Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 4, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 4, 2016, 3:14 AM PST for 11 counties in California. It took effect at Mar 5, 2016, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2016, 3:14 AM PST (11:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2016, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2016, 1:00 AM PST
- In force
- 13 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 11:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
217 WWUS76 KMTR 041114 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 314 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BAY AREA AND CENTRAL COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS WHERE DOWNED TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. CAZ006-505>513-529-042200- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.160305T2000Z-160306T0700Z/ 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- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- 314 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING...FROM 12 NOON TO 11 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH BAY AROUND MIDDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH...HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES OR LIMBS AND POWER LINES THAT MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ CAZ516>518-528-530-042200- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.160305T2100Z-160306T0900Z/ SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 314 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY FOR MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING...1 PM SATURDAY THROUGH 1 AM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES OR LIMBS AND POWER LINES THAT MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
730 WWUS76 KMTR 042011 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 1211 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BAY AREA AND CENTRAL COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS WHERE DOWNED TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. CAZ006-505>513-529-051300- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.160305T2000Z-160306T0700Z/ 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- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- 1211 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY... * TIMING...FROM 12 NOON TO 11 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH BAY AROUND MIDDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH... HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES OR LIMBS AND POWER LINES THAT MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ CAZ516>518-528-530-051300- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.160305T2100Z-160306T0900Z/ SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 1211 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * TIMING...1 PM SATURDAY THROUGH 1 AM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES OR LIMBS AND POWER LINES THAT MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
077 WWUS76 KMTR 051140 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 340 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BAY AREA AND CENTRAL COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR DURING THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS WHERE DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. CAZ006-505>513-529-052300- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.160305T2000Z-160306T0700Z/ 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- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- 340 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...FROM 12 NOON TO 11 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH BAY AROUND MIDDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH...HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES OR LIMBS AND POWER LINES THAT MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ CAZ516>518-528-530-052300- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.160305T2100Z-160306T0900Z/ SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 340 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY FOR MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES... * TIMING...1 PM SATURDAY THROUGH 1 AM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES OR LIMBS AND POWER LINES THAT MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
822 WWUS76 KMTR 060332 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 732 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS SATURDAY EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS. DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. CAZ006-505>513-529-060700- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160306T0700Z/ 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- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- 732 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM PST. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH... HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ CAZ516>518-528-530-060900- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160306T0900Z/ SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 732 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH 1 AM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PM PST. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES OR TREE LIMBS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 8:47 PM PST | Gale Watch | MTR | 6 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:47 AM PST | Gale Warning | MTR | 44 hr | |
| Mar 4, 1:18 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 27 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.