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Wind Advisory 17, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this wind advisory at Apr 24, 2026, 1:28 AM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Apr 25, 2026, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2026, 1:28 AM PDT (08:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 25, 2026, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2026, 12:20 AM PDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- 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 08:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1907 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
515 WWUS76 KSGX 240828 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 128 AM PDT Fri Apr 24 2026 CAZ060-065-250000- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.260425T2100Z-260426T1800Z/ Apple and Lucerne Valleys-San Gorgonio Pass near Banning- Including the cities of Victorville, Hesperia, Banning, Desert Hot Springs, Southern California Logistics Airport, Adelanto, and Apple Valley 128 AM PDT Fri Apr 24 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph expected. Strongest winds will occur near desert slopes, and through passes, where there could locally be gusts up to 60 mph. Blowing dust will be possible. * WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. * WHEN...From 2 PM Saturday to 11 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ PS
8 follow-up statements
205 WWUS76 KSGX 241755 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 1055 AM PDT Fri Apr 24 2026 CAZ061-062-250900- /O.EXA.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.260425T2100Z-260426T1800Z/ Coachella Valley-San Diego County Deserts- Including the cities of Coachella, Indio, Borrego Springs, Palm Desert Country, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Cathedral City, and Palm Springs 1055 AM PDT Fri Apr 24 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 to 55 mph expected. Briefly stronger gusts will be possible on the desert mountain slopes in San Diego County. Blowing dust will be possible. * WHERE...Coachella Valley and San Diego County Deserts. * WHEN...From 2 PM Saturday to 11 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Blowing dust may reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ CAZ060-065-250900- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.260425T2100Z-260426T1800Z/ Apple and Lucerne Valleys-San Gorgonio Pass near Banning- Including the cities of Adelanto, Desert Hot Springs, Hesperia, Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, Banning, and Apple Valley 1055 AM PDT Fri Apr 24 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southwest to west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph expected. Strongest winds will occur near desert slopes, and through passes, where there could locally be gusts up to 60 mph. Blowing dust will be possible. * WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. * WHEN...From 2 PM Saturday to 11 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Blowing dust may reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Zuber
172 WWUS76 KSGX 250404 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 904 PM PDT Fri Apr 24 2026 CAZ060>062-065-251330- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.260425T2100Z-260426T1800Z/ Apple and Lucerne Valleys-Coachella Valley-San Diego County Deserts-San Gorgonio Pass near Banning- Including the cities of La Quinta, Desert Hot Springs, Coachella, Borrego Springs, Apple Valley, Banning, Indio, Adelanto, Hesperia, Palm Desert, Palm Desert Country, Southern California Logistics Airport, Palm Springs, Victorville, and Cathedral City 904 PM PDT Fri Apr 24 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Isolated gusts to 60 mph through the passes. * WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys, Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts, and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. * WHEN...From 2 PM Saturday to 11 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Locally reduced visibility in blowing dust. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ SS
446 WWUS76 KSGX 251236 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 536 AM PDT Sat Apr 25 2026 CAZ060>062-065-260000- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.260425T2100Z-260426T1800Z/ Apple and Lucerne Valleys-Coachella Valley-San Diego County Deserts-San Gorgonio Pass near Banning- Including the cities of Indio, Palm Desert Country, La Quinta, Coachella, Borrego Springs, Banning, Apple Valley, Hesperia, Adelanto, Southern California Logistics Airport, Palm Desert, Victorville, Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral City, and Palm Springs 536 AM PDT Sat Apr 25 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Isolated gusts to 65 mph through the passes. * WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys, Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts, and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 11 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Locally reduced visibility in blowing dust. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ PS
601 WWUS76 KSGX 251910 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 1210 PM PDT Sat Apr 25 2026 CAZ060>062-065-260515- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.260425T2100Z-260426T1800Z/ Apple and Lucerne Valleys-Coachella Valley-San Diego County Deserts-San Gorgonio Pass near Banning- Including the cities of Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Palm Desert Country, Desert Hot Springs, Hesperia, La Quinta, Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, Adelanto, Cathedral City, Borrego Springs, Coachella, Indio, Apple Valley, and Banning 1210 PM PDT Sat Apr 25 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Isolated gusts to 65 mph through the passes. * WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys, Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts, and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Locally reduced visibility in blowing dust. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ 12
704 WWUS76 KSGX 260452 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 952 PM PDT Sat Apr 25 2026 CAZ060>062-065-261330- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-260426T1800Z/ Apple and Lucerne Valleys-Coachella Valley-San Diego County Deserts-San Gorgonio Pass near Banning- Including the cities of Adelanto, Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, Banning, Cathedral City, Indio, Borrego Springs, Palm Desert, Hesperia, Coachella, Palm Desert Country, Palm Springs, Apple Valley, Desert Hot Springs, and La Quinta 952 PM PDT Sat Apr 25 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Isolated gusts to 60 mph through the passes. * WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys, Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts, and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Locally reduced visibility in blowing dust. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ SS
