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Wind Advisory 11, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

February 17, 20174 counties in California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 17, 2017, 2:02 PM PST for 4 counties in California. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2017, 2:02 PM PST (22:02 UTC)
Expired
Feb 17, 2017, 4:57 PM PST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Counties City and County of San Francisco, CA, Marin County, CA, Napa County, CA, Sonoma County, CA

The radar

The Sacramento radar (KDAX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 65 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 2017-02-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 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, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2017-02-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 129 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
855 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 4:53 PM PSTFlood WatchMTRMonterey, San Benito40 hr
Feb 16, 8:59 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Rough BarMTR5 days
Feb 16, 10:21 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningMTRMonterey, San Benito16 hr
Feb 17, 2:22 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMTR4 days

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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.