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Wind Advisory 35, NWS San Diego, CA

October 2, 2016Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Oct 2, 2016, 3:07 AM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Oct 2, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 2, 2016, 3:07 AM PDT (10:07 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 2, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Oct 3, 2016, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
15 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 10:07 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, 10.1 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 2016-10-02Temperature 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 2016-10-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 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
2158 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

981 
WWUS76 KSGX 021007
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
307 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INLAND ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL
BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH
STRONGER AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

CAZ055-060-022130-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.161002T1900Z-161003T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
307 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS STRENGTHENING DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN
  DIMINISHING TOWARD MONDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOP AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN
  SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

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

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ056-058-061-062-065-022130-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.161002T1900Z-161003T1000Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JULIAN...INDIO...PALM DESERT...
PALM DESERT COUNTRY...LA QUINTA...COACHELLA...BORREGO SPRINGS...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
307 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE
  SAN GORGONIO PASS AND NEAR THE RIDGE TOPS ONTO THE DESERT SLOPES
  OF THE MOUNTAINS IN RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...WINDS STRENGTHENING DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN
  DIMINISHING TOWARD MONDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOP AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN
  SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

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

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING 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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2 follow-up statements
735 
WWUS76 KSGX 022002
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
102 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INLAND ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL
BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH
STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT.

CAZ055-060-030500-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161003T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
102 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS STRENGTHENING DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN 
  DIMINISHING TOWARD MONDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOP AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN 
  SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. 

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

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ056-058-061-062-065-030500-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161003T1000Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JULIAN...INDIO...PALM DESERT...
PALM DESERT COUNTRY...LA QUINTA...COACHELLA...BORREGO SPRINGS...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
102 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY BELOW THE SAN
  GORGONIO PASS AND NEAR THE RIDGE TOPS ONTO THE DESERT SLOPES OF
  THE MOUNTAINS IN RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...WINDS STRENGTHENING DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN 
  DIMINISHING TOWARD MONDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOP AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN 
  SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. 

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

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING 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
819 
WWUS76 KSGX 030417
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
917 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INLAND ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

CAZ055-060-031000-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161003T1000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
917 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS GRADUALLY WEAKENING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN
  SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

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

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ056-058-061-062-065-031000-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161003T1000Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JULIAN...INDIO...PALM DESERT...
PALM DESERT COUNTRY...LA QUINTA...COACHELLA...BORREGO SPRINGS...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
917 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

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

* TIMING...WINDS GRADUALLY WEAKENING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOP AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN 
  SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. 

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

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING 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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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.