Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 7, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Apr 24, 2016, 2:25 AM PDT for 9 counties in California. It took effect at Apr 24, 2016, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2016, 2:25 AM PDT (09:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 24, 2016, 3:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2016, 12:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 9 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 Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:23 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 1323 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
733 WWUS76 KMTR 240925 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 225 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2016 ...LOCALLY WINDY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THEIR PEAK INTENSITY ON SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COAST...BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HILLS. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ006-505-508-509-530-242200- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0007.160424T2200Z-160425T0700Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN FRANCISCO...TAMALPAIS-HOMESTEAD... SAUSALITO...OAKLAND...FREMONT...HAYWARD...DALY CITY...BERKELEY... PACIFICA...SEASIDE...MONTEREY...MARINA 225 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID AFTERNOON SUNDAY AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEIR PEAK INTENSITY SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. ALSO...SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND THE BIG SUR COAST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. POSSIBLE 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
576 WWUS76 KMTR 240931 AAA NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 231 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2016 ...LOCALLY WINDY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THEIR PEAK INTENSITY ON SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COAST...BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HILLS. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ006-505-508-509-530-242200- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0007.160424T2200Z-160425T0700Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN FRANCISCO...TAMALPAIS-HOMESTEAD... SAUSALITO...OAKLAND...FREMONT...HAYWARD...DALY CITY...BERKELEY... PACIFICA...SEASIDE...MONTEREY...MARINA 231 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID AFTERNOON SUNDAY AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK INTENSITY SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. ALSO... SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND THE BIG SUR COAST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
334 WWUS76 KMTR 242132 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 232 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2016 ...LOCALLY WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP. WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK INTENSITY THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COAST...BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HILLS. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ006-505-508-509-530-250630- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0007.160424T2200Z-160425T0700Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN FRANCISCO...TAMALPAIS-HOMESTEAD... SAUSALITO...OAKLAND...FREMONT...HAYWARD...DALY CITY...BERKELEY... PACIFICA...SEASIDE...MONTEREY...MARINA 232 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK INTENSITY SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. ALSO... SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND THE BIG SUR COAST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. POSSIBLE 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. && $$
679 WWUS76 KMTR 250658 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 1158 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2016 CAZ006-505-508-509-530-250800- /O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160425T0700Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN FRANCISCO...TAMALPAIS-HOMESTEAD... SAUSALITO...OAKLAND...FREMONT...HAYWARD...DALY CITY...BERKELEY... PACIFICA...SEASIDE...MONTEREY...MARINA 1158 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY DECREASING OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS AND ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS ARE NOW BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AT NEARLY ALL LOCATIONS. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS ON SUNDAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 6:27 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 17 hr |
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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.