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Wind Advisory 12, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2017, 2:23 PM PST for 11 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 19, 2017, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2017, 2:23 PM PST (22:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2017, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2017, 2:17 AM PST
- In force
- 34 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 22:25 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, 10.4 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
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
353 WWUS76 KMTR 182223 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 223 PM PST Sat Feb 18 2017 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY ARRIVING STORM SYSTEM LATER SUNDAY... CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-191400- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0012.170220T0000Z-170221T1300Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains- 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- Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park- 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...Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa...San Rafael... Petaluma...Novato...Rohnert Park...Angwin... Lagunitas-Forest Knolls...Woodacre...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...Salinas...Santa Cruz... Watsonville...Live Oak...Seaside...Monterey...Marina 223 PM PST Sat Feb 18 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PST TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 4 PM Sunday to 5 AM PST Tuesday. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING * WINDS... Sustained southeast winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts greater than 45 mph. Winds will shift to the south later tomorrow night. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Saturated soils will also contribute to an increased risk of downed trees and powerlines during these stronger winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 35 mph and gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
6 follow-up statements
728 WWUS76 KMTR 190536 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 936 PM PST Sat Feb 18 2017 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY ARRIVING STORM SYSTEM LATER SUNDAY... .A strong Pacific Storm system will approach the California coast on Sunday. Southerly winds in advance of this system will increase Sunday afternoon and evening, especially along the coast and in the hills. Locally strong and gusty winds will then continue through Sunday night and Monday. Strongest winds are anticipated on Monday as a frontal boundary gradually moves south through the area. Winds will slowly decrease on Monday night. CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-191800- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0012.170220T0000Z-170221T1300Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains- 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- Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park- 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...Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa...San Rafael... Petaluma...Novato...Rohnert Park...Angwin... Lagunitas-Forest Knolls...Woodacre...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...Salinas...Santa Cruz... Watsonville...Live Oak...Seaside...Monterey...Marina 936 PM PST Sat Feb 18 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PST TUESDAY... * TIMING...Sunday afternoon through Monday night. Strongest winds expected Monday and Monday evening. * WINDS... Sustained southerly winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Saturated soils will also contribute to an increased risk of downed trees and powerlines during these stronger winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 35 mph and gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Winds this strong combined with saturated soils can result in downed trees and power outages. && $$
685 WWUS76 KMTR 191315 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 515 AM PST Sun Feb 19 2017 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY... .A strong Pacific storm system will impact the California coast today through Monday. Southerly winds in advance of this system will increase late this afternoon and evening, especially along the coast and in the hills. Locally strong and gusty winds will then continue through tonight and Monday. Strongest winds are anticipated on Monday as a frontal boundary gradually moves south through the area. Winds will slowly diminish on Monday night. CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-192300- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0012.170220T0000Z-170221T1300Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains- 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- Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park- 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...Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa...San Rafael... Petaluma...Novato...Rohnert Park...Angwin... Lagunitas-Forest Knolls...Woodacre...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...Salinas...Santa Cruz... Watsonville...Live Oak...Seaside...Monterey...Marina 515 AM PST Sun Feb 19 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PST TUESDAY... * TIMING...This afternoon through Monday night. Strongest winds expected Monday and Monday evening. * WINDS...Sustained southerly winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Saturated soils will also contribute to an increased risk of downed trees and powerlines during these stronger winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 35 mph and gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Winds this strong combined with saturated soils can result in downed trees and power outages. && $$
