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Wind Advisory 33, NWS San Diego, CA

September 21, 2016Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Sep 21, 2016, 2:27 PM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Sep 22, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 21, 2016, 2:27 PM PDT (21:27 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 22, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Sep 23, 2016, 2:00 AM PDT
In force
14 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 21:27 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 12:00Z, 9.5 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 12:00Z on 2016-09-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 18 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2016-09-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 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
18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-212 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
629 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

411 
WWUS76 KSGX 212127
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
227 PM PDT WED SEP 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY WEST WINDS
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-220530-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0033.160922T1900Z-160923T0900Z/
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...BIG BEAR CITY...
BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
VICTORVILLE...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
227 PM PDT WED SEP 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 2 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 2 AM PDT
FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH...LOCALLY UP
  TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THURSDAY 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 DUST AND BLOW SAND IN
  THE DESERTS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON FRIDAY AND NORTHEAST
  THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


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.

&&

$$

TS
5 follow-up statements
320 
WWUS76 KSGX 220433
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
933 PM PDT WED SEP 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY
WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-221245-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0033.160922T1900Z-160923T0900Z/
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...BIG BEAR CITY...
BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
VICTORVILLE...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
933 PM PDT WED SEP 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 2 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH...LOCALLY UP 
  TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...THURSDAY 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 DUST AND BLOW SAND IN 
  THE DESERTS. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON FRIDAY AND 
  NORTHEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

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.

&&

$$
211 
WWUS76 KSGX 220939
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
239 AM PDT THU SEP 22 2016

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

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH CALIFORNIA WILL BRING
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-222000-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0033.160922T1900Z-160923T0900Z/
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...BIG BEAR CITY...
BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
VICTORVILLE...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
239 AM PDT THU SEP 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED
  GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* TIMING...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 DUST AND BLOWING SAND
  IN THE DESERTS.

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

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON FRIDAY AND NORTHEAST
  THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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.

&&

$$

MM
786 
WWUS76 KSGX 222001
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
101 PM PDT THU SEP 22 2016

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

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH CALIFORNIA WILL BRING
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-230615-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-160923T0900Z/
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...BIG BEAR CITY...
BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
VICTORVILLE...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
101 PM PDT THU SEP 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED 
  GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...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 DUST AND BLOWING SAND 
  IN THE DESERTS. 

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

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON FRIDAY AND 
  NORTHEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

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.

&&

$$

TS
410 
WWUS76 KSGX 222331
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
431 PM PDT THU SEP 22 2016

...DUST STORM WARNING FOR THE HIGH DESERTS THROUGH 8 PM THIS
EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH CALIFORNIA WILL BRING
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST.

CAZ060-230800-
/O.NEW.KSGX.DS.W.0001.160922T2331Z-160923T0300Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-160923T0900Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VICTORVILLE...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY
431 PM PDT THU SEP 22 2016

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED  
  GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EVENING.

* LOCATION...THE HIGH DESERTS INCLUDING APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND TO
  LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN
  RESTRICTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

* REPORTS...VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER OF A MILE AND LESS HAS BEEN
  REPORTED IN LUCERNE VALLEY.

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.

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

$$

CAZ055-056-058-061-062-065-230800-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-160923T0900Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTLINE...BIG BEAR CITY...
BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
BORREGO SPRINGS...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
431 PM PDT THU SEP 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED 
  GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 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. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON FRIDAY AND 
  NORTHEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

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.

&&

$$
GREGORIA
303 
WWUS76 KSGX 230305
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
805 PM PDT THU SEP 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH CALIFORNIA WILL BRING
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING ALONG WITH PATCHY BLOWING DUST.

CAZ060-230900-
/O.EXP.KSGX.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160923T0300Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-160923T0900Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VICTORVILLE...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY
805 PM PDT THU SEP 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...DUST STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...THE HIGH DESERTS INCLUDING APPLE AND LUCERNE 
  VALLEYS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO A HALF MILE TO A MILE IN BLOWING
  DUST.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ055-056-058-061-062-065-230900-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-160923T0900Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTLINE...BIG BEAR CITY...
BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
BORREGO SPRINGS...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
805 PM PDT THU SEP 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED 
  GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY 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 TO A HALF MILE TO A MILE IN
  BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND IN THE DESERTS.

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

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON FRIDAY AND 
  NORTHEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

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.

&&

$$
GREGORIA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 5:53 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXRiverside, San Diego112 min
Sep 21, 1:04 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySGX38 hr
Sep 21, 2:31 PM PDTFire Weather WatchSGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego69 hr
Sep 21, 2:31 PM PDTRed Flag WarningSGXRiverside, San Bernardino69 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.