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High Wind Warning 3, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind warning at Feb 17, 2016, 1:08 PM PST for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 24 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2016, 1:08 PM PST (21:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2016, 1:00 PM PST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
County San Bernardino County, CA
The radar
The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 11:10 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | 5 Ene George Afb, CA | MESONET STATION VICTORVILLE (5 N) /GHG39/ |
| Feb 18, 12:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 Wsw Lucerne Valley, CA | MESONET STATION LUCERNE VALLEY /SDLUR/ |
| Feb 18, 1:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 4 Sw Lucerne Valley, CA | |
| Feb 18, 1:51 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 13 Ese Big Bear City, CA | MESONET STATION BURNS CANYON /BCNC1/ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 3082 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
982 WWUS76 KSGX 172108 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 108 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERTS...WHERE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AS WELL...WHERE A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ055-060-180600- /O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160218T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0003.160217T2108Z-160218T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0003.160218T0600Z-160218T1800Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 108 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH TONIGHT. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL OCCUR WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOUNTAIN WAVES SURFACE. * TIMING...WINDS STRENGTHENING THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGETOPS AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...EXTENDING INTO ADJACENT DESERT FOOTHILLS. STRONG WINDS MAY OCCUR SUDDENLY AND DISSIPATE AT TIMES IN THE DESERTS DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE...FALLEN TREES AND POWERLINES. THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS. IN THE DESERTS... AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ CAZ056-058-065-180600- /O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0012.160218T0000Z-160218T2100Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- 108 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGETOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JT
3 follow-up statements
226 WWUS76 KSGX 180425 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 825 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERTS...WHERE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AS WELL...WHERE A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ055-060-181300- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160218T2100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 825 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS OF 75 TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGETOPS AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...EXTENDING INTO ADJACENT DESERT FOOTHILLS. STRONG WINDS MAY OCCUR SUDDENLY AND DISSIPATE AT TIMES IN THE DESERTS DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PROPERTY... TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE. THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * REPORTS THROUGH 8 PM PST... BURNS CANYON 55 MPH 1 PM PST HEAPS PEAK 49 MPH 2 PM PST WHITE WATER WEST RAWS 47 MPH 6 PM PST HESPERIA SOUTH 45 MPH 5 PM PST BLUE RIDGE 43 MPH 12 PM PST VOLCAN MOUNTAIN SDGE 42 MPH 5 PM PST 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. && $$ CAZ056-058-065-181300- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160218T2100Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- 825 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 MPH. PEAK GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGETOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAD
897 WWUS76 KSGX 181230 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 430 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERT THIS MORNING... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. ISOLATED REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE COULD OCCUR WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGH DESERT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ055-060-182100- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160218T2100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 430 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGETOPS AND ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES. STRONG WINDS MAY OCCUR SUDDENLY AND DISSIPATE AT TIMES IN THE DESERTS DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES. THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES AND MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * REPORTS EARLY THIS MORNING... GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. WIND GUST REPORTS EARLIER AT VICTORVILLE OF 47 MPH...AND 55 MPH AT LUCERNE VALLEY. 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. && $$ CAZ056-058-065-182100- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160218T2100Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- 430 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR RIDGETOPS AND ALONG DESERT SLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JMB
594 WWUS76 KSGX 182051 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1251 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016 CAZ055-060-182200- /O.EXP.KSGX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160218T2100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 1251 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WIND GUST REPORTS PAST 12 HOURS... BURNS CANYON...75 MPH. LUCERNE VALLEY...56 MPH. HESPERIA SOUTH...51 MPH. $$ CAZ056-058-065-182200- /O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160218T2100Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- 1251 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WIND GUST REPORTS PAST 12 HOURS... WHITEWATER WEST...65 MPH. VOLCAN MOUNTAIN...55 MPH. $$ HARRISON
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 7:17 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | San Bernardino | 18 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in California, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.