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Wind Advisory 9, NWS San Diego, CA

February 9, 2014Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 9, 2014, 3:15 AM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Feb 9, 2014, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2014, 3:15 AM PST (11:15 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2014, 12:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 10, 2014, 12:00 PM PST
In force
24 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 11:20 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.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 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 00:00Z on 2014-02-09Temperature 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 2014-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1151 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 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.

371 
WWUS76 KSGX 091115
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
315 AM PST SUN FEB 9 2014

...GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING BY TO THE NORTH WILL BRING
STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-091915-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.140209T2000Z-140210T2000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
315 AM PST SUN FEB 9 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON PST MONDAY.

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 55 MPH...MAINLY IN THE
  NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY.

* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN
  SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOW SAND AND
  BLOWING DUST.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS.

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

17
4 follow-up statements
820 
WWUS76 KSGX 092044
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1244 PM PST SUN FEB 9 2014

...GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING BY TO THE NORTH WILL INCREASE 
ONSHORE FLOW AND RESULT IN GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND DESERTS.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-100530-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140210T2000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
1244 PM PST SUN FEB 9 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN 
  SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING SAND AND 
  BLOWING DUST.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS.

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.

&&

$$

JAD
385 
WWUS76 KSGX 100541
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
941 PM PST SUN FEB 9 2014

...GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING BY TO THE NORTH WILL BRING GUSTY
WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-101400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140210T2000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
941 PM PST SUN FEB 9 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS AND DOWN THE EASTERN
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERTS.

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING SAND 
  AND BLOWING DUST. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS.

* REPORTS...AT 9 PM...BURNS CANYON ON THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
  SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 MPH WITH
  A GUST TO 57 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.

&&

$$

MOEDE
076 
WWUS76 KSGX 101042
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
242 AM PST MON FEB 10 2014

...GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING BY TO THE NORTH WILL BRING GUSTY
WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-102000-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140210T2000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
242 AM PST MON FEB 10 2014

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS AND DOWN THE EASTERN
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERTS.

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING SAND 
  AND BLOWING DUST.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS.

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

17
863 
WWUS76 KSGX 101953
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1153 AM PST MON FEB 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRES AT NOON...


CAZ055-056-058-060>062-102100-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140210T2000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
1153 AM PST MON FEB 10 2014

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

WINDS ARE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SOME LOCATIONS COULD
STILL HAVE GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR A FEW MORE HOURS.

$$

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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.