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Wind Advisory 55, NWS San Diego, CA

December 22, 20144 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Dec 22, 2014, 3:23 AM PST for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Dec 22, 2014, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 22, 2014, 3:23 AM PST (11:23 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 22, 2014, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 23, 2014, 6:00 PM PST
In force
20 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 11:26 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 00:00Z, 11.4 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 2014-12-22Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2014-12-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 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
1313 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
185 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.

859 
WWUS76 KSGX 221123
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
323 AM PST MON DEC 22 2014

...GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
FOR THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS...

.GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

CAZ061-221230-
/O.CAN.KSGX.HW.A.0013.141223T0600Z-141223T2200Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-
323 AM PST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

AREAS OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
FOR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE 10.

$$

CAZ042-048-050-055>058-222230-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0013.141223T0600Z-141223T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0055.141223T0600Z-141224T1600Z/
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-
323 AM PST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS STRENGTHENING TO 20 TO
  30 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING FOR
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL
  AREAS. STRONGEST WINDS FOR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA
  ANA MOUNTAINS AND THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN BEGINNING THIS EVENING WITH
  STRONGEST WINDS FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDING FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
  WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...BROKEN TREE LIMBS...DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS...AND DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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

FOR A DETAILED MAP OF THE HAZARD:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=SGX

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3 follow-up statements
602 
WWUS76 KSGX 222227
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
227 PM PST MON DEC 22 2014

...GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
FOR THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS...

.GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

CAZ042-048-050-055>058-231100-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0055.141223T0600Z-141224T1600Z/
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-
227 PM PST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS STRENGTHENING TO 20 
  TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING 
  FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL 
  AREAS. STRONGEST WINDS FOR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA 
  ANA MOUNTAINS AND THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN BEGINNING THIS EVENING WITH 
  STRONGEST WINDS FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS 
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDING FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...BROKEN TREE LIMBS...DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS...AND 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

SMALL
292 
WWUS76 KSGX 231206
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
406 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2014

...GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS TODAY FOR THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES
AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS...

.GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING
FOR THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL
AREAS WITH STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED ALONG AND NEAR THE COASTAL
SLOPES OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

CAZ042-048-050-055>058-232230-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-141224T0200Z/
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-
406 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2014

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 55 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ALONG NEAR NEAR THE COASTAL
  SLOPES OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* LOCATION...ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL
  AREAS.  

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDING FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...BROKEN TREE LIMBS...DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS...AND DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* REPORTS...STRONGEST GUSTS OVERNIGHT IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS
  OF 70 MPH AT PEASANTS PEAK AND 67 MPH AT FREMONT CANYON.

* OUTLOOK...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS FOR LATE
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY
  NORTHEAST WINDS FOR THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND
  ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

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

FOR A DETAILED MAP OF THE HAZARD:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=SGX
758 
WWUS76 KSGX 232229
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
229 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014

...GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS FOR THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND
ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS INTO THE EARLY EVENING...

.GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE COASTAL
SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS WITH STRONGEST
GUSTS EXPECTED ALONG AND NEAR THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING.

CAZ042-048-050-055>058-240200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-141224T0200Z/
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-
229 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014

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

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* LOCATION...ALONG COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL 
  AREAS. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...BROKEN TREE LIMBS...DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS...AND 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* REPORTS...STRONGEST GUSTS OVERNIGHT IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS 
  OF 70 MPH AT PEASANTS PEAK AND 67 MPH AT FREMONT CANYON. 

* OUTLOOK...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS FOR LATE 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. PERIODS OF STRONG 
  GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS FOR THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS 
  AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.