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Wind Advisory 4, NWS San Diego, CA

January 25, 20164 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 25, 2016, 9:54 PM PST for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 26, 2016, 1:48 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 25, 2016, 9:54 PM PST (05:54 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 26, 2016, 1:48 AM PST
Expired
Jan 26, 2016, 11:00 AM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Orange County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:55 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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 2016-01-26Temperature 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 2016-01-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2243 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

828 
WWUS76 KSGX 260554
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
954 PM PST MON JAN 25 2016

...LOCALLY WINDY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY BELOW CAJON PASS
AND IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...

.OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO THE INLAND
EMPIRE...MAINLY BELOW THE CAJON PASS...AND IN THE SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MORNING TUESDAY.
LOCAL WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WILL OCCUR IN WINDIEST
LOCATIONS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY AROUND MIDDAY.

CAZ048-057-261400-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.160126T1000Z-160126T1900Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
954 PM PST MON JAN 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...2 AM TO 11 AM TUESDAY.

* LOCATION...THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...ESPECIALLY
  BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND
  FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT
  ALONG INTERSTATES 10...15 AND 215 AND HIGHWAY 210 IN THE
  NORTHERN PART OF THE INLAND EMPIRE.

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.

&&

$$

MAXWELL
2 follow-up statements
389 
WWUS76 KSGX 260948
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
148 AM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING BELOW THE CAJON
PASS AND IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING LOCALLY
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING TO THE INLAND
EMPIRE...MAINLY BELOW THE CAJON PASS...AND IN THE SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.

CAZ554-261900-
/O.EXB.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.160126T0948Z-160126T1900Z/
ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
148 AM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH MID
  MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING BY LATE MORNING.

* LOCATION...NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-057-261900-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.160126T0948Z-160126T1900Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
148 AM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH MID
  MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING BY LATE MORNING.

* LOCATION...THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...ESPECIALLY 
  BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND 
  FOOTHILLS. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT 
  ALONG INTERSTATES 10...15 AND 215 AND HIGHWAY 210 IN THE 
  NORTHERN PART OF THE INLAND EMPIRE. 

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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443 
WWUS76 KSGX 261908
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1108 AM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND
INLAND VALLEYS THROUGH 4 PM...

.GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. IN ORANGE COUNTY AND THE INLAND EMPIRE THE WINDS
WILL DECREASE...SO THE WIND ADVISORY IN THOSE AREAS WAS ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 11 AM. 

CAZ048-057-554-262015-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160126T1900Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
1108 AM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.


$$

CAZ050-058-270000-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0005.160126T1908Z-160127T0000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1108 AM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO
  60 MPH. 

* LOCATION...THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. AFFECTED AREAS
  CAMPO...ALPINE AND RAMONA. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT
  ALONG INTERSTATE 8.

* REPORTS...WIND GUST AT CAMPO OF 47 MPH AT 10 AM. PEAK WIND OF 61
  MPH AT SILL HILL AT 8 AM.

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.

&&

$$

MOEDE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 26, 11:08 AM PSTWind AdvisorySGXSan Diego5 hr
Jan 26, 1:00 PM PSTBeach Hazards StatementSGXOrange, San Diego36 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.