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Wind Advisory 2, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 7, 2015, 2:15 PM PST for 11 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 8, 2015, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2015, 2:15 PM PST (22:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2015, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2015, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Counties Alameda County, CA, City and County of San Francisco, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Marin County, CA, Monterey County, CA, Napa County, CA, San Benito County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 24 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
- 24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
874 WWUS76 KMTR 072215 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 215 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015 CAZ006-505>513-517-528>530-081200- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.150208T1500Z-150209T0600Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 215 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS: THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA INCLUDING ALL OF THE NORTH BAY. ALSO INCLUDED ALL OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY PLUS COASTAL MONTEREY COUNTY AND THE SANTA LUCIA 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
384 WWUS76 KMTR 081150 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 350 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 CAZ006-505>513-517-528>530-090600- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.150208T1500Z-150209T0600Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 350 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MOST OF THE MONTEREY BAY AREA. * TIMING: SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS MAY OCCUR NEAR INTENSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS: POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS: THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. SANTA CRUZ COUNTY...NORTHERN AND WESTERN MONTEREY COUNTY...NORTHWEST SAN BENITO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
926 WWUS76 KMTR 090608 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 1008 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 AT 10 PM THERE WERE STILL WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS BEING EXTENDED THROUGH 4 AM MONDAY MORNING. CAZ006-505>513-517-528>530-091200- /O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150209T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.150209T0608Z-150209T1200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 1008 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS: THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ516-518-091200- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0003.150209T0608Z-150209T1200Z/ SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK- 1008 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS: THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 3:37 AM PST | Gale Warning | MTR | 47 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:37 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 53 hr |
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.