545 WWUS76 KMTR 192133 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 133 PM PST Sun Feb 19 2017 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY... .A strong Pacific storm system will impact the California coast today through Monday. Southerly winds in advance of this system will increase late this afternoon and evening... especially along the coast and in the hills. Locally strong and gusty winds will then continue through tonight and Monday. Strongest winds are anticipated on Monday as a frontal boundary gradually moves south through the area. Winds will slowly diminish through Monday night. CAZ006-505>507-509>512-517-518-529-530-201500- /O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0005.170220T2100Z-170221T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0012.170220T0000Z-170220T2100Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains- San Francisco Peninsula Coast-East Bay Interior Valleys- 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 Park-Northern Monterey Bay- Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- 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...Pacifica...Concord... Antioch...Livermore...Walnut Creek...Pleasanton...Pittsburg... San Ramon...Blackhawk...Scotts Valley...Boulder Creek... Day Valley...Santa Cruz...Watsonville...Live Oak...Seaside... Monterey...Marina 133 PM PST Sun Feb 19 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect from 1 PM Monday to 3 AM PST Tuesday. * TIMING...Southeast winds increase this afternoon through tonight. Strongest southerly winds expected Monday afternoon and Monday evening. Winds diminish overnight into Tuesday. * WINDS...Sustained southeast winds 20 to 30mph today shifting south and increasing to 25 to 35 mph tomorrow afternoon and evening. Wind gusts 30 to 40 mph today increasing to 45 to 60 mph by tomorrow afternoon and evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Saturated soils will also contribute to an increased risk of downed trees and powerlines during these stronger winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 35 mph and gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Winds this strong combined with saturated soils can result in 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. && $$ CAZ508-513-516-528-201500- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0012.170220T0000Z-170221T1100Z/ San Francisco Bay Shoreline-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Including the cities of...Oakland...Fremont...Hayward... Daly City...Berkeley...San Jose...Greenfield...King City... Salinas 133 PM PST Sun Feb 19 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... * TIMING...Southeast winds increase this afternoon through tonight. Strongest southerly winds expected Monday afternoon and Monday evening. Winds diminish overnight into Tuesday. * WINDS...Sustained southeast winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Saturated soils will also contribute to an increased risk of downed trees and powerlines during these stronger winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 35 mph and gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Winds this strong combined with saturated soils can result in downed trees and power outages. && $$
898 WWUS76 KMTR 200410 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 810 PM PST Sun Feb 19 2017 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A strong Pacific storm system will impact the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay Area through Monday Night. Southerly winds in advance of this system will increase on Sunday night, especially along the coast and in the hills. Locally strong and gusty winds will then continue through Monday night. Strongest winds are anticipated Monday afternoon and evening as a frontal boundary gradually moves south through the area. Winds will slowly diminish late Monday night. CAZ506-201800- /O.CAN.KMTR.HW.W.0005.170220T2100Z-170221T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170221T1100Z/ North Bay Interior Valleys- Including the cities of...Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa... San Rafael...Petaluma...Novato...Rohnert Park 810 PM PST Sun Feb 19 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in San Francisco has cancelled the High Wind Warning for the North Bay Valleys. A wind advisory remains in effect. * TIMING...Southeast winds increase tonight through Monday morning. Strongest southerly winds expected Monday afternoon and Monday evening. Winds diminish late Monday night. * WINDS...Sustained southerly winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 45 mph Sunday night and Monday morning. Winds increasing to 15 to 25 mph Monday afternoon and evening with gusts to 50 mph. Winds decrease late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Saturated soils will also contribute to an increased risk of downed trees and powerlines. 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. Winds this strong combined with saturated soils can result in downed trees and power outages. && $$ CAZ006-505-507-509>512-517-518-529-530-201800- /O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0005.170220T2100Z-170221T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170220T2100Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Mountains-San Francisco Peninsula Coast- East Bay Interior Valleys-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 Park-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...Concord...Antioch...Livermore...Walnut Creek... Pleasanton...Pittsburg...San Ramon...Blackhawk...Scotts Valley... Boulder Creek...Day Valley...Santa Cruz...Watsonville... Live Oak...Seaside...Monterey...Marina 810 PM PST Sun Feb 19 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... * TIMING...Southeast winds increase tonight through Monday morning and then increase further on Monday afternoon. Strongest southerly winds expected Monday afternoon and Monday evening. Winds diminish late Monday night. * WINDS...Sustained southerly winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph Sunday night and Monday morning. Winds increasing to 25 to 40 mph Monday afternoon and evening with gusts to 60 mph. Winds decrease late Monday night. * IMPACTS...By Monday afternoon winds may be strong enough to cause property damage. Strong and gusty winds will make driving difficult, especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Saturated soils will also contribute to an increased risk of downed trees and powerlines. 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. Winds this strong combined with saturated soils can result in 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. && $$ CAZ508-513-516-528-201800- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170221T1100Z/ San Francisco Bay Shoreline-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Including the cities of...Oakland...Fremont...Hayward... Daly City...Berkeley...San Jose...Greenfield...King City... Salinas 810 PM PST Sun Feb 19 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... * TIMING...Southeast winds increase tonight through Monday morning. Strongest southerly winds expected Monday afternoon and Monday evening. Winds diminish late Monday night. * WINDS...Sustained southerly winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph Sunday night and Monday morning. Winds increasing to 20 to 30 mph Monday afternoon and evening with gusts to 50 mph. Winds decrease late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Saturated soils will also contribute to an increased risk of downed trees and powerlines. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of at least 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Winds this strong combined with saturated soils can result in downed trees and power outages. && $$
