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Wind Advisory 8, NWS San Diego, CA

February 17, 20214 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 17, 2021, 11:57 AM PST for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 17, 2021, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2021, 11:57 AM PST (19:57 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2021, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 18, 2021, 2:00 PM PST
In force
16 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 19:54 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, 8.0 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 2021-02-17Temperature 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 2021-02-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
777 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
100 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

156 
WWUS76 KSGX 171957
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA
1157 AM PST Wed Feb 17 2021

CAZ048-050-055-056-058-554-180400-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0008.210218T0600Z-210218T2200Z/
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-
San Diego County Valleys-San Bernardino County Mountains-
Riverside County Mountains-San Diego County Mountains-
Orange County Inland Areas-
Including the cities of San Bernardino, Fontana, 
Rancho Cucamonga, Running Springs, Anaheim, and Orange
1157 AM PST Wed Feb 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...North to northeast winds with gusts 25 to 30 mph, 
  locally 35 mph in wind prone locations. 

* WHERE...Foothills of the San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego,
  and Santa Ana mountains, portions of the Inland Empire
  especially under the Cajon Pass and San Gorgonio Pass, along 
  I-8 in San Diego County, and Orange County Inland Areas.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 2 PM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Hazardous driving conditions for high profile vehicles. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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


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
2 follow-up statements
238 
WWUS76 KSGX 180410
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA
810 PM PST Wed Feb 17 2021

CAZ048-050-055-056-058-554-181400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0008.210218T0600Z-210218T2200Z/
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-
San Diego County Valleys-San Bernardino County Mountains-
Riverside County Mountains-San Diego County Mountains-
Orange County Inland Areas-
Including the cities of San Bernardino, Fontana, 
Rancho Cucamonga, Running Springs, Anaheim, and Orange
810 PM PST Wed Feb 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...North to northeast winds with gusts 25 to 30 mph, 
  locally 35 mph in wind prone locations.

* WHERE...Foothills of the San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, 
  and Santa Ana mountains, portions of the Inland Empire 
  especially under the Cajon Pass and San Gorgonio Pass, along I-
  8 in San Diego County, and Orange County Inland Areas.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 2 PM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result. Hazardous driving conditions for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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
022 
WWUS76 KSGX 181007
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA
207 AM PST Thu Feb 18 2021

CAZ057-182200-
/O.EXA.KSGX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210218T2200Z/
Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills-
207 AM PST Thu Feb 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM PST this afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ048-050-055-056-058-554-182200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210218T2200Z/
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-
San Diego County Valleys-San Bernardino County Mountains-
Riverside County Mountains-San Diego County Mountains-
Orange County Inland Areas-
Including the cities of Fontana, Crestline, Running Springs, 
Julian, and Pine Valley
207 AM PST Thu Feb 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
  Isolated gusts to 50 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 2 PM PST this afternoon.

* 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/sandiego

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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.