341 WWUS76 KSGX 261600 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 900 AM PDT Sun Apr 26 2026 CAZ060>062-065-270000- /O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-260427T0000Z/ Apple and Lucerne Valleys-Coachella Valley-San Diego County Deserts-San Gorgonio Pass near Banning- Including the cities of Desert Hot Springs, La Quinta, Coachella, Palm Desert Country, Palm Springs, Apple Valley, Hesperia, Victorville, Banning, Southern California Logistics Airport, Adelanto, Indio, Borrego Springs, Palm Desert, and Cathedral City 900 AM PDT Sun Apr 26 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys, Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts, and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. * WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Locally reduced visibility in blowing dust. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ 12
190 WWUS76 KSGX 262359 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 459 PM PDT Sun Apr 26 2026 CAZ060>062-065-270900- /O.EXT.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-260427T0900Z/ Apple and Lucerne Valleys-Coachella Valley-San Diego County Deserts-San Gorgonio Pass near Banning- Including the cities of La Quinta, Banning, Indio, Adelanto, Borrego Springs, Apple Valley, Palm Desert, Palm Desert Country, Southern California Logistics Airport, Coachella, Palm Springs, Victorville, Cathedral City, Hesperia, and Desert Hot Springs 459 PM PDT Sun Apr 26 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys, Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts, and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. * WHEN...Until 2 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Locally reduced visibility in blowing dust. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ SS
382 WWUS76 KSGX 270720 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 1220 AM PDT Mon Apr 27 2026 CAZ060>062-065-270830- /O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-260427T0900Z/ Apple and Lucerne Valleys-Coachella Valley-San Diego County Deserts-San Gorgonio Pass near Banning- Including the cities of Desert Hot Springs, Adelanto, Cathedral City, Victorville, Palm Springs, Coachella, Apple Valley, Hesperia, Indio, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Borrego Springs, Banning, Southern California Logistics Airport, and Palm Desert Country 1220 AM PDT Mon Apr 27 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The winds will continue to subside for the rest of the night. $$ 17
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 23, 9:36 PM PDT, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 9:36 PM PDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Diego CA 936 PM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .SYNOPSIS... Cooler and breezy weather will occur this weekend as a weak weather system moves over the area. This system will bring gusty winds across the mountains and deserts along with the chance for some light precipitation along and west of the mountains as well. Next week will remain cooler with highs near to slightly below average and mainly dry weather. && .DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE... SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES... Evening update... Skies are mostly clear this evening with just a few high clouds moving overhead. Patchy low clouds are developing over the coastal waters. The 00Z KNKX sounding shows the marine inversion remains fairly weak, so expect low cloud coverage to be somewhat patchy again tonight into Friday morning. We remain under mostly zonal flow on Friday with temperatures within a degree or two of late- April normals. Previous discussion... An upper level low will move over our region this weekend. As it does so, the onshore pressure gradient will tighten, leading to an increase in winds across the mountains and deserts. Widespread westerly wind gusts of 25-45 MPH will be common across these areas Friday afternoon and night. As the system draws closer to the region on Saturday, the pressure gradient will tighten further, leading to the highest winds of the event. Models show mountain winds 45-55+ MPH with desert winds 35-45 MPH, generating some blowing dust across the deserts at times. Model consensus is fair in light showers moving into the area as early as Saturday morning, mainly along the coastal slopes. The weather system will move over the area Saturday night into Sunday morning, giving way to the best chance of showers from the mountains to the coast. Hourly rain rates will mainly be near one tenth of an inch or less, with total accumulations below one quarter of inch west of the mountains. Snow levels will also drop near 6,500 feet, where there is high confidence that totals will remain below one inch. Sunday will be the coolest day of the week for many with highs 40s/50s across the mountains, 60s in the highest desert and coastal basin, and comfortable 70s in the lower deserts. The troughing pattern will stick around for much of the week, which will lead to lighter onshore winds and temperatures near to slightly below average with dry weather. Models do hint at another weak area of low pressure forming in our vicinity by later on Tuesday or Wednesday, which may bring some increased wind and chances for precipitation. The forecast details still remain in flux as model timing and placement differences are present. After this, forecast models have better agreement on a dry weather pattern as we head into the month of May. && .AVIATION... 240430Z...Coast/Valleys...Generally VFR conditions expected through this evening. Low clouds will struggle to reform tonight. Best chance for patchy BKN low clouds will be over coastal areas late (12- 16z Fri). 40-50% chance for intermittent BKN cigs based 1800-2400 ft MSL at coastal TAF sites. Any low clouds scatter out by 18z with VFR conditions for the afternoon. Low clouds based 2500-3000 ft MSL return early Friday evening to coastal areas with much more uniform coverage. Clouds quickly spread into most of the coastal basin late Friday evening and overnight with bases rising above 3000 ft by early Saturday morning. Mountains/Deserts...Westerly winds strengthen after 00z Sat with widespread gusts 25-35 kts, locally to 45 kts along desert slopes and through mountain passes. Moderate up/downdrafts expected in lee of mtns. Otherwise...SCT-BKN high clouds expected through the period. && .MARINE... No hazardous marine conditions are expected through Tuesday, though brisk westerly winds 15 to 20 kts are expected each afternoon through Sunday. && .SKYWARN... Skywarn activation is not requested. However weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions. && .SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...None. PZ...None. && PUBLIC...SS/APR AVIATION/MARINE...KW
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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.