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High Wind Warning 5, NWS San Diego, CA

March 27, 2016Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind warning at Mar 27, 2016, 3:29 AM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Mar 28, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 15 hr. 21 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
Mar 27, 2016, 3:29 AM PDT (10:29 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 28, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 29, 2016, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
15 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 10:33 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 28, 1:30 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 702 Nne Julian, CAMESONET STATION VOLCAN MOUNTAIN /VCMSD/
Mar 28, 2:20 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 613 Sse Julian, CAMESONET STATION HARRISON PARK /HRPSD/
Mar 28, 3:10 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMG6 Wnw Lucerne Valley, CASOCAL EDISON REPORTS A POWER OUTAGE IN A RURAL AREA NORTHWEST OF LUCERNE VALLEY THAT WAS CAUSED BY STRONG WINDS. 30 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
Mar 28, 3:22 PM PDTDUST STORM1 N Lucerne Valley, CA*** 1 INJ *** CHP REPORTS LOW VISIBILITY CAUSED TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVOLVING 15 VEHICLES, INCLUDING TWO SEMI'S, ON HIGHWAY 247 JUST NORTH OF RABBIT SPRINGS ROAD. ONE INJURY. ROAD SHUT DOWN.
Mar 28, 3:22 PM PDTDUST STORM1 N Lucerne Valley, CA*** 25 INJ *** CHP REPORTS LOW VISIBILITY CAUSED TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVOLVING 15 VEHICLES, INCLUDING TWO SEMI'S, ON HIGHWAY 247 JUST NORTH OF RABBIT SPRINGS ROAD. 20-25 MINOR INJURIES, ONE MAJOR INJURY. ROAD SHUT DOWN.
Mar 28, 3:30 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 607 Se Lucerne Valley, CAWIND GUSTS OF 50-60 MPH. VISIBILITY 1/2 MILE IN BLOWING SAND.
Mar 28, 3:51 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6713 Ese Big Bear City, CAMESONET STATION BURNS CANYON /BCNC1/
Mar 28, 3:55 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 704 Ene Fort Irwin, CAAWOS STATION FORT IRWIN BICYCLE LAKE AIRFIELD /BYS/
Mar 28, 4:05 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 535 Se Borrego Springs, CAMESONET STATION BORREGO SPRINGS /D1021/
Mar 28, 4:10 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 772 Nne Julian, CAMESONET STATION VOLCAN MOUNTAIN /VCMSD/
Mar 28, 4:50 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 564 Sse Yermo, CAASOS STATION BARSTOW-DAGGETT AIRPORT /DAG/
Mar 28, 4:51 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 7013 Ese Big Bear City, CAMESONET STATION BURNS CANYON /BCNC1/
Mar 28, 5:03 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6012 Ese Borrego Springs, CAMESONET STATION OCOTILLO WELLS /AS938/
Mar 28, 6:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 E Desert Hot Springs, CA12 DIAMETER TREE DOWNED ON REDBUD ROAD IN DESERT HOT SPRINGS.
Mar 28, 6:12 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 Se Julian, CAMESONET STATION JULIAN (2 SE) /AT094/
Mar 28, 6:30 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 S Palm Desert, CAAN 8 DIAMETER GRAPEFRUIT TREE TOPPLED IN GUSTY WINDS IN PALM DESERT MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Mar 28, 6:40 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 663 Sse Julian, CAMESONET STATION HARRISON PARK /HRPSD/
Mar 28, 6:54 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 514 S Coachella, CAASOS STATION THERMAL AIRPORT /TRM/
Mar 28, 7:05 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 7213 Sw La Quinta, CAMESONET STATION TORO PEAK /HP003/ ELEVATION 8690 FEET.
Mar 28, 7:10 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5711 Ene Campo, CAMESONET STATION BOULEVARD WEST /BVDSD/ ELEVATION 3404 FEET.
Mar 28, 9:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 502 Ssw Palm Desert, CA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2016-03-27Temperature 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, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2016-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -71 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1521 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

125 
WWUS76 KSGX 271029
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
329 AM PDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE WESTERN STATES
WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH
PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060-065-272130-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0004.160328T1900Z-160329T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0005.160328T1900Z-160329T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
329 AM PDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
  STRONGEST GUSTS TO 75 MPH MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
  NIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING ON MONDAY...WITH STRONGEST WINDS FOR
  MONDAY EVENING...SUBSIDING TOWARDS TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS AND
  ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN COACHELLA
  VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST IN THE
  DESERTS. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ061-062-272130-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0004.160328T1900Z-160329T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0018.160328T1900Z-160329T0500Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
329 AM PDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  STRONGEST GUSTS TO 55 MPH MONDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY...PEAKING 
  MONDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS...AND NORTH
  AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

FOR A DETAILED MAP OF THE HAZARD:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=SGX

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6 follow-up statements
343 
WWUS76 KSGX 272004
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
104 PM PDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...STRONG WEST WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE WESTERN
STATES WILL BRING INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY 
NIGHT...DIMINISHING TUESDAY.

