Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 17, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2017, 3:47 AM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Apr 3, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2017, 3:47 AM PDT (10:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2017, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 8 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 10:53 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, 10.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2446 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
249 WWUS76 KSGX 031047 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 347 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2017 ...Strong gusty west winds for the mountains and deserts for this afternoon and evening... .A low pressure system moving southeastward through the Great Basin will bring stronger onshore flow to Southern California today with strong gusty west winds in the mountains and deserts for this afternoon and evening. CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-032145- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.170403T2100Z-170404T0500Z/ San Bernardino County Mountains-Riverside County Mountains- San Diego County Mountains-Apple and Lucerne Valleys- San Diego County Deserts-San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning- Including the cities of Big Bear City, Wrightwood, Julian, Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, Borrego Springs, and Desert Hot Springs 347 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 10 PM PDT this evening. * WINDS...Areas of west winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Isolated gusts to 60 mph. * LOCATION...Along desert mountain slopes into adjacent portions for the deserts. * VISIBILITY...Locally reduced in blowing sand and blowing dust in the deserts. * IMPACTS...The winds will make driving difficult...especially for motorists with high profile vehicles. Watch for broken tree limbs and other debris. 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. && $$ 17
2 follow-up statements
330 WWUS76 KSGX 032029 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 129 PM PDT Mon Apr 3 2017 ...Gusty westerly winds over the mountains and deserts this afternoon and evening... .A low pressure trough moving southeastward through the Great Basin will bring stronger onshore flow across the mountains and deserts through this evening. CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-040500- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.170403T2100Z-170404T0500Z/ San Bernardino County Mountains-Riverside County Mountains- San Diego County Mountains-Apple and Lucerne Valleys- San Diego County Deserts-San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning- Including the cities of Big Bear City, Wrightwood, Julian, Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, Borrego Springs, and Desert Hot Springs 129 PM PDT Mon Apr 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...Areas of west winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Isolated gusts to 60 mph. * LOCATION...Along desert mountain slopes into adjacent portions for the deserts. * VISIBILITY...Locally reduced in blowing sand and dust in the deserts. * IMPACTS...The winds will make driving difficult...especially for motorists in high profile vehicles. Watch for broken tree limbs and other debris. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for motorists in high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ JAD
902 WWUS76 KSGX 040449 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 949 PM PDT Mon Apr 3 2017 CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-040600- /O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-170404T0500Z/ San Bernardino County Mountains-Riverside County Mountains- San Diego County Mountains-Apple and Lucerne Valleys- San Diego County Deserts-San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning- Including the cities of Big Bear City, Wrightwood, Julian, Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, Borrego Springs, and Desert Hot Springs 949 PM PDT Mon Apr 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... Winds have dropped below advisory criteria and will continue to diminish overnight. The wind advisory will be allowed to expire at 10 PM. $$ ss
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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.