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Wind Advisory 3, NWS San Diego, CA

January 23, 2016Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 23, 2016, 3:37 AM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Jan 23, 2016, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 23, 2016, 3:37 AM PST (11:37 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 23, 2016, 6:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 24, 2016, 2:00 AM PST
In force
8 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 11:38 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, 11.6 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 2016-01-23Temperature 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 2016-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2637 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

998 
WWUS76 KSGX 231137
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
337 AM PST SAT JAN 23 2016

...GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THIS EVENING...

.A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BRINGING A PERIOD OF STRONGER AND
GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THIS EVENING...
DIMINISHING TOWARDS SUNDAY MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-232130-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0003.160124T0200Z-160124T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
337 AM PST SAT JAN 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PST
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
  EVENING WITH STRONGEST WINDS FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
  TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TOWARDS SUNDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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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3 follow-up statements
035 
WWUS76 KSGX 232021
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1221 PM PST SAT JAN 23 2016

...GUSTY WEST THIS EVENING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

.A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BRINGING A PERIOD OF STRONGER
AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. THE WIND
WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-240530-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0003.160124T0200Z-160124T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
1221 PM PST SAT JAN 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM
PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  ISOLATED GUSTS TO 55 MPH BELOW THE WIND PRONE DESERT SLOPES AND
  PASSES.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
  EVENING WITH STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE EVENING...THEN
  DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS OF
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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
923 
WWUS76 KSGX 240423
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
823 PM PST SAT JAN 23 2016

...GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH EARLY
TONIGHT...

.A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH EARLY
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-241000-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160124T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
823 PM PST SAT JAN 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS
  TO 55 MPH BELOW THE WIND PRONE DESERT SLOPES AND PASSES.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE
  TONIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS OF 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

JJT
149 
WWUS76 KSGX 241016
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
216 AM PST SUN JAN 24 2016

...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS HAS EXPIRED...

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-241130-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160124T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
216 AM PST SUN JAN 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

LOCALLY GUST WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WILL CONTINUE
TO DIMINISH THROUGH SUNRISE.

SOME OF THE STRONGER GUSTS...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY...
MOUNTAIN LAGUNA...........63 MPH.
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN...........51 MPH. 
HARRISON PARK.............47 MPH.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY...
TORO PEAK.................56 MPH.
MOUNT SAN JACINTO.........45 MPH.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
BURNS CANYON..............47 MPH.

$$

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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.