CAZ055-056-058-060-065-280500-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0005.160328T1900Z-160329T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
104 PM PDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 3 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60
  MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS 75 TO 85 MPH MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
  MONDAY NIGHT ON THE DESERT SLOPES.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING ON MONDAY...WITH STRONGEST WINDS
  MONDAY EVENING...SUBSIDING TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS 
  AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
  COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST IN THE 
  DESERTS. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS
  AND OTHER DEBRIS. LOCAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE
  DESERT FOOTHILLS. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND
  SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ061-062-280500-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0018.160328T1900Z-160329T0500Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
104 PM PDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 
  STRONGEST GUSTS TO 55 MPH MONDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY...PEAKING 
  MONDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS...AND 
  NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
  COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

SGX
189 
WWUS76 KSGX 280451
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
951 PM PDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...STRONG TO SEVERE WEST WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE WESTERN
STATES WILL BRING INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO MONDAY
NIGHT... DIMINISHING TUESDAY.

CAZ061-062-281300-
/O.UPG.KSGX.WI.Y.0018.160328T1900Z-160329T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KSGX.HW.W.0005.160328T1900Z-160329T1000Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
951 PM PDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST
  GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH MONDAY EVENING NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS AND
  SLOPES...AND NORTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA
  VALLEY.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY...PEAKING
  MONDAY EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TUESDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...COULD BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO DURING TIMES OF BLOWING
  SAND AND DUST.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREES AND
  OTHER DEBRIS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE ISOLATED
  PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ055-056-058-060-065-281300-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0005.160328T1900Z-160329T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
951 PM PDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 3 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGEST
  GUSTS 75 TO 90 MPH MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
  ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING ON MONDAY...WITH STRONGEST WINDS 
  MONDAY EVENING...SUBSIDING TUESDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS 
  AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
  COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. 

* VISIBILITY...COULD BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO DURING TIMES OF BLOWING
  SAND AND DUST IN THE DESERTS.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS. LOCAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE NEAR
  THE DESERT FOOTHILLS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE
  ISOLATED PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$

JMB

WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
030 
WWUS76 KSGX 280939
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
239 AM PDT MON MAR 28 2016

...STRONG WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
...GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY COAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE WESTERN
STATES WILL BRING INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS TODAY WITH STRONGEST GUSTS FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-282130-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0005.160328T1900Z-160329T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
239 AM PDT MON MAR 28 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS TO 75 MPH FOR THIS EVENING
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG
  DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...AND IN THE
  NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. 

* TIMING...WINDS STRENGTHENING TODAY...PEAKING THIS EVENING
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING SOME ON TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN
  BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS COULD CAUSE
  ISOLATED PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ552-282130-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0019.160328T1900Z-160329T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
239 AM PDT MON MAR 28 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST GUSTS FOR THIS EVENING...SUBSIDING LATE
  TONIGNT.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS...DOWNED PALM FRONDS...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.

&&

$$

17
817 
WWUS76 KSGX 282050
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
150 PM PDT MON MAR 28 2016

...STRONG WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... 
...GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY COAST FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE WESTERN
US WILL BRING INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS OCCURRING THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-290500-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160329T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
150 PM PDT MON MAR 28 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
  STRONGEST GUSTS TO 70 TO 80 MPH FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
  TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG 
  DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...AND IN THE 
  NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. 

* TIMING...WINDS PEAKING THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN
  DIMINISHING SOME ON TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN 
  BLOWING SAND AND DUST. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS COULD CAUSE 
  ISOLATED PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ552-290400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-160329T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
150 PM PDT MON MAR 28 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST GUSTS FOR THIS EVENING...SUBSIDING LATE 
  TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS...DOWNED PALM FRONDS...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.

&&

$$

ALBRIGHT
981 
WWUS76 KSGX 290357
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
857 PM PDT MON MAR 28 2016

...STRONG WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OVERNIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE WESTERN US
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT
SLOPES TONIGHT.

CAZ552-290500-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-160329T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
857 PM PDT MON MAR 28 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED ACROSS THE AREA AND ARE AVERAGING ONLY 10 MPH
WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH ALONG THE COAST. AS SUCH...THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM.

$$

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-291000-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160329T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
857 PM PDT MON MAR 28 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
  STRONGEST GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG 
  DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...AND IN THE 
  NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. 

* TIMING...WINDS PEAKING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING
  SOME ON TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN 
  BLOWING SAND AND DUST. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...NOT ONLY DUE
  TO THE STRONG WINDS FOR THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...BUT
  ALSO DUE TO SUDDEN AND SEVERE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING
  SAND IN SPOTS. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS.
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS COULD CAUSE ISOLATED PROPERTY DAMAGE AND
  POWER OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$
GREGORIA
925 
WWUS76 KSGX 291012
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
312 AM PDT TUE MAR 29 2016

...GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL MAINTAIN
STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THOUGH NOT AS STRONG
AS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
MOUNTAINS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ056-058-061-062-292130-
/O.EXP.KSGX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160329T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0020.160329T1012Z-160330T1000Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
312 AM PDT TUE MAR 29 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  STRONGEST GUSTS TO 60 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN DURING
  THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG
  DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

* TIMING...WINDS SUBSIDING SOME THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH ANOTHER
  ROUND OF STRONGER WINDS FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN 
  BLOWING SAND AND DUST. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ055-060-065-291115-
/O.EXP.KSGX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160329T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
312 AM PDT TUE MAR 29 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

$$

17

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 3:29 AM PDTWind AdvisorySGXRiverside, San Diego18 hr
Mar 27, 12:36 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySGX58 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.