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Wind Advisory 9, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

February 8, 20176 counties in California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 8, 2017, 1:57 AM PST for 6 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 9, 2017, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2017, 1:57 AM PST (09:57 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2017, 2:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 9, 2017, 4:00 PM PST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Counties Marin County, CA, Napa County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA

The radar

The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:57 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 15 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 00:00Z on 2017-02-08Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2017-02-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
625 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
237 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

854 
WWUS76 KMTR 080957
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
157 AM PST Wed Feb 8 2017

...Gusty Southwest winds late tonight and Thursday...

.Another storm system will sweep through the Bay Area late
Wednesday night and Thursday with gusty southerly winds.

CAZ505>507-081800-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0009.170209T1000Z-170210T0000Z/
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains-
Including the cities of...Tamalpais-Homestead...Sausalito...
Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa...San Rafael...Petaluma...
Novato...Rohnert Park...Angwin...Lagunitas-Forest Knolls...
Woodacre
157 AM PST Wed Feb 8 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from 2 AM to 4 PM PST Thursday. 

* TIMING...Wednesday night trough Thursday 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.

&&

$$

CAZ511-512-081800-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0009.170209T1500Z-170210T0000Z/
East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range-Santa Cruz Mountains-
Including the cities of...Blackhawk...Scotts Valley...
Boulder Creek...Day Valley
157 AM PST Wed Feb 8 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from 7 AM to 4 PM PST Thursday. 

* TIMING...Thursday morning trough Thursday afternoon.

* WINDS...Southerly winds of 15 to 30 mph with local gusts to 45
  mph in lower elevations. Gusts 50 to 60 mph for the locations above
  2000 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
294 
WWUS76 KMTR 082152
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
152 PM PST Wed Feb 8 2017

...Gusty Southwest winds late tonight and Thursday...

.Another storm system will sweep through the San Francisco Bay
Area and Central Coast on Thursday with gusty southerly winds.

CAZ505>507-090500-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0009.170209T1000Z-170210T0000Z/
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains-
Including the cities of...Tamalpais-Homestead...Sausalito...
Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa...San Rafael...Petaluma...
Novato...Rohnert Park...Angwin...Lagunitas-Forest Knolls...
Woodacre
152 PM PST Wed Feb 8 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...Wednesday night trough Thursday 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.

&&

$$

CAZ511-512-090500-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0009.170209T1500Z-170210T0000Z/
East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range-Santa Cruz Mountains-
Including the cities of...Blackhawk...Scotts Valley...
Boulder Creek...Day Valley
152 PM PST Wed Feb 8 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...Thursday morning trough Thursday afternoon.

* WINDS...Southerly winds of 15 to 30 mph with local gusts to 45 
  mph in lower elevations. Gusts 50 to 60 mph for the locations 
  above 2000 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.

&&

$$
081 
WWUS76 KMTR 090452
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
852 PM PST Wed Feb 8 2017

...Gusty Southwest winds late tonight and Thursday...

.Another storm system will sweep through the region on Thursday
with gusty southerly winds.

CAZ505>507-091300-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0009.170209T1000Z-170210T0000Z/
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains-
Including the cities of...Tamalpais-Homestead...Sausalito...
Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa...San Rafael...Petaluma...
Novato...Rohnert Park...Angwin...Lagunitas-Forest Knolls...
Woodacre
852 PM PST Wed Feb 8 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...Late tonight trough Thursday afternoon.

* WINDS...Southerly winds of 15 to 30 mph with local gusts to 45
  mph over 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.

&&

$$

CAZ511-512-091300-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0009.170209T1500Z-170210T0000Z/
East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range-Santa Cruz Mountains-
Including the cities of...Blackhawk...Scotts Valley...
Boulder Creek...Day Valley
852 PM PST Wed Feb 8 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...Thursday morning trough Thursday afternoon.

* WINDS...Southerly winds of 15 to 30 mph with local gusts to 45
  mph over lower elevations. Gusts 50 to 60 mph for the locations
  above 2000 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.

&&

$$
542 
WWUS76 KMTR 091214
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
414 AM PST Thu Feb 9 2017

...Gusty Southwest winds Today...

.Another storm system will sweep through the region on Thursday
with gusty southerly winds.

CAZ505>507-092300-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-170210T0000Z/
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains-
Including the cities of...Tamalpais-Homestead...Sausalito...
Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa...San Rafael...Petaluma...
Novato...Rohnert Park...Angwin...Lagunitas-Forest Knolls...
Woodacre
414 AM PST Thu Feb 9 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...Through Thursday afternoon.

* WINDS...Southerly winds of 15 to 30 mph with local gusts to 45 
  mph over 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.

&&

$$

CAZ511-512-092300-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0009.170209T1500Z-170210T0000Z/
East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range-Santa Cruz Mountains-
Including the cities of...Blackhawk...Scotts Valley...
Boulder Creek...Day Valley
414 AM PST Thu Feb 9 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...Through Thursday afternoon.

* WINDS...Southerly winds of 15 to 30 mph with local gusts to 45 
  mph over lower elevations. Gusts 50 to 60 mph for the 
  locations above 2000 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.

&&

$$
186 
WWUS76 KMTR 092333
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
333 PM PST Thu Feb 9 2017


CAZ505>507-100045-
/O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-170210T0000Z/
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains-
Including the cities of...Tamalpais-Homestead...Sausalito...
Santa Rosa...South Santa Rosa...Napa...San Rafael...Petaluma...
Novato...Rohnert Park...Angwin...Lagunitas-Forest Knolls...
Woodacre
333 PM PST Thu Feb 9 2017

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

Winds will continue to decrease through the remainder of the day.

$$

CAZ511-512-100045-
/O.EXP.KMTR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-170210T0000Z/
East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range-Santa Cruz Mountains-
Including the cities of...Blackhawk...Scotts Valley...
Boulder Creek...Day Valley
333 PM PST Thu Feb 9 2017

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

Winds will continue to decrease through the remainder of the day. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 5:13 PM PSTAreal Flood WarningMTRMonterey6 hr
Feb 7, 5:27 PM PSTFlash Flood WarningMTRAlameda2 hr
Feb 8, 2:23 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMTR43 hr
Feb 8, 8:37 AM PSTAreal Flood WarningMTRSonoma4 days
Feb 8, 9:18 AM PSTFlash Flood WatchMTRMarin, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and 1 more41 hr
Feb 8, 2:43 PM PSTCoastal Flood WarningMTRMarin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma21 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.