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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Tucson, AZ

March 26, 2007

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 26, 2007, 1:50 PM MST. It took effect at Mar 27, 2007, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 26, 2007, 1:50 PM MST (20:50 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 27, 2007, 10:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 27, 2007, 8:00 PM MST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KTWC 262050
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
150 PM MST MON MAR 26 2007

AZZ019-029>035-271100-
/O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0006.070327T1800Z-070328T0300Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
150 PM MST MON MAR 26 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY. 

A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
GREAT BASIN REGION TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SUSTAINED
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50
MPH BY LATE MORNING TUESDAY AND CONTINUING UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY TUESDAY
NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION. THESE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED
VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST ON
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER SITUATION.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KTWC 270922
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
222 AM MST TUE MAR 27 2007

AZZ019-029>035-272130-
/O.EXT.KTWC.WI.Y.0006.070327T1700Z-070328T0300Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
222 AM MST TUE MAR 27 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.

A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
GREAT BASIN REGION TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SUSTAINED
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50
MPH BY LATE MORNING CONTINUING UNTIL EARLY EVENING. THESE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION. THESE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY
LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
DUST.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KTWC 272149
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
249 PM MST TUE MAR 27 2007

AZZ019-029>035-280300-
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070328T0300Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
249 PM MST TUE MAR 27 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
GREAT BASIN REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH NORTHERN ARIZONA
OVERNIGHT. EVEN THOUGH THE WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA ARE NOT
VERY STRONG AT THIS TIME...THEY WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO SLOWLY MOVE AWAY
FROM THE AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION. THESE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY
LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
DUST.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KTWC 280313
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
813 PM MST TUE MAR 27 2007

AZZ019-029>035-280415-
/O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070328T0300Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
813 PM MST TUE MAR 27 2007

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN SPEED LATE
THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY IN SPOTS
OVERNIGHT. AT 800 PM MST...WIND SPEEDS AT MOST LOCATIONS IN
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA HAD DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS...THE
WIND ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 800 PM MST.

THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS WAS AROUND THE SIERRA VISTA AREA WERE
REPORTED WIND SPEEDS REMAINED RATHER STRONG. HOWEVER...THESE
LOCALLY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN SPEED AS WELL
BY 10 PM MST. 

A FEW PEAK WIND REPORTS FROM ACROSS THE AREA TODAY INCLUDE:

LOCATION                             PEAK WIND (MPH)
TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT            40
NOGALES AIRPORT                         41
SAFFORD AIRPORT                         41
DOUGLAS AIRPORT                         43
SIERRA VISTA                            55
CASA GRANDE                             40

$$

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Sources

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