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Wind Advisory 9, NWS San Diego, CA

February 5, 2017Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 5, 2017, 2:06 PM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Feb 5, 2017, 9:00 PM PST. It was in force for 46 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 5, 2017, 2:06 PM PST (22:06 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 5, 2017, 9:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 7, 2017, 7:26 PM PST
In force
46 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 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 10.1 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 2017-02-05Temperature 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, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2017-02-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
618 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

923 
WWUS76 KSGX 052206
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
206 PM PST SUN FEB 5 2017

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

.GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
INTO TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES
AND DESERT SLOPES.

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-060615-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.170206T0500Z-170208T0600Z/
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...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...
IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE...JULIAN...PINE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE...
HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...BANNING...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
206 PM PST SUN FEB 5 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST...STRONGEST OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES
  AND ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES WITH GUSTS 50-65 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 75 MPH. ELSEWHERE WINDS GUSTS OF 35-50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...INCREASING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY.

* LOCATION...MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE
  DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH THE PASSES AND ALONG SELECT DESERT
  HIGHWAYS.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

ALBRIGHT
7 follow-up statements
432 
WWUS76 KSGX 060441
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
841 PM PST SUN FEB 5 2017

...STRONG WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

.GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE MOUNTAIN
RIDGES AND DESERT SLOPES.

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-061300-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.170206T0500Z-170208T0600Z/
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...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...
IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE...JULIAN...PINE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE...
HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...BANNING...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
841 PM PST SUN FEB 5 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST...STRONGEST OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES
  AND ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES WITH GUSTS 50-65 MPH AND ISOLATED GUSTS
  TO 75 MPH. ELSEWHERE WINDS GUSTS OF 35-50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...INCREASING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY.

* LOCATION...MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE 
  DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH THE PASSES AND ALONG SELECT 
  DESERT HIGHWAYS. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

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
726 
WWUS76 KSGX 061023
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
223 AM PST MON FEB 6 2017

...STRONG WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.
WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES...THROUGH
MOUNTAIN PASSES AND INTO ADJACENT DESERTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
TUESDAY NIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-062200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-170208T0600Z/
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...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...
IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE...JULIAN...PINE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE...
HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...BANNING...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
223 AM PST MON FEB 6 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...WESTERLY...STRONGEST OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND ALONG
  THE DESERT SLOPES WITH GUSTS 50-65 MPH AND ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75
  MPH. ELSEWHERE WIND GUSTS OF 35-50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH THE PASSES AND ALONG SELECT 
  DESERT HIGHWAYS. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY NIGHT.

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
234 
WWUS76 KSGX 062200
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
200 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017

...STRONG WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH TUESDAY...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE MOUNTAIN
RIDGES...THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND INTO ADJACENT DESERTS. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-070600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-170208T0600Z/
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...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...
IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE...JULIAN...PINE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE...
HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...BANNING...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
200 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND ALONG
  THE DESERT SLOPES WITH GUSTS 50-65 MPH AND ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75
  MPH. ELSEWHERE WIND GUSTS OF 35-50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH THE PASSES AND ALONG SELECT 
  DESERT HIGHWAYS. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY NIGHT.

* REPORTS...61 MPH AT VOLCAN MOUNTAIN...60 MPH AT WHITEWATER
  WEST...AND 58 MPH AT BURNS CANYON. 

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.

&&

$$

MOEDE
491 
WWUS76 KSGX 070530
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
930 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017

...STRONG WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH TUESDAY...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN PORTIONS OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST
ALONG THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES...THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND INTO
ADJACENT DESERTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-071400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-170208T0600Z/
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...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...
IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE...JULIAN...PINE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE...
HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...BANNING...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
930 PM PST MON FEB 6 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND ALONG THE
  DESERT SLOPES WITH GUSTS 50-60 MPH. ELSEWHERE WIND GUSTS OF
  35-50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH THE PASSES AND ALONG SELECT 
  DESERT HIGHWAYS. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY NIGHT.

* REPORTS...61 MPH AT VOLCAN MOUNTAIN...60 MPH AT WHITEWATER 
  WEST...AND 58 MPH AT BURNS CANYON. 

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.

&&

$$

SS
073 
WWUS76 KSGX 071007
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
207 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2017

...STRONG WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN PORTIONS OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST ALONG THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES...THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND
INTO ADJACENT DESERTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-072300-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-170208T0600Z/
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...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...
IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE...JULIAN...PINE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE...
HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...BORREGO SPRINGS...BANNING...
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
207 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND ALONG THE
  DESERT SLOPES WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. ELSEWHERE WIND GUSTS OF
  35 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH THE PASSES AND ALONG SELECT DESERT
  HIGHWAYS. 

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.

&&

$$
GREGORIA
570 
WWUS76 KSGX 072208
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Diego CA
208 PM PST Tue Feb 7 2017

...STRONG WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN PORTIONS OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST ALONG THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES...THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND
INTO ADJACENT DESERTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-080600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-170208T0600Z/
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...Crestline...Lake Arrowhead...
Big Bear City...Big Bear Lake...Running Springs...Wrightwood...
Idyllwild-Pine Cove...Julian...Pine Valley...Victorville...
Hesperia...Apple Valley...Borrego Springs...Banning...
Desert Hot Springs
208 PM PST Tue Feb 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND ALONG 
  THE DESERT SLOPES WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. ELSEWHERE WIND 
  GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH THE PASSES AND ALONG SELECT 
  DESERT HIGHWAYS. 

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.

&&

$$
852 
WWUS76 KSGX 080326
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Diego CA
726 PM PST Tue Feb 7 2017


CAZ055-056-058-060-062-065-080430-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-170208T0600Z/
San Bernardino County Mountains-Riverside County Mountains-
San Diego County Mountains-Apple and Lucerne Valleys-
San Diego County Deserts-San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning-
726 PM PST Tue Feb 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in San Diego has cancelled the Wind
Advisory. 

Wind reports this evening have been below Advisory criteria.

$$

JAD

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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.