Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 9, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 4, 2016, 12:58 PM PST for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 4, 2016, 9:00 PM PST. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2016, 12:58 PM PST (20:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 4, 2016, 9:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2016, 12:30 PM PST
- In force
- 40 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 21:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3250 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
462 WWUS76 KSGX 042058 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1258 PM PST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .BUILDING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO WEAKEN A LITTLE LATE FRIDAY...THE NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. CAZ048-050-055>058-065-554-050600- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.160205T0500Z-160205T2100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS- 1258 PM PST THU FEB 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE WINDEST LOCATIONS. * TIMING...WINDS STRENGTHENING THIS EVENING...PEAKING FRIDAY MORNING...AND LOWERING A BIT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG COASTAL SLOPES...THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS...INCLUDING CAJON AND SAN GORGONIO PASSES...AND ALSO INTO THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATES 15...215...10...AND 8. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DEBRIS IN ROADWAYS POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL WEAKEN LATE FRIDAY...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY...AND POSSIBLY STRENGTHENING FURTHER ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ HARRISON
6 follow-up statements
219 WWUS76 KSGX 050441 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 841 PM PST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .BUILDING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND...STRONGER SURGE OF SANTA ANA WINDS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. CAZ048-050-055>058-065-554-051300- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.160205T0500Z-160205T2100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS- 841 PM PST THU FEB 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. * TIMING...WINDS STRENGTHENING TONIGHT...PEAKING FRIDAY MORNING...AND LOWERING SLIGHTLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG COASTAL SLOPES...THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS...INCLUDING CAJON AND SAN GORGONIO PASSES...AND ALSO INTO THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATES 15...215...10...AND 8. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DEBRIS IN ROADWAYS POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING WITH STRONGER SANTA ANA WINDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MOEDE
860 WWUS76 KSGX 051051 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 251 AM PST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY... .BUILDING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND...STRONGER SURGE OF OFFSHORE WINDS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUEDAY. CAZ048-050-055>058-065-554-052200- /O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160206T2100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS- 251 AM PST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. * TIMING...WINDS PEAKING THIS MORNING...WEAKENING SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON...STRENGTHENING AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING AND WEAKENING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG COASTAL SLOPES AND FOOTHILLS...THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS...INCLUDING CAJON AND SAN GORGONIO PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATES 15...215...10...AND 8. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS IN ROADWAYS POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY. 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. && $$
164 WWUS76 KSGX 052055 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1255 PM PST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY... .STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND...STRONGER SURGE OF OFFSHORE WINDS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. CAZ048-050-055>058-065-554-060600- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160206T2100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS- 1255 PM PST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. * TIMING...WINDS PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENING A LITTLE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE STRENGTHENING AGAIN LATER SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG COASTAL SLOPES AND FOOTHILLS...AND THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS... INCLUDING CAJON AND SAN GORGONIO PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATES 15...215...10...AND 8. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS IN ROADWAYS POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL WEAKEN LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY AND THEN STRENGTHEN FURTHER SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. 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
961 WWUS76 KSGX 060456 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 856 PM PST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY... .STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND...STRONGER SURGE OF OFFSHORE WINDS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. CAZ048-050-055>058-065-554-061300- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160206T2100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS- 856 PM PST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT STRENGTHENING SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG COASTAL SLOPES AND FOOTHILLS...AND THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS... INCLUDING CAJON AND SAN GORGONIO PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATES 15...215...10...AND 8. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS IN ROADWAYS POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL WEAKEN LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON...EVEN STRONGER SANTA ANA WINDS WILL SURFACE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. 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. && $$ MOEDE
894 WWUS76 KSGX 061100 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 300 AM PST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A SECOND...STRONGER SURGE OF OFFSHORE WINDS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. CAZ048-050-055>058-065-554-062100- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160206T2100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS- 300 AM PST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG COASTAL SLOPES AND FOOTHILLS...AND THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS... INCLUDING CAJON AND SAN GORGONIO PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATES 15...215...10...AND 8. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS IN ROADWAYS POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL WEAKEN LATER THIS AFTERNOON...EVEN STRONGER OFFSHORE WINDS WILL SURFACE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
755 WWUS76 KSGX 062030 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1230 PM PST SAT FEB 6 2016 CAZ048-050-055>058-065-554-062130- /O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160206T2100Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING- ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS- 1230 PM PST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH MOST AREAS SO THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOME WIND GUSTS OBSERVED SINCE MIDNIGHT... PLEASANTS PEAK 58 7 AM PST FREMONT CANYON 57 5 AM PST NORTH BOULDER CREEK SDGE 56 7 AM PST SILL HILL SDGE 55 7 AM PST HIGHLAND SPRING 54 7 AM PST SWEETWATER (ALPINE) RAWS 52 8 AM PST HELLHOLE CANYON SDGE 50 7 AM PST SCHOOL HOUSE CANYON SDGE 50 7 AM PST BIG BLACK MOUNTAIN 49 8 AM PST $$ JAD
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 1:00 PM PST | Beach Hazards Statement | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 31 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.