Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this red flag warning at Apr 29, 2014, 1:14 PM PDT for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Apr 30, 2014, 2:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 42 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2014, 1:14 PM PDT (20:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2014, 2:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 1, 2014, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 42 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 20:20 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 3:40 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 97 | 9 Ssw Julian, CA | MESONET STATION SILL HILL /SILSD/ |
| Apr 30, 3:50 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 6 S Pine Valley, CA | MESONET STATION BUCKMAN SPRINGS /BMSSD/ |
| Apr 30, 4:40 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 6 Nnw Julian, CA | MESONET STATION SCHOOL HOUSE CANYON (5 NW JULIAN) /SHCSD/ |
| Apr 30, 5:20 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 6 Ne San Diego Country, CA | MESONET STATION DYE MOUNTAIN /DYESD/ |
| Apr 30, 5:30 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 Nne San Diego Country, CA | MESONET STATION WITCH CREEK /WCKSD/ |
| Apr 30, 6:20 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 E Alpine, CA | MESONET STATION VIEJAS /VJSSD/ |
| Apr 30, 6:52 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 1 Ese Alpine, CA | MESONET STATION ALPINE /ANEC1/ |
| Apr 30, 7:00 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 6 Ene Alpine, CA | MESONET STATION VIEJAS GRADE /VGDSD/ |
| Apr 30, 7:10 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 5 E Alpine, CA | MESONET STATION ALPINE (4 E) /EWRSD/ |
| Apr 30, 7:33 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese Pine Valley, CA | SPOTTER REPORTED MULTIPLE WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED NEAR 70 MPH. WIND GUSTS BLEW DOWN A FEW TREES NEAR THE TOP OF MT. LAGUNA THAT WERE 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER. |
| Apr 30, 7:47 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 2 E Ontario, CA | ASOS STATION ONTARIO AIRPORT /ONT/ |
| Apr 30, 8:00 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 8 Ne Campo, CA | MESONET STATION CRESTWOOD /CWDSD/ |
| Apr 30, 8:14 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 Nw Cabazon, CA | MESONET STATION CABAZON /BAZC1/ |
| Apr 30, 8:30 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 3 S Pine Valley, CA | MESONET STATION SUNRISE HIGHWAY /SRHSD/ |
| Apr 30, 8:45 AM PDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 56 | 3 Ese Banning, CA | MESONET STATION BANNING /UP276/ |
| Apr 30, 8:45 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 8 Wnw Pine Valley, CA | 65 MPH WIND GUST KNOCKED DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND KNOCKED OUT THE POWER. |
| Apr 30, 8:47 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 9 Nne Ramona, CA | MESONET STATION BIG BLACK MOUNTAIN /HP016/ |
| Apr 30, 8:50 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 7 Nw Julian, CA | MESONET STATION SANTA YSABEL RANCH /SYRSD/ |
| Apr 30, 8:50 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 7 Nne Campo, CA | MESONET STATION LA POSTA /LPTSD/ |
| Apr 30, 8:55 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 11 Ne Valley Center, CA | MESONET STATION PAUMA VALLEY (7 E) /EW1401/ |
| Apr 30, 8:59 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Santa Ana, CA | MEASURED WIND GUST OF 42 MPH DOWNED SMALL TREE LIMBS. |
| Apr 30, 9:00 AM PDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 0 | Anaheim, CA | CITY OF ANAHEIM REPORTS 3 DOWN POWER LINES, ONE LIGHT TOWER DOWN, AND MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 30, 9:00 AM PDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 0 | Irvine, CA | YORBA AND IRVINE REGIONAL PARKS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WINDS. |
| Apr 30, 9:00 AM PDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 0 | La Habra, CA | FOUR DOWNED TREES. TWO CARS DAMAGED. TIME IS ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 30, 9:00 AM PDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 0 | Santa Ana, CA | TREE BLOWN DOWN DAMAGING VEHICLE GATE AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 30, 9:00 AM PDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 0 | Seal Beach, CA | ROOF OF BEVERLY MANOR RESERVOIR BLOWN OFF. DAMAGE TO RESERVOIR, EMPLOYEE VEHICLES, AND MINOR DAMAGE AT OCFA STATION 48. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 30, 9:00 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 4 Wnw Julian, CA | MESONET STATION WEST WYNOLA /WWYSD/ |
| Apr 30, 9:00 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 11 Ene Campo, CA | MESONET STATION BOULEVARD WEST /BVDSD/ |
| Apr 30, 9:02 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | Campo, CA | ASOS STATION CAMPO /CZZ/ |
| Apr 30, 9:10 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Ene Campo, CA | MESONET STATION SHOCKEY TRAIL (CAMPO) /STTSD/ |
| Apr 30, 9:10 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 7 W Pine Valley, CA | MESONET STATION WEST DESCANSO /WDCSD/ |
| Apr 30, 9:10 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 5 Wnw Julian, CA | MESONET STATION INAJA PARK (SANTA YSABEL) /IJPSD/ |
| Apr 30, 9:10 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 87 | 6 S Pine Valley, CA | MESONET STATION BUCKMAN SPRINGS /BMSSD/ |
| Apr 30, 9:14 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 6 Sse Banning, CA | MESONET STATION POPPET FLAT /POPC1/ |
| Apr 30, 9:16 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 4 Sse Beaumont, CA | MESONET STATION HIGHLAND SPRINGS /HSGC1/ |
