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Wind Advisory 9, NWS San Diego, CA

February 15, 2013Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 15, 2013, 5:30 AM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Feb 15, 2013, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2013, 5:30 AM PST (13:30 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 15, 2013, 1:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 16, 2013, 12:00 PM PST
In force
23 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 13:35 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, 1.5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2013-02-15Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2013-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3475 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

956 
WWUS76 KSGX 151330
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
530 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2013

...MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY...

.STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
GENERATE MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THIS MORNING. A
BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS
STRENGTHENING AGAIN TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS
WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ048-050-056-058-152130-
/O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130217T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0005.130215T1330Z-130215T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.130215T2100Z-130217T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
530 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A
WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED
  THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...THROUGH AND BELOW THE CAJON AND SAN GORGONIO 
  PASSES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE INCLUDING RIALTO...FONTANA...
  DEVORE...SAN BERNARDINO...BEAUMONT...AND BANNING...PORTIONS 
  OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES 
  OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND THE INLAND PORTIONS 
  OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS INCLUDING ALPINE...RAMONA...
  SANTA YSABEL...AND VALLEY CENTER.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH- 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE 
  CAJON PASS...INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH THE SAN GORGONIO PASS... 
  INTERSTATE 8 AND HIGHWAYS 78 AND 94 THROUGH THE SAN DIEGO 
  COUNTY MOUNTAINS. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 10 AND 
  HIGHWAYS 210 AND 60 BELOW THE CAJON PASS. MINOR DAMAGE TO 
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND TREES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* REPORTS...
  SILL HILL AT 5 AM...EAST 41 MPH WITH GUSTS 78 MPH.
  LUCKY FIVE RANCH AT 430 AM ...EAST 41 MPH WITH GUSTS 61 MPH.

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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ042-055-057-152130-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130216T1800Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
530 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH STRONGEST WINDS 
  EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...THROUGH THE CAJON PASS IN THE SAN BERNARDINO 
  MOUNTAINS...THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA ANA 
  MOUNTAINS...AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA 
  MOUNTAINS IN THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH- 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH 
  THE CAJON PASS AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS 241 
  AND 91 IN ORANGE COUNTY. MINOR DAMAGE TO UNSECURED OUTDOOR 
  OBJECTS AND TREES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

BALFOUR
4 follow-up statements
060 
WWUS76 KSGX 152111
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
111 PM PST FRI FEB 15 2013

...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING MAINLY IN
FOOTHILLS...

.STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE MAINLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT
VALLEYS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ050-058-160500-
/O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130215T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130217T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0006.130215T2111Z-130216T1800Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
111 PM PST FRI FEB 15 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...SLOPES WEST OF RIDGES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-
  PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND HIGHWAYS 78 AND 94
  THROUGH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. MINOR DAMAGE TO
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND TREES ARE POSSIBLE.

* REPORTS... SILL HILL AT 1020 AM...EAST 46 MPH WITH A GUST TO 91
  MPH.


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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-056-160500-
/O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130215T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130216T1800Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
111 PM PST FRI FEB 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...THROUGH AND BELOW THE CAJON AND SAN GORGONIO PASSES
  IN THE INLAND EMPIRE. WEST SLOPES OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-
  PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE
  CAJON PASS...INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH THE SAN GORGONIO PASS.

* REPORTS... HIGHLAND SPRINGS AT 1216 PM...EAST 26 MPH WITH A GUST
  TO 52 MPH. FREMONT CANYON AT 1151 AM...EAST NORTHEAST GUST TO 41
  MPH.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ042-055-057-160500-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130216T1800Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
111 PM PST FRI FEB 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH STRONGEST WINDS 
  EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...THROUGH THE CAJON PASS IN THE SAN BERNARDINO 
  MOUNTAINS...THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA ANA 
  MOUNTAINS...AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS 
  IN THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE
  CAJON PASS AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 241 AND 91 IN ORANGE
  COUNTY. MINOR DAMAGE TO UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND TREES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

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
166 
WWUS76 KSGX 160421
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
821 PM PST FRI FEB 15 2013

...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING MAINLY IN
FOOTHILLS...

