Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 28, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2021, 2:02 PM PST for Imperial County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Dec 27, 2021, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2021, 2:02 PM PST (22:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2021, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2021, 3:00 AM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
Counties Imperial County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA
The radar
The San Diego radar (KNKX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 184 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 690 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
013 WWUS75 KPSR 262202 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 302 PM MST Sun Dec 26 2021 CAZ560-562-566-271015- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0028.211227T2000Z-211228T1100Z/ Joshua Tree NP West-Imperial County Southwest- Imperial County West- Including the cities of Cottonwood Visitor, Lost Horse-Keys Village, Coolidge Springs, Salton City, Winona, Coyote Wells, Ocotillo, and Plaster City 202 PM PST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Western portion of Joshua Tree National Park and Western Imperial County. * WHEN...From noon Monday to 3 AM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Difficult handling conditions due to the strong winds, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Patchy blowind dust will also be possible causing suddenly reduced visibility. Affected roadways include, but are not limited to, I-8 and Highway 86. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand. Use extra caution. && $$ AJ
5 follow-up statements
443 WWUS75 KPSR 270924 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 224 AM MST Mon Dec 27 2021 CAZ560-562-566-272300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0028.211227T2000Z-211228T1100Z/ Joshua Tree NP West-Imperial County Southwest- Imperial County West- Including the cities of Cottonwood Visitor, Lost Horse-Keys Village, Coolidge Springs, Salton City, Winona, Coyote Wells, Ocotillo, and Plaster City 124 AM PST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Western portion of Joshua Tree National Park and Western Imperial County. * WHEN...From noon today to 3 AM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Difficult handling conditions due to the strong winds, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Patchy blowing dust will also be possible causing suddenly reduced visibility. Affected roadways include, but are not limited to, I-8 and Highway 86. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand. Use extra caution. && $$
196 WWUS75 KPSR 271829 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 1129 AM MST Mon Dec 27 2021 CAZ560-562-566-280500- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0028.211227T2000Z-211228T1100Z/ Joshua Tree NP West-Imperial County Southwest- Imperial County West- Including the cities of Cottonwood Visitor, Lost Horse-Keys Village, Coolidge Springs, Salton City, Winona, Coyote Wells, Ocotillo, and Plaster City 1029 AM PST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Western portion of Joshua Tree National Park and Western Imperial County. * WHEN...From noon today to 3 AM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Difficult handling conditions due to the strong winds, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Patchy blowing dust will also be possible causing suddenly reduced visibility. Affected roadways include, but are not limited to, I-8 and Highway 86. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand. Use extra caution. && $$
981 WWUS75 KPSR 280316 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 816 PM MST Mon Dec 27 2021 CAZ560-562-566-281100- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-211228T1100Z/ Joshua Tree NP West-Imperial County Southwest- Imperial County West- Including the cities of Cottonwood Visitor, Lost Horse-Keys Village, Coolidge Springs, Salton City, Winona, Coyote Wells, Ocotillo, and Plaster City 716 PM PST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Southwest corner of Imperial County, Western portion of Joshua Tree National Park and Western Imperial County. * WHEN...Until 3 AM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand. Use extra caution. && $$
731 WWUS75 KPSR 280926 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 226 AM MST Tue Dec 28 2021 CAZ562-566-281030- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-211228T1100Z/ Imperial County Southwest-Imperial County West- 126 AM PST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ CAZ560-281100- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-211228T1100Z/ Joshua Tree NP West- Including the cities of Cottonwood Visitor and Lost Horse-Keys Village 126 AM PST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Western portion of Joshua Tree National Park. * WHEN...Until 3 AM PST. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand. Use extra caution. && $$
721 WWUS75 KPSR 281058 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 358 AM MST Tue Dec 28 2021 CAZ560-281200- /O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-211228T1100Z/ Joshua Tree NP West- Including the cities of Cottonwood Visitor and Lost Horse-Keys Village 258 AM PST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... $$
Nearby
Wind Advisories in California, 2021Every wind advisory in 2021
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.