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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 20, 2008, 4:12 PM MST. It took effect at May 21, 2008, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2008, 4:12 PM MST (23:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 21, 2008, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- May 21, 2008, 9:12 PM MST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KPSR 202312 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 412 PM MST TUE MAY 20 2008 CAZ032-033-211115- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.080521T1500Z-080522T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.EH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080521T0300Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER... EAGLE MTN...MIDLAND...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS... IMPERIAL...AND THE SALTON SEA 412 PM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS FOR STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES STARTING WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS DURING THE MORNING HOURS...LASTING THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031-211115- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.080521T1800Z-080522T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.EH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080521T0300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...NEW RIVER... TONOPAH...BUCKEYE...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON... YUMA...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON... GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE...FLORENCE... BLYTHE 412 PM MST TUE MAY 20 2008 /412 PM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ WEDNESDAY FROM THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY EAST TO THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES STARTING WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY MID MORNING...AND SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY... AND THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS...IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST/PDT TO 11 PM MST/PDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ030-211115- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.080521T1500Z-080522T0300Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... LOST HORSE-KEYS VIEW JTNP 412 PM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES STARTING WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK IN THE MORNING HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ024-211115- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.080521T1800Z-080522T0600Z/ SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR... ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT...CANYON...HORSESHOE... ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES 412 PM MST TUE MAY 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES STARTING WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHERN GILA MID MORNING AND LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ WANEK
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000 WWUS75 KPSR 210546 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1046 PM MST TUE MAY 20 2008 CAZ030-032-033-211300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.080521T1500Z-080522T0300Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... LOST HORSE-KEYS VIEW JTNP...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER... EAGLE MTN...MIDLAND...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS... IMPERIAL...AND THE SALTON SEA 1046 PM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX IS CONTINUING A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES STARTING WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS DURING THE MORNING HOURS...LASTING THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY...WITH GUSTS PERHAPS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ020>028-CAZ031-211300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.080521T1800Z-080522T0600Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...NEW RIVER... TONOPAH...BUCKEYE...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT... CANYON...HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES...SAN LUIS... SOMERTON...YUMA...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...DATELAND...TACNA... WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE... FLORENCE...BLYTHE 1046 PM MST TUE MAY 20 2008 /1046 PM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX IS CONTINUING A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ WEDNESDAY FROM THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY EAST TO THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES STARTING WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY MID-MORNING...AND SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AND THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS...IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST/PDT TO 11 PM MST/PDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ESTLE
000 WWUS75 KPSR 211018 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 318 AM MST WED MAY 21 2008 CAZ030-032-033-212230- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.080521T1500Z-080522T0300Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... LOST HORSE-KEYS VIEW JTNP...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER... EAGLE MTN...MIDLAND...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS... IMPERIAL...AND THE SALTON SEA 318 AM PDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS SUCH AS INTERSTATES EIGHT AND TEN AND HIGHWAY 78. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ020>028-CAZ031-212230- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.080521T1800Z-080522T0600Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...NEW RIVER... TONOPAH...BUCKEYE...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT... CANYON...HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES...SAN LUIS... SOMERTON...YUMA...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...DATELAND...TACNA... WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE... FLORENCE...BLYTHE 318 AM MST WED MAY 21 2008 /318 AM PDT WED MAY 21 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...AND PERSIST WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT LOCALES...WHICH WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS SUCH AS INTERSTATES EIGHT AND TEN AND HIGHWAYS 85 AND 95. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ INIGUEZ
000 WWUS75 KPSR 211101 CCA NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 401 AM MST WED MAY 21 2008 CAZ030-032-033-212330- /O.COR.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.080521T1500Z-080522T0300Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... LOST HORSE-KEYS VIEW JTNP...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER... EAGLE MTN...MIDLAND...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS... IMPERIAL...AND THE SALTON SEA 401 AM PDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS SUCH AS INTERSTATES EIGHT AND TEN AND HIGHWAY 78. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ020>028-CAZ031-212330- /O.COR.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.080521T1800Z-080522T0600Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...NEW RIVER... TONOPAH...BUCKEYE...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT... CANYON...HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES...SAN LUIS... SOMERTON...YUMA...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...DATELAND...TACNA... WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE... FLORENCE...BLYTHE 401 AM MST WED MAY 21 2008 /401 AM PDT WED MAY 21 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...AND PERSIST WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT LOCALES...WHICH WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS SUCH AS INTERSTATES EIGHT AND TEN AND HIGHWAYS 85 AND 95. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ INIGUEZ
