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The Weather Guide to NWS San Diego Products and Services |
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The National Weather Service:
The National Weather Service Forecast Office
- San Diego:
Products and Services offered by NWS - San Diego
Behind the Forecasts:
The Weather of Southwest California - A Climate
Overview:
- Climate
Zones
- Winter
Storms: Heavy Rain, Snow, Thunderstorms, Flooding, Wind
- The
Summer Monsoon: Thunderstorms, Flash Flooding
- The
Marine Layer: Fog, Sea Breeze, Coastal Eddies
- Santa
Ana Winds: Damaging Wind, Extreme Heat, Dust Devils
- Tropical
Connections: Hurricanes and Their Remnants
- El
Niño and La Niña
- Global
Warming, The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change
- Sun,
Earth, Sea, Space and Optical Phenomena
Appendix A: A History of Significant Weather Events in Southern California:
- Heavy
Rain: Flooding and Flash Flooding
- Heavy
Snow, Rare Snow at Low Elevations
- Severe
Thunderstorms: Large Hail, Strong Thunderstorm Winds, and Killer
Lightning
- Tornadoes,
Funnel Clouds, Waterspouts, and Damaging Dust Devils
- Strong
winds
- Extreme
Heat
- Extreme
Cold
- High
Surf, Stormy Seas, Tsunamis, Coastal Flooding and Erosion
- Miscellaneous:
Dense fog, barometric pressure, etc.
Appendix B ----------------------- Weather Glossary
Appendix C ----------------------- Weather Education and Bibliography
Appendix D ----------------------- Product Cross Reference
Appendix E ----------------------- Warning
and Advisory Criteria
Appendix F ----------------------- Climate Data and Records
Appendix G ----------------------- Weather Safety Tips for Southern California
Appendix H ----------------------- Charts and Tables
Appendix I ----------------------- Weather Extremes
Appendix J ----------------------- Web
Sites for Weather Information
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