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Wind Advisory 15, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

December 15, 20219 counties in California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this wind advisory at Dec 15, 2021, 7:14 PM PST for 9 counties in California. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2021, 7:14 PM PST (03:14 UTC)
Expired
Dec 16, 2021, 3:09 AM PST
In force
8 hr
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, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA

The radar

The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:12 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 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 22 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-16Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 144 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
995 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
339 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

300 
WWUS76 KMTR 160314
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
714 PM PST Wed Dec 15 2021

CAZ505-507-160800-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0015.211216T0314Z-211216T0800Z/
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
North Bay Mountains-
Including the cities of Tamalpais-Homestead, Sausalito, Angwin, 
Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, and Woodacre
714 PM PST Wed Dec 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National 
  Seashore and North Bay Mountains.

* WHEN...Until midnight PST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

CAZ006-508-509-512-517-529-530-161115-
/O.NEW.KMTR.WI.Y.0015.211216T0314Z-211216T1200Z/
San Francisco-San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-Santa Cruz Mountains-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
Including the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward,
Daly City, Berkeley, Pacifica, Scotts Valley, Boulder Creek, 
Day Valley, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Live Oak, Seaside, Monterey,
and Marina
714 PM PST Wed Dec 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northern California.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/mtr
3 follow-up statements
654 
WWUS76 KMTR 160634
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
1034 PM PST Wed Dec 15 2021

CAZ511-161200-
/O.EXA.KMTR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-211216T1200Z/
East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range-
Including the city of Blackhawk
1034 PM PST Wed Dec 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

CAZ505-507-160800-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-211216T0800Z/
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
North Bay Mountains-
Including the cities of Tamalpais-Homestead, Sausalito, Angwin, 
Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, and Woodacre
1034 PM PST Wed Dec 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National 
  Seashore and North Bay Mountains.

* WHEN...Until midnight PST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

CAZ006-508-509-512-517-529-530-161200-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-211216T1200Z/
San Francisco-San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-Santa Cruz Mountains-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
Including the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward,
Daly City, Berkeley, Pacifica, Scotts Valley, Boulder Creek, 
Day Valley, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Live Oak, Seaside, Monterey,
and Marina
1034 PM PST Wed Dec 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northern California.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/mtr
220 
WWUS76 KMTR 160754
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
1154 PM PST Wed Dec 15 2021

CAZ505-507-160900-
/O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-211216T0800Z/
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
North Bay Mountains-
Including the cities of Tamalpais-Homestead, Sausalito, Angwin, 
Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, and Woodacre
1154 PM PST Wed Dec 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds are decreasing across the area. However a few stronger gusts
may persist in the higher elevations over the next hour or so. 

$$

CAZ006-508-509-511-512-517-529-530-161200-
/O.CON.KMTR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-211216T1200Z/
San Francisco-San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range-
Santa Cruz Mountains-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
Including the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward,
Daly City, Berkeley, Pacifica, Blackhawk, Scotts Valley, 
Boulder Creek, Day Valley, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Live Oak, 
Seaside, Monterey, and Marina
1154 PM PST Wed Dec 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northern California.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/mtr
407 
WWUS76 KMTR 161109
NPWMTR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
309 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021

CAZ006-508-509-511-512-517-529-530-161215-
/O.CAN.KMTR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-211216T1200Z/
San Francisco-San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range-
Santa Cruz Mountains-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
Including the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward,
Daly City, Berkeley, Pacifica, Blackhawk, Scotts Valley, 
Boulder Creek, Day Valley, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Live Oak, 
Seaside, Monterey, and Marina
309 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind speeds continue to diminish across the region ahead of and in
wake of the frontal boundary moving across the Central Coast early
this Thursday morning. 

$$

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
Dec 15, 8:47 PM PSTAreal Flood WarningMTRSonoma5 hr
Dec 15, 9:21 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRMarin, Napa, City and County of San Francisco, Sonoma3 hr
Dec 15, 10:09 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningMTR96 min
Dec 15, 10:43 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRAlameda, Contra Costa, Marin, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo2 hr
Dec 15, 11:16 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningMTR59 min

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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.