1 high wind, 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 28, 3:30 AM PST, 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 330 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2004 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SLOWLY APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6500 FEET. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. && .DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE... SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. .SHORT TERM...MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH A 150 KT JET JUST OFF THE COAST. ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS SO FAR...MAINLY IN THE NW PART OF THE AREA WHERE THEY WERE LOCALLY MODERATE. A BAND OF HEAVIER SHOWERS OFF THE COAST WAS SLOWLY PROGRESSING E. THE 00Z NKX SOUNDING SHOWED THE INCREASED MOISTURE AND STRONG SW WINDS ALOFT. WEAK OFFSHORE GRADIENTS. THE BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS WILL MOVE IN THIS MORNING...PROBABLY TOWARD SUNRISE...EXCEPT A LITTLE EARLIER IN ORANGE AND SBD COUNTIES. THE LOW OFF THE COAST OPENS INTO A TROUGH AND MOVES ONSHORE TONIGHT. LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE TWO PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIP...ONE THIS MORNING AND ANOTHER TONIGHT AND WED MORNING. ENOUGH COLD AIR ALOFT WITH THE SYSTEM FOR A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON THE SW FACING MOUNTAINS SLOPES. GENERALLY LARGER AMOUNTS WILL FALL IN THE NRN AREAS W OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH LESS TO THE S. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL START OUT AROUND 7000 FT AND LOWER TO 5000-5500 FT BY LATE WED. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE CURRENT WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES LOOK OK. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TURN MORE SHOWERY AND TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY WED. A MOIST WLY FLOW COULD CAUSE A FEW LINGERING LIGHT SHOWERS THU...MAINLY W OF THE MOUNTAINS. .LONG TERM...A WEAK SHORT WAVE COULD INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PRECIP AGAIN FRI. SHOULD BE A BIT OF A BREAK SAT INTO SUN WITH ONLY VERY SMALL CHANCES OF PRECIP FROM SOME LINGERING MOISTURE. HOWEVER...ANOTHER TROUGH COULD BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL AREAS UNTIL 400 PM WEDNESDAY...SEE LAXFFASGX. RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SAN DIEGO AND SAN LUIS REY RIVERS...SEE LAXRVSSGX. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6500 FEET UNTIL 400 PM WEDNESDAY...SEE LAXWSWSGX. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO...RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FEET UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY...SEE LAXNPWSGX. WIND ADVISORY ALL OTHER AREAS UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY...SEE LAXNPWSGX. GALE WARNING INNER AND OUTER WATERS TODAY...SEE LAXCWFSGX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR THE STORM...SEE LAXMWSSGX. HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...SEE LAXHWOSGX. && ATKIN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 300 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2004 CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-291400- 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- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 300 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING A LONG DURATION OF PRECIPITATION...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOCAL STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. LOCAL FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AND BELOW RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE DESERTS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN MOST COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS COULD HAVE RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND 10 INCHES. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL START ABOVE 7000 FEET AND THEN LOWER TO NEAR 5500 FEET WEDNESDAY. THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS...WATCHES AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL AREAS UNTIL 400 PM WEDNESDAY...SEE LAXFFASGX. RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SAN DIEGO AND SAN LUIS REY RIVERS...SEE LAXRVSSGX. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6500 FEET UNTIL 400 PM WEDNESDAY...SEE LAXWSWSGX. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO...RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FEET UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY...SEE LAXNPWSGX. WIND ADVISORY ALL OTHER AREAS UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY...SEE LAXNPWSGX. GALE WARNING INNER AND OUTER WATERS TODAY...SEE LAXCWFSGX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...SEE LAXMWSSGX. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA INTO WEDNESDAY WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. SKYWARN ACTIVATION STATEMENT...WEATHER SPOTTERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED. ATKIN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The first strong gust of 59 mph was observed at Burns Canyon at 355 am. The last strong gust of 58 mph was observed at Converse at 720 pm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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