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High Wind Warning 3, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

January 21, 20178 counties in California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this high wind warning at Jan 21, 2017, 4:12 AM PST for 8 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 21, 2017, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 11 hr. 16 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 21, 2017, 4:12 AM PST (12:12 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 21, 2017, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 22, 2017, 8:51 AM PST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Counties City and County of San Francisco, CA, Marin County, CA, Monterey County, CA, San Benito County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA

The radar

The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:14 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 22, 2:47 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 794 Se Big Sur Village, CAPACIFIC VISTA RAWS AT 1969 FEET
Jan 22, 3:09 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG6 Wnw Carmel Valley Vil, CA40 FT TREE ACROSS ROAD. TIERRA GRANDE RD
Jan 22, 3:32 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 W Milpitas, CATREES DOWN - LANE BLOCKED
Jan 22, 3:36 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 Nnw Castroville, CATREE DOWN NB LANE HWY 1 AND STRUVE RD
Jan 22, 3:40 AM PSTFLOOD5 S Novato, CAROADWAY FLOODING - NB 101 AT LUCAS VALLEY
Jan 22, 3:47 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 611 Nw Pico Blanco Campgr, CABOTTCHERS GAP RAWS AT 2109 FEET.
Jan 22, 4:44 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Se Monterey, CALARGE BRANCHES ON SYLVAN RD
Jan 22, 4:53 AM PSTDEBRIS FLOW4 N Soquel, CAMUD AND ROCKS ON SB LANE
Jan 22, 5:19 AM PSTDEBRIS FLOW21 Wsw Cloverdale, CAMUD AND ROCKS COVERING BOTH LANES. ANNAPOLIS RD
Jan 22, 5:30 AM PSTDEBRIS FLOW3 Nne Scotts Valley, CASLIDE COVER RIGHT LANE - SUGARLOAF RD AND HWY 17
Jan 22, 6:14 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Sw Watsonville, CALARGE TREE BRANCH EB LANE - SAN ANDREAS RD
Jan 22, 6:27 AM PSTDEBRIS FLOW5 Se Big Sur Village, CASLIDE JUST SOUTH OF BIG SUR INN
Jan 22, 7:14 AM PSTDEBRIS FLOW5 Nne Scotts Valley, CASLIDE IN RIGHT LANE - GLENWOOD DR AND HWY 17
Jan 22, 7:48 AM PSTDEBRIS FLOWSanta Cruz, CANORTH BOUND HWY 17 CLOSED DUE TO SLIDE.
Jan 22, 7:58 AM PSTFLASH FLOOD2 S Carmel Highlands, CAROADWAY FLOODING PALO COLORADO RD AT HWY 1
Jan 22, 8:54 AM PSTDEBRIS FLOWSanta Cruz, CAMUDSLIDE BLOCKING OLD SANTA CRUZ HWY AT SUMMIT RD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 43 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, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2017-01-21Temperature 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, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2017-01-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 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
655 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

805 
WWUS76 KMTR 211212
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
412 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH TROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY AND WILL RESULT IN STRONG TO VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WIND SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF
40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH GUSTS LIKELY EXCEEDING
60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE COAST AND IN
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE REGION.

CAZ006-509-511-512-517-518-528>530-212300-
/O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0003.170122T0600Z-170122T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0003.170122T0600Z-170122T1800Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
EAST BAY HILLS AND THE DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY
INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/HOLLISTER VALLEY AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN FRANCISCO...PACIFICA...BLACKHAWK...
SCOTTS VALLEY...BOULDER CREEK...DAY VALLEY...SALINAS...
SANTA CRUZ...WATSONVILLE...LIVE OAK...SEASIDE...MONTEREY...MARINA
412 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
  GREATER THAN 60 MPH...STRONGEST NEAR THE COAST AND IN HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SINCE THE SOILS ARE
  SATURATED...THERE IS A HEIGHTENED POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES
  AND POWER OUTAGES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ505-507-212300-
/O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0003.170122T0300Z-170122T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0003.170122T0600Z-170122T1800Z/
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAMALPAIS-HOMESTEAD...SAUSALITO...
ANGWIN...LAGUNITAS-FOREST KNOLLS...WOODACRE
412 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
  GREATER THAN 60 MPH...STRONGEST NEAR THE COAST AND IN HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SINCE THE SOILS ARE
  SATURATED...THERE IS A HEIGHTENED POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES
  AND POWER OUTAGES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ508-510-513-516-212300-
/O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0003.170122T0600Z-170122T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.170122T0600Z-170122T1800Z/
SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARA VALLEY INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/ARROYO SECO AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND...FREMONT...HAYWARD...
DALY CITY...BERKELEY...CONCORD...ANTIOCH...LIVERMORE...
WALNUT CREEK...PLEASANTON...PITTSBURG...SAN RAMON...SAN JOSE...
GREENFIELD...KING CITY
412 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  GREATER THAN 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SINCE THE SOILS ARE
  SATURATED...THERE IS A HEIGHTENED POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES
  AND POWER OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ506-212300-
/O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0003.170122T0300Z-170122T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.170122T0600Z-170122T1800Z/
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA ROSA...SOUTH SANTA ROSA...NAPA...
SAN RAFAEL...PETALUMA...NOVATO...ROHNERT PARK
412 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  GREATER THAN 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SINCE THE SOILS ARE
  SATURATED...THERE IS A HEIGHTENED POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES
  AND POWER OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
808 
WWUS76 KMTR 212223
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
223 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH TROUGH THE DISTRICT LATE TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY AND WILL RESULT IN STRONG TO VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS AHEAD OF AND ALONG WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WIND SPEEDS IN
EXCESS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH GUSTS LIKELY
EXCEEDING 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE
COAST AND IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AREA.