| Apr 30, 9:35 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 8 Wnw Pine Valley, CA | MESONET STATION DESCANSO (4 N) /AU702/ |
| Apr 30, 9:46 AM PDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 2 W Yorba Linda, CA | THE SCHOOL DISTRICT EXPERIENCED POWER OUTAGES AT FOUR SCHOOL SITES RANGING FROM 30 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS. |
| Apr 30, 9:51 AM PDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Orange, CA | 11 POWER LINES DOWN. 5 INTERSECTIONS CLOSED. 27 TREES DOWN. POWER OUTAGE TO 388 CUSTOMERS. ORANGE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL CLOSED FOR THE DAY. |
| Apr 30, 10:00 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 7 Ene Alpine, CA | MESONET STATION NORTH DESCANSO /NDCSD/ |
| Apr 30, 10:00 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 6 Nnw Pine Valley, CA | MESONET STATION LUCKY FIVE RANCH /LFRSD/ |
| Apr 30, 10:00 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 7 E San Diego Country, CA | MESONET STATION NORTH BOULDER CREEK /NBCSD/ |
| Apr 30, 10:00 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Hemet, CA | SPOTTER MEASURED 50 MPH WIND GUST, SMALL TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, AND MANY ROOF TILES BLOWING OFF OF HOUSES. |
| Apr 30, 10:06 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Se Chino, CA | ASOS STATION CHINO AIRPORT /CNO/ |
| Apr 30, 10:10 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 6 N Campo, CA | MESONET STATION CAMERON (7 N CAMPO) /CMNSD/ |
| Apr 30, 10:10 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 101 | 9 Ssw Julian, CA | MESONET STATION SILL HILL /SILSD/ |
| Apr 30, 10:20 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 4 W Julian, CA | MESONET STATION JULIAN (4 W) /HOSSD/ |
| Apr 30, 10:20 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 10 Ssw Julian, CA | MESONET STATION BOULDER CREEK /BOCSD/ |
| Apr 30, 10:30 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 11 S Corona, CA | MESONET STATION SANTIAGO PEAK /EW3128/ |
| Apr 30, 10:50 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 6 Ssw Pine Valley, CA | MESONET STATION CORTE MADERA /CTMSD/ |
| Apr 30, 10:51 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 2 E Ontario, CA | ASOS STATION ONTARIO AIRPORT /ONT/ |
| Apr 30, 10:51 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 94 | 6 Ene Tustin Foothills, CA | MESONET STATION FREMONT CANYON /FRCC1/ |
| Apr 30, 11:00 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | 8 N Portola Hills, CA | MESONET STATION PLEASANTS PEAK /EW3131/ |
| Apr 30, 11:15 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Laguna Niguel, CA | ESTIMATED 70 MPH WIND GUST. DOWNED A FEW SMALL TREES AND A LOT OF DEBRIS WAS FLYING IN THE AIR. |
| Apr 30, 11:17 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 6 N Campo, CA | MESONET STATION CAMERON (7 N CAMPO) /CMNC1/ |
| Apr 30, 11:17 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 W Pine Valley, CA | MESONET STATION DESCANSO /DENC1/ |
| Apr 30, 11:50 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Nne Julian, CA | MESONET STATION VOLCAN MOUNTAIN /VCMSD/ |
| Apr 30, 12:15 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese Pine Valley, CA | MEASURED WIND GUST OF 89 MPH. THREE TREES HAVE EITHER SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. |
| May 1, 7:30 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 10 Ssw Julian, CA | MESONET STATION BOULDER CREEK /BOCSD/ |
| May 1, 7:55 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 Wnw Pine Valley, CA | MESONET STATION DESCANSO (4 N) /AU702/ |
| May 1, 9:16 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 4 Sse Beaumont, CA | MESONET STATION HIGHLAND SPRINGS /HSGC1/ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3690 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
057 WWUS86 KSGX 292014 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 114 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST COMBINED WITH OFFSHORE FLOW FROM SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING MUCH HIGHER TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES THROUGH THURSDAY. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO BRING PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT INLAND AREAS...WITH STRONGEST GUSTS TO AROUND 85 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODERATE STRENGTH AND LESS WIDESPREAD NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH EVEN WEAKER WINDS INTO FRIDAY. CAZ242-248-255>257-300500- /O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0004.140430T0900Z-140502T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 114 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS 80 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND-PRONE LOCATIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT WITH VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TEMPERATURES...85 TO 95 DEGREES FROM THE INLAND VALLEYS TO THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT...PEAKING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING SOMEWHAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING...BUT WILL NOT REACH THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * OUTLOOK...WINDS BEGIN TO WEAKEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO RECOVER NEAR THE COAST. IMPROVING HUMIDITIY RECOVERIES SPREADING INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0
8 follow-up statements
