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Wind Advisory 28, NWS San Diego, CA

September 20, 2017Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Sep 20, 2017, 1:41 PM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Sep 21, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 20, 2017, 1:41 PM PDT (20:41 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 21, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Sep 22, 2017, 1:00 AM PDT
In force
14 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 20:42 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 12:00Z, 8.7 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 12:00Z on 2017-09-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2017-09-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
766 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

946 
WWUS76 KSGX 202041
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Diego CA
141 PM PDT Wed Sep 20 2017

...Increasing West to Southwest Winds Across the Mountains and 
Deserts Thursday into Thursday Night...

.A deepening trough will bring increasing West-Southwest winds to
the mountain peaks to the desert floor Thursday into Thursday 
night.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-211300-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0028.170921T1800Z-170922T0800Z/
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 Big Bear City, Julian, Victorville, 
Hesperia, Apple Valley, Indio, La Quinta, Coachella, 
Borrego Springs, and Desert Hot Springs
141 PM PDT Wed Sep 20 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from 11 AM Thursday to 1 AM PDT
Friday. 

* Winds...West to Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50  
  mph.

* Timing...Thursday afternoon into Thursday night. 

* Location...Mountain tops to the desert floor. Windiest along the
  desert mountain slopes and through passes.

* Visibility...Patchy blowing dust could lead to visibility
  restrictions to briefly a half mile or less across portions of 
  the deserts.

* Impacts...Difficult travel for high profile vehichles and
  potential for sudden reductions in visibility.

* Outlook...Winds will gradually diminish early Friday morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Strong winds can make driving difficult...especially for high 
profile vehicles. Blowing dust in the deserts can lead to
restrictions in visibility. Drive with extra caution.

&&

$$
Gregoria
3 follow-up statements
536 
WWUS76 KSGX 210922
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Diego CA
222 AM PDT Thu Sep 21 2017

...Strong winds in parts of the mountains and deserts today and 
tonight...

.A deep trough of low pressure will bring strong winds to parts of
the mountains and deserts through tonight. Winds will decrease
overnight into Friday.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-211900-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0028.170921T1800Z-170922T0800Z/
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 Big Bear City, Julian, Victorville, 
Hesperia, Apple Valley, Indio, La Quinta, Coachella, 
Borrego Springs, and Desert Hot Springs
222 AM PDT Thu Sep 21 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 
AM PDT FRIDAY...

* Winds...West to southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 
  mph. 

* Timing...Today and tonight.

* Location...Strongest winds will be on the mountain crests,
  through mountain passes, and into adjacent deserts. 

* Visibility...Blowing dust could lead to greatly reduced
  visibility across parts of the desert.
 
* Impacts...Difficult travel for high profile vehicles and 
  potential for sudden reductions in visibility. 

* Outlook...Winds will diminish early Friday morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Strong winds can make driving difficult...especially for high
profile vehicles. Blowing dust in the deserts can lead to
restrictions in visibility. Drive with extra caution.

&&

$$
378 
WWUS76 KSGX 211828
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Diego CA
1128 AM PDT Thu Sep 21 2017

...Strong winds in parts of the mountains and deserts this
afternoon and tonight...

.A deep trough of low pressure will bring strong winds to parts
of the mountains and deserts through tonight. Winds will decrease
overnight into Friday.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-220800-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-170922T0800Z/
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 Big Bear City, Julian, Victorville, 
Hesperia, Apple Valley, Indio, La Quinta, Coachella, 
Borrego Springs, and Desert Hot Springs
1128 AM PDT Thu Sep 21 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT FRIDAY...

* Winds...West to southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 
  mph. 

* Timing...Through 1 AM Friday.

* Location...Strongest winds will be on the mountain crests, 
  through mountain passes, and into adjacent deserts. 

* Visibility...Blowing dust could lead to greatly reduced 
  visibility across parts of the desert. 

* Impacts...Difficult travel for high profile vehicles and 
  potential for sudden reductions in visibility. 

* Outlook...Winds will diminish early Friday morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Strong winds can make driving difficult...especially for high
profile vehicles. Blowing dust in the deserts can lead to
restrictions in visibility. Drive with extra caution.

&&

$$
Gregoria
056 
WWUS76 KSGX 220753
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Diego CA
1253 AM PDT Fri Sep 22 2017



CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-220900-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-170922T0800Z/
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 Big Bear City, Julian, Victorville, 
Hesperia, Apple Valley, Indio, La Quinta, Coachella, 
Borrego Springs, and Desert Hot Springs
1253 AM PDT Fri Sep 22 2017

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

Peak Wind gusts for Thursday in MPH....

Volcan Mountain SDGE        56    4 PM PDT 
Mountain Springs Grade      56   12 AM PDT  
White Water West RAWS       55   12 PM PDT 
White Water/Desert Hot Spgs 47    8 AM PDT  
Boucher Hill                46    1 PM PDT 
Harrison Park SDGE          46    3 PM PDT 
Heaps Peak                  45    1 PM PDT 
Thermal Airport             43    4 PM PDT 

$$

JAD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 1:35 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySGX59 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.