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Wind Advisory 29, NWS San Diego, CA

May 14, 2016Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at May 14, 2016, 4:14 AM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at May 14, 2016, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 14, 2016, 4:14 AM PDT (11:14 UTC)
In effect from
May 14, 2016, 6:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 16, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT
In force
35 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 11:19 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, 11.2 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 2016-05-14Temperature 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 2016-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 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
1326 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

644 
WWUS76 KSGX 141114
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
414 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2016

...GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS THIS WEEKEND...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY WEST WINDS
IN THE DESERTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

CAZ062-065-142130-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0029.160515T0100Z-160515T1000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORREGO SPRINGS...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
414 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  ISOLATED GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS STRENGTHENING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING...THEN WEAKENING SOME LATE TONIGHT.

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

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

* OUTLOOK...WINDS A LITTLE STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD ARE
  EXPECTED FOR LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

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
5 follow-up statements
175 
WWUS76 KSGX 142003
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
103 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2016

...GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND WITH PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY
WEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS. THE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD WINDS
ARE EXPECTED FOR LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

CAZ060-061-150500-
/O.EXB.KSGX.WI.Y.0029.160515T0100Z-160516T1200Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...INDIO...
LA QUINTA...COACHELLA
103 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS STRENGTHENING THIS EVENING...WEAKENING EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING...THEN STRENGTHENING AGAIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ062-065-150500-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0029.160515T0100Z-160516T1200Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORREGO SPRINGS...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
103 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS STRENGTHENING THIS EVENING...WEAKENING EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING...THEN STRENGTHENING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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.

&&

$$

HARRISON
814 
WWUS76 KSGX 151040
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
340 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2016

...GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL MAINTAIN
STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH PERIODS OF
GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...STRONGEST
THIS EVENING.

CAZ060>062-065-152130-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-160516T1200Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...INDIO...
LA QUINTA...COACHELLA...BORREGO SPRINGS...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
340 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS DIMINISHING THIS MORNING...THEN STRENGTHENING
  AGAIN FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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.

&&

$$

17
369 
WWUS76 KSGX 151953
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1253 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2016

...GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL MAINTAIN
STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH PERIODS OF
STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...WITH STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING. 

CAZ060>062-065-160500-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-160516T1200Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...INDIO...
LA QUINTA...COACHELLA...BORREGO SPRINGS...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
1253 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS STRENGTHENING AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  LATE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING.

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

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

* REPORTS... MAX WIND GUSTS OBSERVED SINCE SATURDAY EVENING...
  WHITEWATER RAWS...62 MPH AT 650 AM TODAY. 
  WHITE WATER 2 S...50 MPH AT 1125 PM SATURDAY.
  THOUSAND PALMS...45 MPH AT 5 AM TODAY.
  VOLCAN MOUNTAIN...42 MPH AT 11 AM TODAY.
  PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT...41 MPH AT 6 PM SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE DESERTS MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30
MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...AND ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND
SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

HARRISON
879 
WWUS76 KSGX 160421
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
921 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2016

...GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL MAINTAIN
STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH PERIODS OF
STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE DESERTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ060>062-065-161200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-160516T1200Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...INDIO...
LA QUINTA...COACHELLA...BORREGO SPRINGS...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
921 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

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

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

* REPORTS... SOME MAX WIND GUSTS OBSERVED TODAY... WHITEWATER
  RAWS...65 MPH AT 650 PM. MOUNTAIN SPRINGS GRADE...58 MPH AT 5
  AM. DESERT HOT SPRINGS...50 MPH AT 8 PM. VOLCAN MOUNTAIN...49
  MPH AT 7 PM. PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT...40 MPH AT 5 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE DESERTS MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF
30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...AND ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND
SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JAD
583 
WWUS76 KSGX 161150
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
450 AM PDT MON MAY 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED...

CAZ060>062-065-161300-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-160516T1200Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...INDIO...
LA QUINTA...COACHELLA...BORREGO SPRINGS...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
450 AM PDT MON MAY 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS MORNING.

$$

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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.