Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 6, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind warning at Dec 24, 2015, 2:59 AM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Dec 24, 2015, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2015, 2:59 AM PST (10:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2015, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2015, 2:33 AM PST
- In force
- 11 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 11:03 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, 11.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 698 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
136 WWUS76 KSGX 241059 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 259 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING... .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING FOR THE HIGH DESERT...MOUNTAINS...AND THE MOUNTAIN DESERT SLOPES...AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH DIGS ACROSS THE REGION. WEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON CHRISTMAS. CAZ055-056-058-060-065-242130- /O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0005.151225T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0006.151225T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- 259 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 70 MPH. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH THROUGH THE PASSES AND ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS AND PASSES...AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING CHRISTMAS DAY. A VERY STRONG OFFSHORE WIND EVENT MAY DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL SLOPES. 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. && $$ CAZ061-062-242130- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0036.151225T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 259 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE DESERT SLOPES AND PASSES. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING CHRISTMAS DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JMB
3 follow-up statements
818 WWUS76 KSGX 242125 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 125 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING... .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING FOR THE HIGH DESERT...MOUNTAINS...AND THE MOUNTAIN DESERT SLOPES...AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH DIGS ACROSS THE REGION. WEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON CHRISTMAS. CAZ055-056-058-060-065-250600- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0006.151225T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- 125 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 70 MPH. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH THROUGH THE PASSES AND ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES. * TIMING...THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS AND PASSES...AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING CHRISTMAS DAY. A VERY STRONG OFFSHORE WIND EVENT WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL SLOPES. 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. && $$ CAZ061-062-250600- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0036.151225T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 125 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE DESERT SLOPES AND PASSES. * TIMING...THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING CHRISTMAS DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JT
252 WWUS76 KSGX 250538 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 938 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING... .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING FOR THE HIGH DESERT...MOUNTAINS...AND THE MOUNTAIN DESERT SLOPES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH MIDDAY. CAZ055-056-058-060-065-251400- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- 938 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 70 MPH. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH THROUGH THE PASSES AND ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES. * TIMING...THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS AND PASSES...AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL DECREASE CHRISTMAS DAY. A VERY STRONG OFFSHORE WIND EVENT WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...IMPACTING ORANGE COUNTY AND THE INLAND VALLEYS. * PEAK WIND GUSTS THROUGH 9 PM...WHITEWATER 60 MPH...VOLCAN MOUNTAIN 54 MPH...BURNS CANYON 49 MPH...AND HARRISON PARK 44 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. && $$ CAZ061-062-251400- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 938 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE DESERT SLOPES AND PASSES. * TIMING...THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING CHRISTMAS DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MOEDE
397 WWUS76 KSGX 251033 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 233 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST STATES TODAY WITH WEAKENING ONSHORE FLOW THIS MORNING. AREAS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNRISE...THEN DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING. CAZ055-056-058-060-065-251800- /O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KSGX.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- 233 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGER WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNRISE...THEN DIMINISHING DURING THE MORNING. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGETOPS AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS.GONIO PASS. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING SAND AND BLOWING GUST IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT 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. && $$ CAZ061-062-251800- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 233 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGER WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNRISE...THEN DIMINISHING DURING THE MORNING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING SAND AND BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 17
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 1:56 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 71 hr | |
| Dec 24, 2:59 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 31 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in California, 2015Every high wind warning in 2015
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.