Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches in 2019
High Wind Watch 1, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this high wind watch at Jan 14, 2019, 12:57 PM PST for 11 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 16, 2019, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2019, 12:57 PM PST (20:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2019, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2019, 1:23 PM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Counties Alameda County, CA, City and County of San Francisco, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Marin County, CA, Monterey County, CA, Napa County, CA, San Benito County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Jan 14, 9:45 AM PST, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 9:45 AM PST, 3 hours 12 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 14, 6:54 AM PST, 6 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service San Francisco CA 654 AM PST Mon Jan 14 2019 CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-150800- San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains- San Francisco Bay Shoreline-San Francisco Peninsula Coast- East Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range- Santa Cruz Mountains-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- 654 AM PST Mon Jan 14 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Some scattered showers will continue today into tonight. Gusty southeast to east winds will persist near the coast and coastal hills with gusts to 35 mph likely at times as low pressure deepens off the coast. Scattered showers will continue overnight into Tuesday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Periods of light rain continue on Tuesday but with minimal impacts expected. A strong front arrives Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. Heavy rain will develop across the North Bay first and then spread southward, wreaking havoc on the Wednesday afternoon/evening commute. Strong winds will accompany the frontal passage which could bring down trees and branches. The heavy rain will likely lead to urban and small stream flooding as the front moves through Wednesday night. On average 3-6 inches of rain will be possible in the hills with 1-3 inches in the lower elevations by Thursday morning with much of the rain falling during a short window late Wednesday as the front moves through. Expect rapid rises on small streams but large rivers are forecast to remain well within bankfull. High pressure builds Friday and Saturday with dry weather. Another chance of light rain on Sunday.
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 8:56 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 37 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:31 PM PST | Gale Watch | MTR | 24 hr |
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High Wind Watches in California, 2019Every high wind watch in 2019
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.