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Wind Advisory 32, NWS San Diego, CA

September 12, 2016Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Sep 12, 2016, 3:01 AM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Sep 12, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 12, 2016, 3:01 AM PDT (10:01 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 12, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Sep 13, 2016, 8:22 PM PDT
In force
32 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 10:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 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 2016-09-12Temperature 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 2016-09-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 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
2126 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

951 
WWUS76 KSGX 121001
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
301 AM PDT MON SEP 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TUESDAY EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FROM THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TUESDAY EVENING. 

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-122130-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0032.160912T1900Z-160914T0400Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
VICTORVILLE...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
301 AM PDT MON SEP 12 2016

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

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

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY
  BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING EACH
  DAY.

* 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 DUST AND BLOW SAND IN
  THE DESERTS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS FOR 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.

&&

$$

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6 follow-up statements
196 
WWUS76 KSGX 121004
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
304 AM PDT MON SEP 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TUESDAY EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FROM THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-122130-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0032.160912T1900Z-160914T0400Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
VICTORVILLE...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
304 AM PDT MON SEP 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA 
  VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING EACH 
  DAY. 

* 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 DUST AND BLOWING SAND
  IN THE DESERTS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS FOR 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.

&&

$$

17
661 
WWUS76 KSGX 122035
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
135 PM PDT MON SEP 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FROM THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT TUESDAY.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-130500-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160914T0400Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
VICTORVILLE...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
135 PM PDT MON SEP 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH IN THE DESERTS AND GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG MOUNTAIN
  RIDGES...THROUGH AND BELOW THE CANYONS AND PASSES AND ALONG
  DESERT SLOPES.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING EACH 
  DAY. 

* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN
  SLOPES AND INTO WIND-FAVORED ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...SUCH AS THE
  NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS.

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

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 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.

&&

$$

HARRISON
136 
WWUS76 KSGX 130341
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
841 PM PDT MON SEP 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH 
TUESDAY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-131200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160914T0400Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
VICTORVILLE...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
841 PM PDT MON SEP 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE DESERTS AND LOCAL GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH
  BELOW THE DESERT PASSES AND ALONG SOME DESERT SLOPES.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING EACH 
  DAY. 

* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN 
  SLOPES AND INTO WIND-FAVORED ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...SUCH AS 
  THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. 

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

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 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
130 
WWUS76 KSGX 130954
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
254 AM PDT TUE SEP 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH
THIS EVENING. 

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-132130-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160914T0400Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
VICTORVILLE...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
254 AM PDT TUE SEP 13 2016

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

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY
  BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS AND ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE
  SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN EARLY
  THIS 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 DUST AND BLOWING SAND 
  IN THE DESERTS. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 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.

&&

$$

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704 
WWUS76 KSGX 131949
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1249 PM PDT TUE SEP 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH MID 
EVENING. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY OVERNIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-140400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160914T0400Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
VICTORVILLE...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
1249 PM PDT TUE SEP 13 2016

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

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH IN THE DESERTS AND GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG MOUNTAIN
  RIDGES...THROUGH AND BELOW THE CANYONS AND PASSES AND ALONG
  DESERT SLOPES.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS EARLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN
  SLOPES AND INTO WIND-FAVORED ADJACENT DESERT AREAS...SUCH AS THE
  NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS.

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

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS MEANS THAT WIND
GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

HARRISON
609 
WWUS76 KSGX 140322
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
822 PM PDT TUE SEP 13 2016


CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-140430-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-160914T0400Z/
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-
822 PM PDT TUE SEP 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

A SUMMARY OF PEAK WIND GUSTS REPORTED OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS
FOLLOWS:

LOCATION                     SPEED     TIME/DATE       ELEVATION (FT.)
MOUNTAIN SPRING GRADE        57 MPH    0350 AM 09/13   2044      
WHITEWATER RAWS (2 N)        56 MPH    0950 AM 09/13   2546                 
GREEN VALLEY LAKE            50 MPH    1230 AM 09/13   6926                 
JULIAN (2 NNE)               49 MPH    1110 PM 09/12   5154                 
WHITE WATER (1 S)            47 MPH    0115 PM 09/13   1133                 
OCOTILLO WELLS (4 W)         40 MPH    1158 AM 09/13   436                  
PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT         40 MPH    0253 PM 09/13   474                  
BORREGO SPRINGS (7 SE)       39 MPH    0821 PM 09/12   587                  
THOUSAND PALMS (5 NNE)       39 MPH    0548 AM 09/13   1066                 
HARRISON PARK                39 MPH    0420 AM 09/13   4861                 
APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT (KAPV)  39 MPH    0506 PM 09/13   3062                 
BOULEVARD (1 W)              38 MPH    1220 AM 09/13   3404                 
THOUSAND PALMS               38 MPH    0325 PM 09/13   272                  
HESPERIA (4 SW)              36 MPH    0839 AM 09/13   3580                 
IN KO PAH                    36 MPH    0800 AM 09/13   3221                 
EL MIRAGE                    36 MPH    0326 PM 09/13   2880                 
JULIAN (2 SE)                36 MPH    1132 AM 09/13   4487                 
HESPERIA (4 SW)              36 MPH    0916 AM 09/13   3849                 
PINYON                       35 MPH    0836 PM 09/12   4060                 
MT SAN JACINTO RANGER STATIO 35 MPH    0932 PM 09/12   8375                 
VICTORVILLE (6 SW)           35 MPH    0908 PM 09/12   3164 

$$

JAD

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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.