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Wind Advisory 1, NWS San Diego, CA

January 1, 2017Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2017, 3:16 AM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Jan 1, 2017, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2017, 3:16 AM PST (11:16 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 1, 2017, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 2, 2017, 11:14 AM PST
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:18 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

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 145 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, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2017-01-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 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, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2017-01-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
570 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

405 
WWUS76 KSGX 011116
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
316 AM PST SUN JAN 1 2017

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY...

.STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE
WINTER STORM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUING TO MONDAY EARLY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING
GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH IN THE DESERTS AND 60 TO 65 MPH ALONG THE
MOUNTAIN TOPS AND THE EAST SLOPES.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-012200-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.170102T0000Z-170103T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...
IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE...JULIAN...PINE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE...
HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...INDIO...PALM SPRINGS...CATHEDRAL CITY...
PALM DESERT...PALM DESERT COUNTRY...LA QUINTA...COACHELLA...
BORREGO SPRINGS...BANNING...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
316 AM PST SUN JAN 1 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH IN
  THE DESERTS AND 60 TO 65 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...WINDIEST PERIOD LIKELY TO BE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE MOUNTAIN RIDGETOPS, THE DESERT
  FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES, AND IMMEDIATELY BELOW ALONG THE DESERT
  FLOOR.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-
  PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DOWNED TREE BRANCHES
  ALSO POSSIBLE.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL SUBSIDE MONDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

JMB
4 follow-up statements
996 
WWUS76 KSGX 012104
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
104 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2017

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY...

.STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE
WINTER STORM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. THE WIND
IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO MONDAY EVENING. PEAK GUSTS OF 45 TO
55 MPH IN THE DESERTS...AND 60 TO 65 MPH ALONG THE MOUNTAIN TOPS
AND THE EAST SLOPES ARE LIKELY.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-020600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.170102T0000Z-170103T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...
IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE...JULIAN...PINE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE...
HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...INDIO...PALM SPRINGS...CATHEDRAL CITY...
PALM DESERT...PALM DESERT COUNTRY...LA QUINTA...COACHELLA...
BORREGO SPRINGS...BANNING...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
104 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM PST MONDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN
  THE DESERTS...AND 60 TO 65 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...WINDIEST PERIOD LIKELY TO BE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 
  MONDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE MOUNTAIN RIDGETOPS...THE
  DESERT FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR
  PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DOWNED TREE BRANCHES ALSO POSSIBLE.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL SUBSIDE MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS 
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS
IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JAD
544 
WWUS76 KSGX 020528
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
928 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2017

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH
MONDAY...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING
OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. PEAK GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE DESERTS...AND
GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE MOUNTAIN TOPS AND THE EAST
SLOPES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE MONDAY NIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-021400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170103T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...
IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE...JULIAN...PINE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE...
HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...INDIO...PALM SPRINGS...CATHEDRAL CITY...
PALM DESERT...PALM DESERT COUNTRY...LA QUINTA...COACHELLA...
BORREGO SPRINGS...BANNING...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
928 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE
  DESERTS...AND 65 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...WINDIEST PERIOD LIKELY TO BE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 
  MONDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE MOUNTAIN RIDGETOPS...THE 
  DESERT FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR 
  PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DOWNED TREE BRANCHES ALSO POSSIBLE. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL SUBSIDE MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS
IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JJT
732 
WWUS76 KSGX 021038
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
238 AM PST MON JAN 2 2017

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PEAK GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE DESERTS...AND LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE MOUNTAIN TOPS AND THE EAST SLOPES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
TONIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-022300-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170103T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...
IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE...JULIAN...PINE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE...
HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...INDIO...PALM SPRINGS...CATHEDRAL CITY...
PALM DESERT...PALM DESERT COUNTRY...LA QUINTA...COACHELLA...
BORREGO SPRINGS...BANNING...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
238 AM PST MON JAN 2 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE
  DESERTS...AND LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 65 MPH ON RIDGE TOPS TO THE
  DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE MOUNTAIN RIDGETOPS AND
  DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR
  PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DOWNED TREE BRANCHES ALSO POSSIBLE.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS
IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
GREGORIA
880 
WWUS76 KSGX 021914
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1114 AM PST MON JAN 2 2017



CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-022015-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170103T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
1114 AM PST MON JAN 2 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH.

$$

JAD

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 31, 6:06 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXRiverside, San Bernardino114 min

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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.