26N 117.83W
12/29/2012                   PZZ750             CA   UTILITY COMPANY

            SATURDAY 12/29/12... LATE REPORT 935 AM WEST OF SAN
            ONOFRE THE OBSERVER COULD SEE A CLEAR FUNNEL CLOUD WHICH
            COULD BE TOUCHING DOWN... BUT DUE TO THE DISTANCE WAS
            UNSURE.

1120 AM     WATER SPOUT      8 SSW DANA POINT        33.32N 117.66W
12/30/2012                   PZZ655             CA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POSITION CORRECTED FOR VISUAL HORIZON OF 8 MILES FOR
            ELEVATION OF 39 FT/12 METERS MSL FROM SAN CLEMENTE PIER
            AND LIFEGUARD OBSERVATION OF BASE OF WATER SPOUT. PUBLIC
            REPORTED DURATION OF LARGE WATERSPOUT AT 15 MINUTES FROM
            1120-1135 PST.

0110 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     FALLBROOK               33.37N 117.24W
12/30/2012                   SAN DIEGO          CA   PUBLIC

            FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED OVER FALLBROOK.

0302 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LAKE ELSINORE           33.67N 117.32W
12/30/2012  M0.62 INCH       RIVERSIDE          CA   PUBLIC

            45 MINUTE RAINFALL 0.62 INCHES.

0430 PM     SNOW             3 E IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE 33.75N 116.67W
12/30/2012  M5.0 INCH        RIVERSIDE          CA   PUBLIC

            5 INCHES OF SNOW IN PINE COVE. ELEVATION 6500 FEET.

0528 PM     WATER SPOUT      16 SSW SAN CLEMENTE     33.22N 117.68W
12/30/2012                   PZZ750             CA   AIRPLANE PILOT

            WATERSPOUT FROM SURFACE TO 5000 FT MSL.

0535 PM     HEAVY SNOW       2 ENE LAKE HEMET        33.67N 116.67W
12/30/2012  U0.0 INCH        RIVERSIDE          CA   PUBLIC

            MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW STICKING TO
            HIGHWAY 74 NEAR KEEN CAMP SUMMIT.

0426 AM     DENSE FOG        6 NW LAKE ELSINORE      33.73N 117.40W
12/31/2012                   RIVERSIDE          CA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A TRAFFIC COLLISION INVOLVING 4 VEHICLES OCCURRED ON
            INTERSTATE 15 NEAR THE LAKE STREET EXIT NORTH OF LAKE
            ELSINORE. CHP REPORTED VERY FOGGY CONDITIONS AT THE TIME
            OF THE ACCIDENT.

1041 AM     SNOW             IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE     33.75N 116.72W
12/31/2012  M9.0 INCH        RIVERSIDE          CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            THE LONG VALLEY RANGER STATION AT MT SAN JACINTO REPORTED
            A TWO-DAY TOTAL OF 9 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ENDING THE
            MORNING OF THE 31ST. A RESIDENT IN PINE COVE REPORTED 7
            TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW DURING THAT SAME PERIOD.

&&

ATARDY

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 31, 4:08 PM PSTFrost AdvisorySGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego17 hr

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Sources

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