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Wind Advisory 18, NWS San Diego, CA

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

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 27, 2016, 3:29 AM PDT for Riverside County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Mar 28, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

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 27, 2016, 9:51 PM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Riverside County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The radar

The San Diego radar (KNKX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 100 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

17
2 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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 3:29 AM PDTHigh Wind WarningSGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego48 hr
Mar 27, 12:36 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySGX58 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in California, 2016Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.