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Wind Advisory 6, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

March 11, 201610 counties in California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 11, 2016, 3:28 AM PST for 10 counties in California. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2016, 3:28 AM PST (11:28 UTC)
Expired
Mar 11, 2016, 9:00 PM PST
In force
18 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, 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), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:29 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

Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 34 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, Oakland, CA at 00:00Z on 2016-03-11Temperature 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, Oakland, CA at 00:00Z on 2016-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
774 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

409 
WWUS76 KMTR 111128
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
328 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...

.A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF AND BEHIND A
COLD FRONT THIS MORNING...PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
START TO RELAX.

CAZ517-518-111930-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.160311T1128Z-160312T0200Z/
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK-
328 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO AROUND 50 MPH AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ006-508-111930-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.160311T1128Z-160311T2200Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-
328 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ511-512-111930-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.160311T1128Z-160311T2200Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
328 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ509-111930-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.160311T1128Z-160312T0200Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
328 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH THIS MORNING...SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON...AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ513-111930-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.160311T1128Z-160312T0200Z/
SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
328 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 35 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.

&&

$$

CAZ530-111930-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.160311T1128Z-160312T0200Z/
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
328 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH THIS MORNING...SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON...AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

HALL
4 follow-up statements
858 
WWUS76 KMTR 111922
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1122 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

.A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT
MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN START TO RELAX. THIS WILL RESULT IN A
CONTINUATION OF GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.

CAZ517-518-120200-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0200Z/
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK-
1122 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ006-508-112200-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160311T2200Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-
1122 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ511-512-112200-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160311T2200Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
1122 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ509-120200-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0200Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
1122 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL SHIFT TO
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ513-120200-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0200Z/
SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
1122 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTH TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ530-120200-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0200Z/
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1122 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL SHIFT TO
  WEST TO SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$
991 
WWUS76 KMTR 112122
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
122 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

.A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT
MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THEN START TO RELAX. THIS WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUATION OF GUSTY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

CAZ006-508-120200-
/O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0200Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-
122 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ511-512-120200-
/O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0200Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
122 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ517-518-120200-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0200Z/
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK-
122 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ509-120200-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0200Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
122 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ513-120200-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0200Z/
SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
122 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTH TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ530-120200-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0200Z/
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
122 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$
707 
WWUS76 KMTR 120120
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
520 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...

.LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPED BEHIND A COLD
FRONT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT.

CAZ513-120230-
/O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0200Z/
SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
520 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY.

WINDS IN THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO MEET ADVISORY
CRITERIA.

$$

CAZ505-120500-
/O.EXB.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0500Z/
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
520 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ517-518-120500-
/O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0500Z/
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK-
520 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ006-508-120500-
/O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0500Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-
520 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ511-512-120500-
/O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0500Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
520 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ509-120500-
/O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0500Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
520 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ530-120500-
/O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0500Z/
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
520 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
005 
WWUS76 KMTR 120503
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
903 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

CAZ006-505-508-509-511-512-517-518-530-120615-
/O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160312T0500Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
903 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

AS OF 9 PM PST WESTERLY WINDS WERE STILL GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH
IN SOME LOCATIONS AROUND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.
HOWEVER...WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE IN MOST AREAS AND
INDICATIONS ARE THAT WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVER
THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 9 PM.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 4:56 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRAlameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo and 1 more4 hr
Mar 10, 7:54 PM PSTFlash Flood WarningMTRSonoma4 hr
Mar 10, 8:15 PM PSTFlash Flood WarningMTRSonoma4 hr
Mar 10, 8:20 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningMTRNapa24 hr
Mar 11, 12:15 AM PSTFlash Flood WarningMTRSonoma3 hr
Mar 11, 3:04 AM PSTGale WarningMTR18 hr
Mar 11, 3:04 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMTR18 hr
Mar 11, 8:44 AM PSTSpecial Marine WarningMTR46 min
Mar 11, 8:50 AM PSTFlash Flood WarningMTRMonterey3 hr
Mar 11, 8:59 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRMonterey, Santa Cruz2 hr
Mar 11, 9:10 AM PSTSpecial Weather StatementMTRSanta Cruz50 min
Mar 11, 10:28 AM PSTSpecial Weather StatementMTRSan Mateo47 min
Mar 11, 10:40 AM PSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMTRSan Mateo, Santa Cruz20 min
Mar 11, 11:02 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRMonterey, Santa Cruz118 min

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.