Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 10, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 16, 2017, 1:27 PM PST for 11 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 17, 2017, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2017, 1:27 PM PST (21:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2017, 6:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2017, 4:57 PM PST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Counties Alameda County, CA, City and County of San Francisco, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Marin County, CA, Monterey County, CA, Napa 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), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 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
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 24 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
- 1276 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 443 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
322 WWUS76 KMTR 162127 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 127 PM PST Thu Feb 16 2017 ...gusty southeast winds expected on Friday... .Another storm system will bring windy conditions to the southern mountains and valleys on Friday. CAZ511-517-518-171200- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.170217T1500Z-170218T0600Z/ East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range- Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park- Including the city of...Blackhawk 127 PM PST Thu Feb 16 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 7 AM to 10 PM PST Friday. * TIMING...friday morning through friday evening. * WINDS...southeast winds increasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 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 winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ CAZ510-513-516-528-530-171200- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.170217T1800Z-170218T0600Z/ East Bay Interior Valleys-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- Including the cities of...Concord...Antioch...Livermore... Walnut Creek...Pleasanton...Pittsburg...San Ramon...San Jose... Greenfield...King City...Salinas...Seaside...Monterey...Marina 127 PM PST Thu Feb 16 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 10 AM to 10 PM PST Friday. * TIMING...friday morning through friday evening. * WINDS...southeast winds increasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult...especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Since the soils are saturated...there is a heightened potential for downed trees and power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
5 follow-up statements
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. && $$ CAZ510-511-513-516-518-171700- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.170217T1400Z-170218T0200Z/ East Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range- Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park- Including the cities of...Concord...Antioch...Livermore... Walnut Creek...Pleasanton...Pittsburg...San Ramon...Blackhawk... San Jose...Greenfield...King City 1021 PM PST Thu Feb 16 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING...Friday morning through late Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult...especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Since the soils are saturated...there is a heightened potential for downed trees and power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of at least 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
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. && $$ CAZ508>513-516-518-529-180200- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-170218T0200Z/ San Francisco Bay Shoreline-San Francisco Peninsula Coast- East Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range- Santa Cruz Mountains-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park-Northern Monterey Bay- Including the cities of...Oakland...Fremont...Hayward... Daly City...Berkeley...Pacifica...Concord...Antioch...Livermore... Walnut Creek...Pleasanton...Pittsburg...San Ramon...Blackhawk... Scotts Valley...Boulder Creek...Day Valley...San Jose... Greenfield...King City...Santa Cruz...Watsonville...Live Oak 202 PM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through late Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Southeast winds 20 to 30 MPH with gusts greater than 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Since the soils are saturated... there is a heightened potential for downed trees and power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of at least 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
857 WWUS76 KMTR 180057 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 457 PM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 CAZ508>513-516-518-529-180200- /O.CAN.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 457 PM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in San Francisco has cancelled the Wind Advisory. $$ CAZ006-505>507-180200- /O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-170218T0200Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains- Including the cities of...San Francisco...Tamalpais-Homestead... Sausalito...Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa...San Rafael... Petaluma...Novato...Rohnert Park...Angwin... Lagunitas-Forest Knolls...Woodacre 457 PM PST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in San Francisco has cancelled the Wind Advisory. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 9:03 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 21 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:30 PM PST | Gale Warning | MTR | 31 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:30 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 55 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:30 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 5 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.