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Wind Advisory 4, NWS San Diego, CA

January 10, 2017Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2017, 1:13 PM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Jan 10, 2017, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2017, 1:13 PM PST (21:13 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2017, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 11, 2017, 7:00 PM PST
In force
27 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 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 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 2017-01-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 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 12:00Z on 2017-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
580 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

606 
WWUS76 KSGX 102113
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
113 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT
DESERTS THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE
REGION. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES
WEDNESDAY...WITH WINDS LOWERING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-110600-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.170111T0000Z-170112T0300Z/
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...JULIAN...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
113 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
  ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN
  SLOPES.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND ALONG
  THE EAST FACING DESERT SLOPES. STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE SAN
  GORGONIO PASS AND THE I-8 CORRIDOR. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST IN THE
  DESERTS.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

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.

&&

$$

JJT
3 follow-up statements
144 
WWUS76 KSGX 110351
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
751 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

.WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERTS
AS AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE REGION. STRONGEST
GUSTS WILL BE ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES WEDNESDAY...WITH WINDS
DECREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-111400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170112T0300Z/
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...JULIAN...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
751 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

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

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55.
  ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 65 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN
  SLOPES.

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND ALONG 
  THE EAST FACING DESERT SLOPES. STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE SAN 
  GORGONIO PASS AND THE I-8 CORRIDOR. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST IN THE 
  DESERTS. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

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.

&&

$$

JAD
305 
WWUS76 KSGX 111035
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
235 AM PST WED JAN 11 2017

...GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS TODAY...

.WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT
DESERTS AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BEARS DOWN ON SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES
THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING TONIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-112200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170112T0300Z/
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...JULIAN...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
235 AM PST WED JAN 11 2017

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

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
  ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN
  SLOPES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND ALONG 
  THE EAST FACING DESERT SLOPES. STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE SAN 
  GORGONIO PASS AND THE I-8 CORRIDOR. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST IN THE 
  DESERTS. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN 
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

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.

&&

$$

MM
688 
WWUS76 KSGX 120259
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
659 PM PST WED JAN 11 2017

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-120400-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170112T0300Z/
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...JULIAN...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
659 PM PST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.

$$

GREGORIA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 12:50 PM PSTBeach Hazards StatementSGXOrange, San Diego45 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.