708 WWUS86 KSGX 300502 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1002 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING... .A SURGE OF STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE FROM 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS. PEAK WINDS OF 60 TO 80 MPH ARE LIKELY IN A FEW OF THE WIND PRONE MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL AREAS. A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS IS FORECAST WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE A THIRD AND FINAL SURGE OF GUSTY WINDS ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WINDS WITH THIS THIRD EVENT ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER. THE HOT WEATHER...STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. CAZ242-248-255>257-301300- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0004.140430T0900Z-140502T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 1002 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITES AND HOT WEATHER... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS...VERY STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH. PEAK GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH IN THE WIND PRONE MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL AREAS. A SECOND SURGE OF STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG AS THEY WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITES 5 TO 10 PERCENT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TEMPERATURES...88 TO 98 DEGREES FROM THE INLAND VALLEYS TO THE COAST. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT...PEAKING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING SOMEWHAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING...BUT WILL NOT REACH THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * OUTLOOK...WINDS BEGIN TO WEAKEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO RECOVER NEAR THE COAST. HUMIDITY RECOVERY SPREADING INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MOEDE
525 WWUS86 KSGX 301106 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 406 AM PDT WED APR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS. PEAK WINDS OF 60 TO 90 MPH ARE LIKELY IN A FEW OF THE WIND PRONE MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL AREAS. A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS IS FORECAST THIS EVENING BEFORE ANOTHER SURGE OF STRONG WINDS ARRIVES TONIGHT AND CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER. WINDS DIMINISH GREATLY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITY WILL STILL BE VERY LOW EXCEPT FOR SOME RECOVERY NEAR THE COAST. CAZ242-248-255>257-302045- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140502T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 406 AM PDT WED APR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR HOT...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 75 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK TODAY BEFORE WEAKENING SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BUT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS WINDS EXPECTED TODAY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WEAKEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO RECOVER NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY SPREADING INLAND DURING THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MM
092 WWUS86 KSGX 301952 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1252 PM PDT WED APR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS. A BRIEF WEAKENING OF THE WINDS IS FORECAST THIS EVENING BEFORE ANOTHER SLIGHTLY WEAKER PEAK IN THE WINDS OCCURS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS DIMINISH GREATLY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITY WILL STILL BE VERY LOW EXCEPT FOR SOME RECOVERY NEAR THE COAST. CAZ242-248-255>257-010500- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140502T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 1252 PM PDT WED APR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR HOT...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 65 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS OVER 60 TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE EARLY TO MID MORNING THURSDAY IN THE FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT WITH VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TIMING...WINDS WEAKENING SOMEWHAT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... BUT WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER THAN WINDS THAT OCCURRED TODAY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WEAKEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO RECOVER NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY. HIGHER HUMIDITY SPREADING INLAND DURING THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ SS HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0
913 WWUS86 KSGX 010458 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 958 PM PDT WED APR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS. WINDS DIMINISH GREATLY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITY WILL STILL BE VERY LOW EXCEPT FOR SOME RECOVERY NEAR THE COAST. CAZ242-248-255>257-011300- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140502T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 958 PM PDT WED APR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR HOT...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 3 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE QUITE STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER THAN WINDS THAT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WEAKEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO RECOVER NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY. HIGHER HUMIDITY SPREADING INLAND DURING THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MOEDE
