Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 4, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this high wind warning at Feb 16, 2017, 10:21 PM PST for Monterey County, San Benito County, California. It took effect at Feb 17, 2017, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 10 hr. 12 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
- Feb 16, 2017, 10:21 PM PST (06:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2017, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2017, 2:00 PM PST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Counties Monterey County, CA, San Benito County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:24 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 6:35 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nne Salinas, CA | POWER POLE AND LINES DOWN OLD STAGE ROAD AT NATIVIDAD |
| Feb 17, 6:36 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ene Moss Landing, CA | TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS STRAWBERRY CYN RD |
| Feb 17, 6:36 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ese Salinas, CA | TREES BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING ENTIRE ROADWAY...OLD STAGE RD AT CALLE EL ROSARIO |
| Feb 17, 6:41 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Garland Ranch Park, CA | TREE BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING EAT BOUND LANE HWY 68 AT LAURELES GRADE |
| Feb 17, 7:04 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nne Marina State Beac, CA | POWER LINES IN THE ROAD SEYMOUR ST AT COOPER ST |
| Feb 17, 7:10 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Marina, CA | POWER LINES AND POLE BLOWN DOWN IN ROADWAY COOPER RD AT NASHUA RD |
| Feb 17, 7:52 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nnw Salinas, CA | POWER LINE AND TREES IN ROADWAY...WHITE RD |
| Feb 17, 7:53 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Prunedale, CA | TREE AND POWER LIONES DOWN IN THE ROAD...BLACKIE RD AT HWY101 |
| Feb 17, 8:18 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ese Watsonville, CA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING BOTH LANES OF LEWIS RD AT SAN MIGUEL CYN RD |
| Feb 17, 8:58 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sse Moss Landing, CA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING NORTHBOUBD LANE HWY 1 AT MOSS LANDING RD |
| Feb 17, 11:02 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Carmel River Beach, CA | TREE DOWN ON CANYON DR |
| Feb 17, 11:35 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Garland Ranch Park, CA | 2 TRESS WITH WIRES DOWN ACROSS FORD 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 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 1142 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
630 WWUS76 KMTR 170621 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 1021 PM PST Thu Feb 16 2017 ...Strong and gusty southeast winds expected late Thursday Night and Friday... .Another storm system will bring windy conditions to much of the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay Area late Thursday Night and Friday. Southeast winds will increase late Thursday night and become strong and gusty by Friday morning. Strongest winds are expected along the Big Sur Coast, in the Santa Lucia Mountains, and in the northern Salinas Valley. Winds will gradually decrease on Friday afternoon. CAZ517-171700- /O.UPG.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.170217T1500Z-170218T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0004.170217T1200Z-170217T2200Z/ Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- 1021 PM PST Thu Feb 16 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect from 4 AM to 2 PM PST Friday. * TIMING...Late Thursday night through early Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may cause property damage and will make driving difficult, especially for 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. && $$ CAZ528-530-171700- /O.UPG.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.170217T1800Z-170218T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0004.170217T1200Z-170217T2200Z/ Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- Including the cities of...Salinas...Seaside...Monterey...Marina 1021 PM PST Thu Feb 16 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect from 4 AM to 2 PM PST Friday. * TIMING...Late Thursday Night through early Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may cause property damage and will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Since the soils are saturated...there is a heightened potential for downed trees and power outages. A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ CAZ508-509-512-529-171700- /O.EXB.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.170217T1400Z-170218T0200Z/ San Francisco Bay Shoreline-San Francisco Peninsula Coast- Santa Cruz Mountains-Northern Monterey Bay- Including the cities of...Oakland...Fremont...Hayward... Daly City...Berkeley...Pacifica...Scotts Valley...Boulder Creek... Day Valley...Santa Cruz...Watsonville...Live Oak 1021 PM PST Thu Feb 16 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 6 AM to 6 PM PST Friday. * TIMING...Friday morning through late Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of at least 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ CAZ510-511-513-516-518-171700- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.170217T1400Z-170218T0200Z/ East Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range- Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park- Including the cities of...Concord...Antioch...Livermore... Walnut Creek...Pleasanton...Pittsburg...San Ramon...Blackhawk... San Jose...Greenfield...King City 1021 PM PST Thu Feb 16 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING...Friday morning through late Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult...especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Since the soils are saturated...there is a heightened potential for downed trees and power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of at least 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
3 follow-up statements
