1 high surf, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Dec 16, 9:30 PM PST, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 930 PM PST THU DEC 16 2004 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER UTAH AND NEVADA COMBINED WITH NORTHEAST WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS... MAINLY THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN CANYONS AND PASSES INTO FRIDAY. WEAKER OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH WARM DAYS WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS. COOLER NEXT WEEK IN DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR. && .DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE... SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. .SHORT TERM...THERE WERE A FEW HI CLOUDS THIS EVENING. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES WITH LOCAL STRONG GUSTY WINDS...MAINLY THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN CANYONS AND PASSES. THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED A LITTLE FROM EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. THE 00Z NKX SOUNDING WAS DRY WITH NE TO N WINDS THROUGH 300 MB AND NW WINDS ABOVE. STRONG OFFSHORE GRADIENTS WITH ABOUT -15 MB SAN-TPH. GRADIENT AND UPPER SUPPORT FOR OFFSHORE WINDS CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BUT THE THERMAL SUPPORT DECREASES. THIS WILL CONTINUE LOCAL STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...MAINLY THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN CANYONS AND PASSES. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE MORE LIKELY IN THE E-W ORIENTED CANYONS AND PASSES. THE CURRENT WIND WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES LOOK OK. WEAKER OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...HOWEVER WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH. THIS WILL CONTINUE WARM DAYS W OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE DECREASING CAA WILL RESULT IN WARMING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. FUEL MOISTURES REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS...SO DESPITE THE WIND AND LOW HUMIDITIES NO FIRE WEATHER WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. A LARGE WNW SWELL WILL CAUSE HI SURF INTO SAT. .LONG TERM...DRY NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT AND INTERMITTENT WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK. HEIGHTS WILL DECREASE FOR GRADUAL COOLING. STRONGER COLD OFFSHORE FLOW COULD DEVELOP TOWARD THE END OF NEXT WEEK. && .SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND INLAND EMPIRE AND WIND ADVISORIES FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...SAN DIEGO INLAND VALLEY AND COACHELLA VALLEY UNTIL 200 PM FRIDAY...SEE LAXNPWSGX. HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY FOR ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES...SEE LAXCFWSGX. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN THE OUTER WATERS FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FRIDAY...SEE LAXCWFSGX. HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...SUMMARIZING HAZARDOUS WEATHER...SEE LAXHWOSGX. && ATKIN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 600 AM PST FRI DEC 17 2004 CAZ042-043-048-050-055-056-057-058-061-PZZ775-181400- ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- COACHELLA VALLEY- 600 AM PST FRI DEC 17 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CAUSE LOCAL STRONG GUSTY WINDS. AS A RESULT...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND INLAND EMPIRE AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...SAN DIEGO INLAND VALLEYS AND COACHELLA VALLEY UNTIL 200 PM TODAY. LOCAL NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY THROUGH AND BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES. PEOPLE SHOULD WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS...DOWNED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES. THERE COULD ALSO BE TRAFFIC SIGNAL OUTAGES AND LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. SEE LAXNPWSGX FOR DETAILS. LARGE WEST NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CAUSE LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. SEE LAXCFWSGX FOR DETAILS. THERE IS A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN THE OUTER WATERS TODAY. SEE LAXCWFSGX FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY. WHITLOW
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
Waves up to 7 feet high were observed at Point Loma.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 2004
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