682 WWUS86 KSGX 011029 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 329 AM PDT THU MAY 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS. WINDS DIMINISH GREATLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HUMIDITY WILL STILL BE VERY LOW EXCEPT FOR SOME RECOVERY NEAR THE COAST. CAZ242-248-255>257-012100- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140502T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 329 AM PDT THU MAY 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TIMING...THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. * OUTLOOK...LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITY TO BEGIN TO RECOVER NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY. HIGHER HUMIDITY SPREADING INLAND DURING THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MM
831 WWUS86 KSGX 012009 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 109 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH NE WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH GREATLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HUMIDITY WILL STILL BE VERY LOW THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...EXCEPT FOR SOME RECOVERY NEAR THE COAST. CAZ242-248-255>257-020300- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140502T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 109 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. HUMIDITY TO BEGIN TO RECOVER NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY...THEN ELSEWHERE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ JJT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0
115 WWUS86 KSGX 012012 AAA RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 112 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH NE WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH GREATLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HUMIDITY WILL STILL BE VERY LOW THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...EXCEPT FOR SOME RECOVERY NEAR THE COAST. CAZ242-248-255>257-020300- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140502T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 112 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. HUMIDITY TO BEGIN TO RECOVER NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY...THEN ELSEWHERE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ JJT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0
658 WWUS86 KSGX 020242 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 742 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. .OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. CAZ242-248-255>257-020345- /O.EXP.KSGX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140502T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 742 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. $$ MOEDE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning 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 red flag warning went out at Apr 29, 9:05 AM PDT, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 9:05 AM PDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
905 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
THROUGH FRIDAY...DRY AND VERY WARM FROM THE WEATERN VALLEYS TO THE
COAST...WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ABOVE 90 DEGREES IN MANY AREAS.
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT INLAND
AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH MODERATE STRENGTH AND LESS WIDESPREAD
WINDS FOR THURSDAY. WEAK ONSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN LATE FRIDAY AND
STRENGTHEN THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A COOLING TREND
WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. THE MARINE LAYER
WILL RETURN AND SLOWLY DEEPEN WITH AREAS OF NIGHT AND MORNING
COASTAL LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.
&&
.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WEST COAST AND SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL COMBINE TO BRING PERIODS OF
STRONG GUSTY SANTA WINDS THE NEXT THREE DAYS WITH THE STRONGEST AND
MOST WIDESPREAD WINDS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE CURRENTLY
STRENGTHENING AND BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD WITH A FEW LOCATIONS
ALREADY REPORTING WINF GUSTS OF 65 TO 75 MPH...MOSTLY IN THE
FOOTHILLS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY. STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL CONTINUE
INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL WEAKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE SECOND ROUND OF SLIGHTLY STRONGER NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP BEFORE SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH STRONGEST GUSTS AROUND 85 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER ROUND OF NORTHEAST WINDS IS EXPECTED FOR LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS
STRONG OR AS WIDESPREAD AS THOSE FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. STRONGEST
GUSTS THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 65 MPH .
FOR TODAY AND WED...HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS SHOW STRONG WINDS
REACHING THE SFC IN THE INLAND EMPIRE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
VALLEYS...EXTENDING INTO PORTIONS OF THE SAN DIEGO COASTAL AREAS. IN
ORANGE COUNTY...WINDS MAY ALSO EXTEND ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN
EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHERN AREAS BORDERING LOS ANGELES COUNTY. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOMEWHAT FOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING WITH LESS WIDESPREAD COVERAGE. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES.