647 WWUS76 KMTR 171224 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 424 AM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...Strong and gusty southeast winds expected through Friday afternoon and evening... .A potent storm system will result in strong and gusty southerly winds across much of the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay Area today. The strongest winds are expected along the Big Sur Coast, in the Santa Lucia Mountains and in the northern Salinas Valley. Winds will gradually decrease late this afternoon as the system pushes inland. CAZ517-528-530-172200- /O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170217T2200Z/ Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- Including the cities of...Salinas...Seaside...Monterey...Marina 424 AM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...Through early Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Southeast winds 30 to 40 MPH with gusts greater than 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may cause property damage and will make driving difficult especially for 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. && $$ CAZ508>513-516-518-529-172200- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.170217T1400Z-170218T0200Z/ San Francisco Bay Shoreline-San Francisco Peninsula Coast- East Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range- Santa Cruz Mountains-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park-Northern Monterey Bay- Including the cities of...Oakland...Fremont...Hayward... Daly City...Berkeley...Pacifica...Concord...Antioch...Livermore... Walnut Creek...Pleasanton...Pittsburg...San Ramon...Blackhawk... Scotts Valley...Boulder Creek...Day Valley...San Jose... Greenfield...King City...Santa Cruz...Watsonville...Live Oak 424 AM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through late Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Southeast winds 20 to 30 MPH with gusts greater than 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Since the soils are saturated, there is a heightened potential for downed trees and power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of at least 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
403 WWUS76 KMTR 172011 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 1211 PM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...Strong and gusty southeast winds expected through Friday afternoon and evening... .A potent storm system will result in strong and gusty southerly winds across much of the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay Area today. The strongest winds are expected along the Big Sur Coast... in the Santa Lucia Mountains and in the northern Salinas Valley. Winds will gradually decrease late this afternoon as the system pushes inland. CAZ517-528-530-172200- /O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170217T2200Z/ Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- Including the cities of...Salinas...Seaside...Monterey...Marina 1211 PM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...Through early Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Southeast winds 30 to 40 MPH with gusts greater than 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may cause property damage and will make driving difficult especially for 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. && $$ CAZ006-505>507-172200- /O.EXB.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-170217T2200Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains- Including the cities of...San Francisco...Tamalpais-Homestead... Sausalito...Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa...San Rafael... Petaluma...Novato...Rohnert Park...Angwin... Lagunitas-Forest Knolls...Woodacre 1211 PM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 2 PM PST this afternoon. * TIMING...Through late Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Southeast winds 20 to 35 MPH with gusts greater than 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Since the soils are saturated... there is a heightened potential for downed trees and power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of at least 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ CAZ508>513-516-518-529-172200- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-170218T0200Z/ San Francisco Bay Shoreline-San Francisco Peninsula Coast- East Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range- Santa Cruz Mountains-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park-Northern Monterey Bay- Including the cities of...Oakland...Fremont...Hayward... Daly City...Berkeley...Pacifica...Concord...Antioch...Livermore... Walnut Creek...Pleasanton...Pittsburg...San Ramon...Blackhawk... Scotts Valley...Boulder Creek...Day Valley...San Jose... Greenfield...King City...Santa Cruz...Watsonville...Live Oak 1211 PM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through late Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Southeast winds 20 to 30 MPH with 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of at least 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
709 WWUS76 KMTR 172202 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 202 PM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 CAZ517-528-530-172315- /O.EXP.KMTR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170217T2200Z/ Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- Including the cities of...Salinas...Seaside...Monterey...Marina 202 PM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Wind speeds have diminshed below warning criteria, thus the high wind warning has been allowed to expire. $$ CAZ006-505>507-180200- /O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-170217T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0011.170217T2202Z-170218T0200Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains- Including the cities of...San Francisco...Tamalpais-Homestead... Sausalito...Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa...San Rafael... Petaluma...Novato...Rohnert Park...Angwin... Lagunitas-Forest Knolls...Woodacre 202 PM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... .The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 6 PM PST this evening. * TIMING...Through late Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Southeast winds 20 to 35 MPH with 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 wind gusts of at least 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. 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. && $$ CAZ508>513-516-518-529-180200- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-170218T0200Z/ San Francisco Bay Shoreline-San Francisco Peninsula Coast- East Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range- Santa Cruz Mountains-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park-Northern Monterey Bay- Including the cities of...Oakland...Fremont...Hayward... Daly City...Berkeley...Pacifica...Concord...Antioch...Livermore... Walnut Creek...Pleasanton...Pittsburg...San Ramon...Blackhawk... Scotts Valley...Boulder Creek...Day Valley...San Jose... Greenfield...King City...Santa Cruz...Watsonville...Live Oak 202 PM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through late Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Southeast winds 20 to 30 MPH with gusts greater than 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Since the soils are saturated... there is a heightened potential for downed trees and power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of at least 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 4:53 PM PST | Flood Watch | MTR | Monterey, San Benito | 40 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:59 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 5 days | |
| Feb 17, 2:02 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MTR | Marin, Napa, City and County of San Francisco, Sonoma | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:22 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 4 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.