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Wind Advisory 19, NWS San Diego, CA

March 23, 20214 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 23, 2021, 12:15 PM PDT for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Mar 23, 2021, 7:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 23, 2021, 12:15 PM PDT (19:15 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2021, 7:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Orange County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 2021-03-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
560 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

678 
WWUS76 KSGX 231915
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA
1215 PM PDT Tue Mar 23 2021

CAZ048-055-057-554-240315-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0019.210324T0200Z-210324T2100Z/
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-
San Bernardino County Mountains-Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills-
Orange County Inland Areas-
Including the cities of Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Crestline, 
Running Springs, and Mission Viejo
1215 PM PDT Tue Mar 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph. Gusts 55 mph in the foothills 
  and coastal slopes of the Santa Ana mountains and gusts to 65 
  mph, isolated gusts to 70 mph, on the coastal slopes of the San 
  Bernardino mountains expected.

* WHERE...Portions of San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-
  The Inland Empire, San Bernardino County Mountains, Santa Ana
  Mountains and Foothills and portions of Orange County Inland 
  Areas.
  

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 2 PM PDT Wednesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will be below the Cajon
  Pass.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CO

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/sandiego
3 follow-up statements
571 
WWUS76 KSGX 240443
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA
943 PM PDT Tue Mar 23 2021

CAZ048-055-057-554-241300-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210324T2100Z/
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-
San Bernardino County Mountains-Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills-
Orange County Inland Areas-
Including the cities of Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Crestline, 
Running Springs, and Mission Viejo
943 PM PDT Tue Mar 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph. Gusts 55 mph in the foothills 
  and coastal slopes of the Santa Ana mountains and gusts to 65 
  mph, isolated gusts to 70 mph, on the coastal slopes of the 
  San Bernardino mountains expected.

* WHERE...Portions of San Bernardino and Riverside County 
  Valleys- The Inland Empire, San Bernardino County Mountains, 
  Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills and portions of Orange 
  County Inland Areas.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 2 PM PDT Wednesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will be below the Cajon
  Pass.

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/sandiego
275 
WWUS76 KSGX 240935
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA
235 AM PDT Wed Mar 24 2021

CAZ048-055-057-554-241745-
/O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210324T1900Z/
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-
San Bernardino County Mountains-Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills-
Orange County Inland Areas-
Including the cities of San Bernardino, Fontana, 
Rancho Cucamonga, Crestline, Running Springs, and Mission Viejo
235 AM PDT Wed Mar 24 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 55 mph.

* WHERE...San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland 
  Empire, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills, San Bernardino 
  County Mountains and Orange County Inland Areas.

* WHEN...Until noon PDT today.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds strongest after sunrise, subsiding in
  the afternoon.

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/sandiego

17
032 
WWUS76 KSGX 241854
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA
1154 AM PDT Wed Mar 24 2021

CAZ048-055-057-554-242000-
/O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210324T1900Z/
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-
San Bernardino County Mountains-Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills-
Orange County Inland Areas-
Including the cities of San Bernardino, Fontana, 
Rancho Cucamonga, Crestline, Running Springs, and Mission Viejo
1154 AM PDT Wed Mar 24 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON TODAY...

Santa Ana winds will gradually decrease this afternoon. A peak
gust of 57 mph was recorded at Fremont Canyon at 10 AM, and the 
Ontario Airport recorded a gust to 53 mph at 5 AM.

$$

Moede

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 4:32 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGXRiverside40 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.