Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 8, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 6, 2017, 2:25 AM PST for 10 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 6, 2017, 9:00 PM PST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2017, 2:25 AM PST (10:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2017, 9:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2017, 1:00 PM PST
- In force
- 16 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 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), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 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 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1061 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
532 WWUS76 KMTR 061025 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 225 AM PST MON FEB 6 2017 CAZ006-505-507>513-517-518-528>530-062300- /O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.170207T0500Z-170207T1400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- 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- 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...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...SALINAS...SANTA CRUZ... WATSONVILLE...LIVE OAK...SEASIDE...MONTEREY...MARINA 225 AM PST MON FEB 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING...9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH IN LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS. GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
176 WWUS76 KMTR 062243 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 243 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017 CAZ006-505-507>513-517-518-528>530-071400- /O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.170207T0500Z-170207T1400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- EAST BAY HILLS AND THE DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- SANTA CLARA VALLEY INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/HOLLISTER VALLEY AND CARMEL VALLEY- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN FRANCISCO...TAMALPAIS-HOMESTEAD... SAUSALITO...ANGWIN...LAGUNITAS-FOREST KNOLLS...WOODACRE... OAKLAND...FREMONT...HAYWARD...DALY CITY...BERKELEY...PACIFICA... CONCORD...ANTIOCH...LIVERMORE...WALNUT CREEK...PLEASANTON... PITTSBURG...SAN RAMON...BLACKHAWK...SCOTTS VALLEY... BOULDER CREEK...DAY VALLEY...SAN JOSE...SALINAS...SANTA CRUZ... WATSONVILLE...LIVE OAK...SEASIDE...MONTEREY...MARINA 243 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST TUESDAY... * TIMING...9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH IN LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS. GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SINCE THE SOILS ARE SATURATED...THERE IS A HEIGHTENED POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
276 WWUS76 KMTR 071224 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 424 AM PST Tue Feb 7 2017 ...Gusty Southwest winds continue through midday... .Another front is moving through the Bay Area this morning with gusty southwest winds continuing along the coast and in the hills. CAZ006-505-507>513-517-518-528>530-072030- /O.EXT.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170207T2100Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- 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- 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...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...Salinas...Santa Cruz... Watsonville...Live Oak...Seaside...Monterey...Marina 424 AM PST Tue Feb 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...Until 1 pm Tuesday afternoon * WINDS...Southerly winds of 15 to 30 mph with local gusts to 45 mph in lower elevations. Gusts to over 50 mph for the hills above 1500 feet. * 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. && $$
431 WWUS76 KMTR 072048 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 1248 PM PST Tue Feb 7 2017 CAZ006-505-507>513-517-518-528>530-072200- /O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170207T2100Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Mountains-San Francisco Bay Shoreline- San Francisco Peninsula Coast-East Bay Interior Valleys- East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range-Santa Cruz Mountains- Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- Including the cities of...San Francisco...Tamalpais-Homestead... Sausalito...Angwin...Lagunitas-Forest Knolls...Woodacre... Oakland...Fremont...Hayward...Daly City...Berkeley...Pacifica... Concord...Antioch...Livermore...Walnut Creek...Pleasanton... Pittsburg...San Ramon...Blackhawk...Scotts Valley... Boulder Creek...Day Valley...San Jose...Salinas...Santa Cruz... Watsonville...Live Oak...Seaside...Monterey...Marina 1248 PM PST Tue Feb 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... The period of strongest winds has ended as the front is moving south and east of the region. Gusty southwest winds will continue to ease through the rest of the afternoon and evening. The next strong front is due to arrive Thursday when another round of strong and damaging winds may be possible. $$ rww
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2:11 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 4 days | |
| Feb 6, 9:17 AM PST | Flash Flood Watch | MTR | Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:04 PM PST | Gale Warning | MTR | 21 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.