487 WWUS76 KMTR 201323 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 523 AM PST Mon Feb 20 2017 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A strong Pacific storm system will impact the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay Area through Monday night. Southerly winds in advance of this system will increase through this morning, especially along the coast and in the hills. Locally strong and gusty winds will then continue through Monday night. Strongest winds are anticipated this afternoon and evening as a frontal boundary gradually moves south through the area. Winds will slowly diminish late tonight. CAZ006-505-507-509>512-517-518-529-530-210500- /O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0005.170220T2100Z-170221T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170220T2100Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Mountains-San Francisco Peninsula Coast- East Bay Interior Valleys-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 Park-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...Concord...Antioch...Livermore...Walnut Creek... Pleasanton...Pittsburg...San Ramon...Blackhawk...Scotts Valley... Boulder Creek...Day Valley...Santa Cruz...Watsonville... Live Oak...Seaside...Monterey...Marina 523 AM PST Mon Feb 20 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... * TIMING...Southeast winds increase through this morning and then further intensify this afternoon. Strongest southerly winds expected this afternoon and evening. Winds diminish late tonight. * WINDS...Sustained southerly winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Winds increasing to 25 to 40 mph this afternoon and evening with gusts to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds may be strong enough to cause property damage. Strong and gusty winds will make driving difficult, especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Saturated soils will also contribute to an increased risk of downed trees and powerlines. 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. Winds this strong combined with saturated soils can result in 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. && $$ CAZ506-508-513-516-528-210500- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170221T1100Z/ North Bay Interior Valleys-San Francisco Bay Shoreline- Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Including the cities of...Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa... San Rafael...Petaluma...Novato...Rohnert Park...Oakland... Fremont...Hayward...Daly City...Berkeley...San Jose... Greenfield...King City...Salinas 523 AM PST Mon Feb 20 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... * TIMING...Southeast winds increase through this morning. Strongest southerly winds expected this afternoon and evening. Winds diminish late tonight. * WINDS...Sustained southerly winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Winds increasing to 20 to 30 mph this afternoon and evening with gusts to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Saturated soils will also contribute to an increased risk of downed trees and powerlines. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of at least 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Winds this strong combined with saturated soils can result in downed trees and power outages. && $$
162 WWUS76 KMTR 211017 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 217 AM PST Tue Feb 21 2017 CAZ006-505-507-509>512-517-518-529-530-211130- /O.CAN.KMTR.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170221T1100Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Mountains-San Francisco Peninsula Coast- East Bay Interior Valleys-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 Park-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...Concord...Antioch...Livermore...Walnut Creek... Pleasanton...Pittsburg...San Ramon...Blackhawk...Scotts Valley... Boulder Creek...Day Valley...Santa Cruz...Watsonville... Live Oak...Seaside...Monterey...Marina 217 AM PST Tue Feb 21 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in San Francisco has cancelled the High Wind Warning. Wind speeds across the region have fallen below warning criteria and will continue to diminish. However, breezy to locally gusty winds will remain possible through early morning. $$ CAZ506-508-513-516-528-211130- /O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170221T1100Z/ North Bay Interior Valleys-San Francisco Bay Shoreline- Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Including the cities of...Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa... San Rafael...Petaluma...Novato...Rohnert Park...Oakland... Fremont...Hayward...Daly City...Berkeley...San Jose... Greenfield...King City...Salinas 217 AM PST Tue Feb 21 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in San Francisco has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Wind speeds across the region have fallen below advisory criteria and will continue to diminish. However, breezy to locally gusty winds will remain possible through early morning. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 6:17 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Santa Clara | 118 min |
| Feb 17, 9:22 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 24 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:33 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz | 13 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:06 AM PST | Flood Watch | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 64 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:29 PM PST | Gale Warning | MTR | 60 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.