THIS WILL ALSO BRING SIGNIFICANT WARMING FROM THE WESTERN VALLEYS TO
THE COAST. HIGHEST DAYTIME TEMPERATURES IN THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE IN THE 90S TO 103 THROUGH THURSDAY...25 TO 30 DEGREES ABOVE
SEASONAL AVERAGES IN SOME AREAS. WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO THE
HOTTEST DAY AT THE BEACHES WITH THURSDAY THE HOTTEST DAY FOR THE
MESAS INTO THE WESTERN VALLEYS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. AS THE OFFSHORE
FLOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN THURSDAY...THE WARMEST AREAS WILL BE FARTHER
INLAND. SEVERAL HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS MAY FALL IN COASTAL AREAS
THROUGH THURSDAY.
FRIDAY...
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO WEAKEN IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PAC NW. THE SFC HIGH OVER THE GREAT BASIN
ALSO WEAKENS AND MOVES EAST...WEAKENING THE OFFSHORE FLOW. THIS WILL
BRING MUCH WEAKER NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS FRIDAY
MORNING. THE COAST WILL ALSO BEGIN TO COOL AS A SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS
FRI AFTERNOON WHILE AREAS FARTHER INLAND CONTINUE TO WARM.
FOR SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO
THE PAC NW...THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDS INTO SOCAL. THIS WILL
BRING A STRENGTHENING ONSHORE FLOW AND A COOLING TREND...WITH
PERIODS OF GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. THE MARINE
LAYER WILL RETURN AND DEEPEN WITH AREAS OF NIGHT AND MORNING COASTAL
LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.
.BEACHES...
ISOLATED SURF TO 6 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG ORANGE COUNTY
BEACHES...WITH SETS TO 4 FEET EXPECTED ALONG SAN DIEGO COUNTY
BEACHES. A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH MID WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...
291530Z...NE WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60KT...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70
KT...WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG COASTAL MTN SLOPES...FOOTHILLS AND FAR
INLAND VALLEYS THROUGH THIS AFTN. BLDU IS REDUCING VIS NEAR
KONT...AND COULD AFFECT KONT AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTN. LLWS WILL
BE POSSIBLE ALONG COASTAL AND VALLEY SITES THIS AFTN AND TONIGHT AS
THE SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS NEAR THE SURFACE...AND NORTHEASTERLY FLOW
CONTINUES ALOFT. NE WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TOMORROW
MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER GUSTS EXPECTED. OTHERWISE...VFR AND
SKC THROUGH WED MORNING.
&&
.MARINE...
830 AM...NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 20 KT COULD PRODUCE CHOPPY
CONDITIONS IN THE MORNINGS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MAINLY NORTH OF
OCEANSIDE. OTHERWISE...NO MARINE WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT NEAR THE WEST
COAST COMBINED WITH OFFSHORE FLOW FROM SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING MUCH HIGHER TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES...EXCEPT NEAR THE SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COAST. LOWEST
DAYTIME HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT
TODAY...AND AROUND 5 PERCENT WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER AND HUMIDITIES RECOVER
SOMEWHAT IN THE COASTAL AREAS ON FRIDAY.
THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO BRING PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT INLAND
AREAS...WITH STRONGEST GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH THIS MORNING AND TO
AROUND 85 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODERATE STRENGTH AND LESS
WIDESPREAD NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH WEAKER
WINDS INTO FRIDAY.
THE RECOVERY OF FUEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO LIMIT THE FIRE
POTENTIAL. FOR NEXT WEEKEND...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN WITH A RETURN OF ONSHORE FLOW. THIS WILL BRING
COOLING...INCREASING HUMIDITIES...AND GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.
&&
.SKYWARN...
SKYWARN ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED. HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
&&
.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS...RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY
VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE...SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS...SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS.
PZ...NONE.
&&
PUBLIC/FIRE WEATHER...PG
AVIATION/MARINE...JJTIn the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 29, 7:24 AM PDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
724 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NW RANCHO CUCAMONGA 34.14N 117.59W
04/29/2014 M60 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN FROM 60 MPH MEASURED
WIND GUST.
&&
NWS SAN DIEGO CA
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.