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Wind Advisory 46, NWS San Diego, CA

November 28, 2016Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Nov 28, 2016, 4:32 AM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Nov 28, 2016, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 28, 2016, 4:32 AM PST (12:32 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 28, 2016, 8:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 28, 2016, 6:00 PM PST
In force
10 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 12:34 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, 0.5 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 2016-11-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 16 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 2016-11-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 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
16 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
666 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

860 
WWUS76 KSGX 281232
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
432 AM PST MON NOV 28 2016

...GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS TODAY...

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND NEAR THE COASTAL
FOOTHILLS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY MOUNTAINS FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH EH GREAT
BASIN WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
TODAY. BEHIND THIS DISTURBANCE...THE FLOW WILL TURN OFFSHORE FOR
LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS BELOW THE
CAJON PASS AND NEAR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS IN INLAND ORANGE COUNTY.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-282245-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0046.161128T1600Z-161129T0200Z/
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...BIG BEAR CITY...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
VICTORVILLE...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...BANNING...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
432 AM PST MON NOV 28 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY
  BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS.

* TIMING...WINDS STRENGTHENING THIS MORNING...THEN SUBSIDING LATE
  IN THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGETOPS AND ALONG
  DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

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

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-554-282245-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0047.161129T0600Z-161129T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN BERNARDINO...ONTARIO...FONTANA...
RANCHO CUCAMONGA...CORONA...SANTA ANA...ORANGE
432 AM PST MON NOV 28 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PST
TUESDAY. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO
  TUESDAY MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND NEAR THE
  COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS IN INLAND ORANGE
  COUNTY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$

17
2 follow-up statements
799 
WWUS76 KSGX 282144
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
144 PM PST MON NOV 28 2016

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

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND NEAR THE COASTAL
FOOTHILLS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE GREAT
BASIN WILL CONTINUE THE STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. BEHIND THIS DISTURBANCE...THE FLOW WILL
TURN OFFSHORE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND NEAR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS IN INLAND ORANGE COUNTY.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-290200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-161129T0200Z/
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...BIG BEAR CITY...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
VICTORVILLE...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...BANNING...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
144 PM PST MON NOV 28 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ACROSS THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY
  BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS.

* TIMING...WINDS SUBSIDING VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGETOPS AND ALONG 
  DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. 

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

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-554-290600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0047.161129T0600Z-161129T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN BERNARDINO...ONTARIO...FONTANA...
RANCHO CUCAMONGA...CORONA...SANTA ANA...ORANGE
144 PM PST MON NOV 28 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING TUESDAY
  MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND NEAR THE 
  COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS IN INLAND ORANGE 
  COUNTY. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$

MAXWELL
550 
WWUS76 KSGX 290159
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
559 PM PST MON NOV 28 2016

... WINDS OVER THE DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS HAVE WEAKENED...THUS
WINDS ADVISORIES FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM...

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND
NEAR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY MOUNTAINS LATE
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-290300-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-161129T0200Z/
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...BIG BEAR CITY...WRIGHTWOOD...JULIAN...
VICTORVILLE...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...BANNING...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
559 PM PST MON NOV 28 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED OVER THE AREA...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL
EXPIRE AT 6 PM.

$$

CAZ048-554-291000-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0047.161129T0600Z-161129T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN BERNARDINO...ONTARIO...FONTANA...
RANCHO CUCAMONGA...CORONA...SANTA ANA...ORANGE
559 PM PST MON NOV 28 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING TUESDAY 
  MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND NEAR THE 
  COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS IN INLAND ORANGE 
  COUNTY. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$

ALBRIGHT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 28, 4:32 AM PSTWind AdvisorySGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego35 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.