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High Wind Watch 5, NWS San Diego, CA

March 13, 2021Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind watch at Mar 13, 2021, 1:55 PM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Mar 15, 2021, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 13, 2021, 1:55 PM PST (21:55 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 15, 2021, 8:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 14, 2021, 1:41 AM PST
In force
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 21:59 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, 9.9 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 2021-03-13Temperature 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 2021-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 162 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
945 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
326 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

910 
WWUS76 KSGX 132155
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA
155 PM PST Sat Mar 13 2021

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-140600-
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.A.0005.210315T1500Z-210316T0900Z/
San Bernardino County Mountains-Riverside County Mountains-
San Diego County Mountains-Apple and Lucerne Valleys-
Coachella Valley-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, Indio, 
Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, Palm Desert Country, 
La Quinta, Coachella, Borrego Springs, Banning, 
and Desert Hot Springs
155 PM PST Sat Mar 13 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts to 75 mph possible.

* WHERE...San Bernardino County Mountains, Riverside County 
  Mountains, San Diego County Mountains, Apple and Lucerne 
  Valleys, Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts and San 
  Gorgonio Pass Near Banning.

* WHEN...From Monday morning through late Monday night.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.
  Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult,
  especially for high profile vehicles. Blowing dust and sand in
  the deserts.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.

&&

$$

jmb

For more information from the National Weather Service visit 
http://weather.gov/sandiego
2 follow-up statements
072 
WWUS76 KSGX 140515
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA
915 PM PST Sat Mar 13 2021

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-141400-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0005.210315T1500Z-210316T0900Z/
San Bernardino County Mountains-Riverside County Mountains-
San Diego County Mountains-Apple and Lucerne Valleys-
Coachella Valley-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, Indio, 
Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, Palm Desert Country, 
La Quinta, Coachella, Borrego Springs, Banning, 
and Desert Hot Springs
915 PM PST Sat Mar 13 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts over 70 mph possible.

* WHERE...San Bernardino County Mountains, Riverside County 
  Mountains, San Diego County Mountains, Apple and Lucerne 
  Valleys, Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts and San 
  Gorgonio Pass Near Banning.

* WHEN...From Monday morning through late Monday night. Highest in
  the afternoon and early evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines
  with power outages possible. Travel may be difficult, especially
  for high profile vehicles. Blowing dust and sand in the deserts
  may greatly reduce visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/sandiego
173 
WWUS76 KSGX 140941
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA
141 AM PST Sun Mar 14 2021

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-142100-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0005.210315T1500Z-210316T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0007.210315T1500Z-210316T0900Z/
San Bernardino County Mountains-Riverside County Mountains-
San Diego County Mountains-Apple and Lucerne Valleys-
Coachella Valley-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, Indio, 
Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, Palm Desert Country, 
La Quinta, Coachella, Borrego Springs, Banning, 
and Desert Hot Springs
141 AM PST Sun Mar 14 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 45 mph with gusts to 70 mph expected.

* WHERE...San Bernardino County Mountains, Riverside County 
  Mountains, San Diego County Mountains, Apple and Lucerne 
  Valleys, Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts and San 
  Gorgonio Pass Near Banning.

* WHEN...From 8 AM Monday to 2 AM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. 
  Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust and sand in the deserts may
  greatly reduce visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution if you must drive.

&&

$$

Moede

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 4:54 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSGXOrange36 min
Mar 12, 5:06 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXRiverside2 hr
Mar 13, 1:01 PM PSTGale WatchSGX13 hr

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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.