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Wind Advisory 17, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 21, 2016, 3:55 AM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Mar 21, 2016, 4:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 28 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2016, 3:55 AM PDT (10:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2016, 4:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2016, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 28 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 10:53 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
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
739 WWUS76 KSGX 211055 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 355 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND THROUGH THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-212130- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.160321T2300Z-160323T0300Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- 355 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...THEN AGAIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...AND IN 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. * OUTLOOK...ONSHORE WINDS WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN BECOME OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ FOR A DETAILED MAP OF THE HAZARD: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=SGX 17
5 follow-up statements
071 WWUS76 KSGX 211927 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1227 PM PDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...INCREASING WEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND THROUGH THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... DIMINISHING TUESDAY EVENING. CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-220500- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.160321T2300Z-160323T0300Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- 1227 PM PDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...AND IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS. * OUTLOOK...ONSHORE WINDS WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN BECOME OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAD/17
048 WWUS76 KSGX 220450 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 950 PM PDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...INCREASING WEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OVERNIGHT... CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND THROUGH THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-221300- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160323T0300Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- 950 PM PDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONGEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...AND IN 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. * OUTLOOK...ONSHORE WINDS WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN BECOME OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ MAXWELL
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
094 WWUS76 KSGX 222038 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 138 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN WILL MAINTAIN STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-230300- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160323T0300Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- 138 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...AND IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST IN THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALBRIGHT
280 WWUS76 KSGX 230310 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 810 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2016 CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-230415- /O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160323T0300Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- 810 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT SLOPES. $$ MAXWELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 8:34 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 65 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.