.STRONG GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AND BELOW THE
PASSES AND CANYONS AS WELL AS ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ050-058-161400-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130216T1800Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
821 PM PST FRI FEB 15 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
  ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
  THE ADJACENT INLAND VALLEYS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH- 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND HIGHWAYS 78 AND 94 
  THROUGH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. MINOR DAMAGE TO 
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND TREES IS POSSIBLE. 

* REPORTS... SILL HILL AT 1020 AM...EAST 46 MPH WITH A GUST TO 
  91 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ042-055-057-161400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130216T1800Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
821 PM PST FRI FEB 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...THROUGH THE CAJON PASS IN THE SAN BERNARDINO 
  MOUNTAINS...THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA ANA 
  MOUNTAINS...AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS 
  IN THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH- 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE 
  CAJON PASS AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 241 AND 91 IN ORANGE 
  COUNTY. MINOR DAMAGE TO UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND TREES 
  ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-056-161400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130216T1800Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
821 PM PST FRI FEB 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...THROUGH AND BELOW THE CAJON AND SAN GORGONIO PASSES
  IN THE INLAND EMPIRE AND WEST SLOPES OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
  MOUNTAINS.  

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH- 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE 
  CAJON PASS...INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. 

* REPORTS... HIGHLAND SPRINGS AT 116 PM...EAST 33 MPH WITH A GUST
  TO 53 MPH. POPPET FLAT AT 1214 PM...EAST NORTHEAST 23 MPH WITH A
  GUST TO 48 MPH.

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
232 
WWUS76 KSGX 161132
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
332 AM PST SAT FEB 16 2013

...LOCALLY STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS
THIS MORNING...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING LOCALLY
STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS WITH
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT COASTAL FOOTHILLS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH QUICKLY
THIS AFTERNOON.

CAZ050-058-162000-
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130216T2000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
332 AM PST SAT FEB 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING
  THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO THE INLAND
  VALLEYS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH- 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 8 AND HIGHWAYS 78 AND 94 
  THROUGH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. MINOR DAMAGE TO 
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND TREES IS POSSIBLE. 

* REPORTS...STRONGEST GUST SINCE MIDNIGHT WAS 69 MPH AT SILL HILL
  (NORTHWEST OF CUYAMACA PEAK) AT 230 AM.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ042-055-057-162000-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130216T2000Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
332 AM PST SAT FEB 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING
  THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG LOWER COASTAL SLOPES AND
  THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH- 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE 
  CAJON PASS AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 241 AND 91 IN ORANGE 
  COUNTY. MINOR DAMAGE TO UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND TREES 
  ARE POSSIBLE. 

* REPORTS...STRONGEST GUST SINCE MIDNIGHT WAS AT FREMONT CANYON IN
  THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WITH A GUST TO 50 MPH AT
  MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-056-162000-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130216T2000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
332 AM PST SAT FEB 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING
  THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG LOWER COASTAL SLOPES AND
  THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-
  PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE
  CAJON PASS...INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH THE SAN GORGONIO PASS.

* REPORTS...STRONGEST GUST SINCE MIDNIGHT WAS AT HIGHLAND SPRINGS
  (SOUTH OF BEAUMONT) WITH A GUST OF 51 MPH AT 3 AM.

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.

&&

$$

CURRENT WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/GMAP/INDEX.PHP

MAX DAILY WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/KML/WIND.PHP?WFO=SGX

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532 
WWUS76 KSGX 161956
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1156 AM PST SAT FEB 16 2013


CAZ050-058-162100-
/O.EXP.KSGX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130216T2000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1156 AM PST SAT FEB 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY...

ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WINDS ARE WEAKENING ACROSS THE SAN
DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND INLAND VALLEYS.
THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON TIME PST.

$$

CAZ042-055-057-162100-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130216T2000Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
1156 AM PST SAT FEB 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL
AREAS...THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND THE SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON TIME PST. HOWEVER...LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS.

$$

CAZ048-056-162100-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130216T2000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1156 AM PST SAT FEB 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE INLAND EMPIRE AND
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON TIME PST. HOWEVER...LOCAL GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND
CANYONS.

$$

PALMER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 5:30 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningSGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego8 hr
Feb 15, 1:11 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningSGXSan Diego23 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in California, 2013Every wind advisory in 2013

Sources

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