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Wind Advisory 17, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

May 5, 20179 counties in California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at May 5, 2017, 12:14 PM PDT for 9 counties in California. It took effect at May 5, 2017, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2017, 12:14 PM PDT (19:14 UTC)
In effect from
May 5, 2017, 5:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 6, 2017, 9:45 AM PDT
In force
17 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, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA

The radar

The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 22 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 2017-05-05Temperature 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 2017-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -96 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
832 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

462 
WWUS76 KMTR 051914
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
1214 PM PDT Fri May 5 2017


CAZ006-505-507>509-511-512-517-529-530-061200-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0017.170506T0000Z-170507T0400Z/
San Francisco-
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
North Bay Mountains-San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range-
Santa Cruz Mountains-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
Including the cities of San Francisco, Tamalpais-Homestead, 
Sausalito, Angwin, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, Woodacre, Oakland, 
Fremont, Hayward, Daly City, Berkeley, Pacifica, Blackhawk, 
Scotts Valley, Boulder Creek, Day Valley, Santa Cruz, 
Watsonville, Live Oak, Seaside, Monterey, and Marina
1214 PM PDT Fri May 5 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 5 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT
Saturday. 

* WINDS...Northwesterly winds of 20 to 35 mph with local gusts
  over 45 mph. 

* LOCATION...Highest speeds will be near the coast and San
  Francisco Bay plus higher elevation locations. 

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially for
  drivers of high profile vehicles. Downed trees and powerlines
  are possible during strong winds. Stronger winds will lead to 
  an elevated fire danger.

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
902 
WWUS76 KMTR 061213
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
513 AM PDT Sat May 6 2017

CAZ006-505-507>509-511-512-517-529-530-070400-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-170507T0400Z/
San Francisco-
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
North Bay Mountains-San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range-
Santa Cruz Mountains-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
Including the cities of San Francisco, Tamalpais-Homestead, 
Sausalito, Angwin, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, Woodacre, Oakland, 
Fremont, Hayward, Daly City, Berkeley, Pacifica, Blackhawk, 
Scotts Valley, Boulder Creek, Day Valley, Santa Cruz, 
Watsonville, Live Oak, Seaside, Monterey, and Marina
513 AM PDT Sat May 6 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

a Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9 PM PDT this evening. 

* WINDS...Northwesterly winds of 20 to 35 mph with local gusts 
  over 45 mph. 

* LOCATION...Highest speeds will be near the coast and San 
  Francisco Bay plus higher elevation locations. 

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult especially 
  for drivers of high profile vehicles. Downed trees and 
  powerlines are possible during strong winds. Stronger winds 
  will lead to an elevated fire danger. 

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.

&&

$$
961 
WWUS76 KMTR 061645
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
945 AM PDT Sat May 6 2017

CAZ006-505-507>509-511-512-517-529-530-061745-
/O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-170507T0400Z/
San Francisco-
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
North Bay Mountains-San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range-
Santa Cruz Mountains-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
Including the cities of San Francisco, Tamalpais-Homestead, 
Sausalito, Angwin, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, Woodacre, Oakland, 
Fremont, Hayward, Daly City, Berkeley, Pacifica, Blackhawk, 
Scotts Valley, Boulder Creek, Day Valley, Santa Cruz, 
Watsonville, Live Oak, Seaside, Monterey, and Marina
945 AM PDT Sat May 6 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in San Francisco has cancelled the
Wind Advisory. 

While winds remain breezy with gusts to around 35 to 40 MPH near 
the coast and in the higher elevations, wind speeds are likely to 
remain below advisory criteria. Expect breezy conditions to 
persist through this evening and potentially into the overnight 
in the North Bay Mountains before diminishing region-wide on 
Sunday. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 2:28 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMTR5 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.