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Frost Advisory 6, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

November 24, 20217 counties in California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this frost advisory at Nov 24, 2021, 2:49 PM PST for 7 counties in California. It took effect at Nov 25, 2021, 3:00 AM PST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 24, 2021, 2:49 PM PST (22:49 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 25, 2021, 3:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 25, 2021, 9:00 AM PST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Counties Alameda County, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Marin County, CA, Monterey County, CA, Napa County, CA, San Benito County, CA, Sonoma County, CA

The radar

The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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

Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 17 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, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2021-11-24Temperature 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, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2021-11-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2520 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

022 
WWUS76 KMTR 242249
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
249 PM PST Wed Nov 24 2021

CAZ506-510-516-518-528-250800-
/O.NEW.KMTR.FR.Y.0006.211125T1100Z-211125T1700Z/
North Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Interior Valleys-
Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio-
Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County
Including Pinnacles National Park-
Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley-
Including the cities of Santa Rosa, South Santa Rosa, Napa, 
San Rafael, Petaluma, Novato, Rohnert Park, Concord, Antioch, 
Livermore, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, Pittsburg, San Ramon, 
Greenfield, King City, and Salinas
249 PM PST Wed Nov 24 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Low temperatures for the interior valleys will be in low
  to mid 30s and will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...North Bay Interior Valleys, East Bay Interior Valleys, 
  Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio, 
  Mountains Of San Benito County and Interior Monterey County 
  Including Pinnacles National Park and Northern Salinas 
  Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left
  uncovered. 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Please note that in mountain areas, valleys
  within the terrain could also see frosty conditions.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect animals and tender plants from the 
cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/mtr
2 follow-up statements
424 
WWUS76 KMTR 250746
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
1146 PM PST Wed Nov 24 2021

CAZ506-510-516-518-528-251600-
/O.CON.KMTR.FR.Y.0006.211125T1100Z-211125T1700Z/
North Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Interior Valleys-
Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio-
Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County
Including Pinnacles National Park-
Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley-
Including the cities of Santa Rosa, South Santa Rosa, Napa, 
San Rafael, Petaluma, Novato, Rohnert Park, Concord, Antioch, 
Livermore, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, Pittsburg, San Ramon, 
Greenfield, King City, and Salinas
1146 PM PST Wed Nov 24 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Low temperatures for the interior valleys will be in 
  the low to mid 30s and will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...North Bay Interior Valleys, East Bay Interior Valleys, 
  Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio, 
  Mountains Of San Benito County and Interior Monterey County 
  Including Pinnacles National Park and Northern Salinas 
  Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops and 
  other sensitive vegetation. Extended exposure to cold can 
  cause hypothermia for animals and people. Vehicle windshields 
  will be frosted.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/mtr
334 
WWUS76 KMTR 251651
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
851 AM PST Thu Nov 25 2021

CAZ506-510-516-518-528-251800-
/O.EXP.KMTR.FR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-211125T1700Z/
North Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Interior Valleys-
Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio-
Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County
Including Pinnacles National Park-
Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley-
Including the cities of Santa Rosa, South Santa Rosa, Napa, 
San Rafael, Petaluma, Novato, Rohnert Park, Concord, Antioch, 
Livermore, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, Pittsburg, San Ramon, 
Greenfield, King City, and Salinas
851 AM PST Thu Nov 25 2021

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

Temperatures will continue to rise through the day. A Frost
Advisory is no longer needed and will expire at 9 AM.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/mtr

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 23, 9:22 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMTR12 hr
Nov 24, 9:03 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMTR12 hr

Nearby

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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.