CAZ006-505-507-509-511-512-517-518-528>530-221200-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0003.170122T0600Z-170122T1800Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
EAST BAY HILLS AND THE DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY
INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/HOLLISTER VALLEY AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN FRANCISCO...TAMALPAIS-HOMESTEAD...
SAUSALITO...ANGWIN...LAGUNITAS-FOREST KNOLLS...WOODACRE...
PACIFICA...BLACKHAWK...SCOTTS VALLEY...BOULDER CREEK...
DAY VALLEY...SALINAS...SANTA CRUZ...WATSONVILLE...LIVE OAK...
SEASIDE...MONTEREY...MARINA
223 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  GREATER THAN 60 MPH...STRONGEST NEAR THE COAST AND IN HIGHER 
  ELEVATIONS. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SINCE THE SOILS ARE 
  SATURATED...THERE IS A HEIGHTENED POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES 
  AND POWER OUTAGES. 

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ506-508-510-513-516-221200-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.170122T0600Z-170122T1800Z/
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/ARROYO SECO AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA ROSA...SOUTH SANTA ROSA...NAPA...
SAN RAFAEL...PETALUMA...NOVATO...ROHNERT PARK...OAKLAND...
FREMONT...HAYWARD...DALY CITY...BERKELEY...CONCORD...ANTIOCH...
LIVERMORE...WALNUT CREEK...PLEASANTON...PITTSBURG...SAN RAMON...
SAN JOSE...GREENFIELD...KING CITY
223 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL 
  GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SINCE THE SOILS ARE 
  SATURATED...THERE IS A HEIGHTENED POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES 
  AND POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$
362 
WWUS76 KMTR 221155
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
355 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION THIS
MORNING AND WILL RESULT IN STRONG TO VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
AHEAD OF AND ALONG WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WIND SPEEDS IN EXCESS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH GUSTS LIKELY
EXCEEDING 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE
COAST AND IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AREA.

CAZ006-505-507-509-511-512-517-518-528>530-221800-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170122T1800Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
EAST BAY HILLS AND THE DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY
INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/HOLLISTER VALLEY AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN FRANCISCO...TAMALPAIS-HOMESTEAD...
SAUSALITO...ANGWIN...LAGUNITAS-FOREST KNOLLS...WOODACRE...
PACIFICA...BLACKHAWK...SCOTTS VALLEY...BOULDER CREEK...
DAY VALLEY...SALINAS...SANTA CRUZ...WATSONVILLE...LIVE OAK...
SEASIDE...MONTEREY...MARINA
355 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  GREATER THAN 60 MPH...STRONGEST NEAR THE COAST AND IN HIGHER 
  ELEVATIONS. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SINCE THE SOILS ARE 
  SATURATED...THERE IS A HEIGHTENED POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES 
  AND POWER OUTAGES. 

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ506-508-510-513-516-221800-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170122T1800Z/
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/ARROYO SECO AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA ROSA...SOUTH SANTA ROSA...NAPA...
SAN RAFAEL...PETALUMA...NOVATO...ROHNERT PARK...OAKLAND...
FREMONT...HAYWARD...DALY CITY...BERKELEY...CONCORD...ANTIOCH...
LIVERMORE...WALNUT CREEK...PLEASANTON...PITTSBURG...SAN RAMON...
SAN JOSE...GREENFIELD...KING CITY
355 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL 
  GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SINCE THE SOILS ARE 
  SATURATED...THERE IS A HEIGHTENED POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES 
  AND POWER OUTAGES. 

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.

&&

$$
946 
WWUS76 KMTR 221651
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
851 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

CAZ006-505-507-509-511-512-517-518-528>530-221800-
/O.CAN.KMTR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170122T1800Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
EAST BAY HILLS AND THE DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY
INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/HOLLISTER VALLEY AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN FRANCISCO...TAMALPAIS-HOMESTEAD...
SAUSALITO...ANGWIN...LAGUNITAS-FOREST KNOLLS...WOODACRE...
PACIFICA...BLACKHAWK...SCOTTS VALLEY...BOULDER CREEK...
DAY VALLEY...SALINAS...SANTA CRUZ...WATSONVILLE...LIVE OAK...
SEASIDE...MONTEREY...MARINA
851 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 

THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA AND WINDS HAVE WEAKENED
SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT.  

$$

CAZ506-508-510-513-516-221800-
/O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170122T1800Z/
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/ARROYO SECO AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA ROSA...SOUTH SANTA ROSA...NAPA...
SAN RAFAEL...PETALUMA...NOVATO...ROHNERT PARK...OAKLAND...
FREMONT...HAYWARD...DALY CITY...BERKELEY...CONCORD...ANTIOCH...
LIVERMORE...WALNUT CREEK...PLEASANTON...PITTSBURG...SAN RAMON...
SAN JOSE...GREENFIELD...KING CITY
851 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA AND WINDS HAVE WEAKENED
SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 4:12 AM PSTWind AdvisoryMTRAlameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo and 2 more29 hr
Jan 21, 4:53 AM PSTGale WarningMTR28 hr
Jan 21, 4:53 AM PSTStorm WarningMTR24 hr
Jan 21, 8:46 AM PSTAreal Flood WarningMTRMonterey16 hr
Jan 21, 2:27 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMTR7 hr
Jan 21, 2:27 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMTR3 days

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.