000 WWUS75 KPSR 212127 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 227 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008 AZZ020>028-CAZ031-220300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-080522T0600Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...NEW RIVER... TONOPAH...BUCKEYE...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT... CANYON...HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES...SAN LUIS... SOMERTON...YUMA...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...DATELAND...TACNA... WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE... FLORENCE...BLYTHE 227 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008 /227 PM PDT WED MAY 21 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO PERSIST WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT LOCALES...WHICH WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS SUCH AS INTERSTATES EIGHT AND TEN...AND HIGHWAYS 85 AND 95. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ030-032-033-220300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-080522T0300Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... LOST HORSE-KEYS VIEW JTNP...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER... EAGLE MTN...MIDLAND...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS... IMPERIAL...AND THE SALTON SEA 227 PM PDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS SUCH AS INTERSTATES EIGHT AND TEN...AND HIGHWAY 78. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KPSR 220310 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 810 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008 CAZ030-032-033-220415- /O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-080522T0300Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... LOST HORSE-KEYS VIEW JTNP...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER... EAGLE MTN...MIDLAND...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS... IMPERIAL...AND THE SALTON SEA 810 PM PDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY ISSUED EARLIER FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING ALL OF IMPERIAL COUNTY...AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. AT 8 PM STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED UNDER ADVISORY LEVELS... HOWEVER GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE MOST WIND PRONE AREAS ARE THE CITIES OF IMPERIAL AND EL CENTRO...THE SALTON SEA...AND OVER JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. $$ AZZ020>028-CAZ031-220600- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-080522T0600Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...NEW RIVER... TONOPAH...BUCKEYE...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT... CANYON...HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES...SAN LUIS... SOMERTON...YUMA...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...DATELAND...TACNA... WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE... FLORENCE...BLYTHE 810 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008 /810 PM PDT WED MAY 21 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO PERSIST WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT LOCALES...WHICH WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS SUCH AS INTERSTATES EIGHT AND TEN...AND HIGHWAYS 85 AND 95. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ HV
000 WWUS75 KPSR 220412 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 912 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008 AZZ020>028-CAZ031-220515- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-080522T0600Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...NEW RIVER... TONOPAH...BUCKEYE...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT... CANYON...HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES...SAN LUIS... SOMERTON...YUMA...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...DATELAND...TACNA... WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE... FLORENCE...BLYTHE 912 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008 /912 PM PDT WED MAY 21 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE WIND ADVISORY ISSUED EARLIER FOR A LARGE PART OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YUMA...GILA BEND... PHOENIX...CASA GRANDE...AND GLOBE...WAS CANCELED AT 9 PM. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WERE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH UNDER ADVISORY LEVELS AT 9 PM. HOWEVER... THE PROXIMITY OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE BREEZY 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS IN MOST PLACES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. $$ HV
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 Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at May 20, 3:35 PM MST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 3:35 PM MST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
335 PM MST TUE MAY 20 2008
SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
FORECAST DISCUSSION
.SYNOPSIS...
A DRASTIC COOLING TREND WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY AS A DRY COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. BY FRIDAY...MANY LOCATIONS WILL BE 25 TO
30 DEGREES COOLER THAN THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY IS ANTICIPATED TO BE DRY WITH A WARMING TREND.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
EARLY AFTERNOON TEMPS GENERALLY RUNNING A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
THAN 24 HOURS AGO...BUT STILL IN RECORD TERRITORY AT A NUMBER OF
LOCATIONS. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...MAINLY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS A DRY COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. THEREAFTER...OPERATIONAL MODELS HAVE GONE AWAY FROM
THE IDEA OF A CLOSED LOW LINGERING OVER US THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH
A NEW CLOSED LOW CENTERED OVER CALIFORNIA. INSTEAD...THERE ARE
MULTIPLE VORT LOBES ROTATING AROUND A HUGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER
THE WESTERN STATES. TRYING TO TIME THE VORT LOBES THAT MOVE THROUGH
US WILL BE DIFFICULT. HOWEVER...PREPONDERANCE OF MODEL GUIDANCE
SUGGESTS THAT INCREASING POPS AND QPF THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA IS THE RIGHT TREND. THIS KIND OF A FLOW
PATTERN OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AT THIS TIME OF YEAR IS RATHER
UNUSUAL AND CLIMATOLGY STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT MODEL QPF IS OVERDONE.
THUS UPRAMPING IS CONSERVATIVE. ADDITIONAL INCREASES MAY NEED TO BE
MADE...BUT SUBSEQUENT MODEL SOLUTIONS COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY
DIFFERENT. CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE PRECIP MAKES IT UNLIKELY THAT
THERE WILL BE ANY WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT PRECIP. HOWEVER...INDIVUDAL
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE QUITE POTENT AND BE CAPABLE OF BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN...HAIL...AND VERY STRONG WINDS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HIGHER
TERRAIN AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS COULD SEE REPEAT STORMS WHICH COULD
LEAD TO LOCALIZED RUNOFF PROBLEMS.
DAY TO DAY TEMPERATURE TRENDS WILL BE HARD TO PINPOINT AT ANY ONE
LOCATION DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES WITH CLOUD COVER...PRECIP...AND TIMING
OF COLD AIR ADVECTION. HOWEVER...A MAJOR COOLING TREND IS IN STORE.
BOTH GFS AND NAM SHOW 15-20 DEGREES CELSIUS COOLING AT 925 AND 850
MB BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
OVER THE WEEKEND...OPERATIONAL GFS AND ENSEMBLE MEAN AS WELL AS
ECMWF SHOW RISING HEIGHTS AS RIDGING OVER THE CENTRAL STATES
INTENSIFIES AND EXPANDS WHILE THE TROUGHING OVER THE WESTERN STATES
WEAKENS. BY MEMORIAL DAY...EXPECTING TEMPS TO BE BACK TO SEASONAL
NORMS...IE MAINLY 90S FOR THE DESERTS.
&&
.AVIATION...
KPHX/KIWA AND SURROUNDING AIRFIELDS...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 20KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 02Z. WINDS WILL DECREASE
SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT...WITH BRIEF SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 11Z AND 16Z
AT KPHX AND KIWA. WEST WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN PICK UP AFTER
18Z...WITH SUSTAINED 20-25KT AND GUSTS AROUND 35KT POSSIBLE BETWEEN
20Z WED AND 03Z THU.
KYUM/KBLH/KIPL...WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT...INCREASING
AFTER 12Z WED AND BECOMING SUSTAINED 20-25KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 35KT
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
DUST/SAND IS POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY AT KIPL WHERE WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT AFTER 02Z
...BEFORE PICKING UP ONCE AGAIN EARLY THU.
AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
WEDNESDAY...THE FIRE WX WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING
FROM 10 AM MST/PDT TO 9 PM MST/PDT DUE TO STRONG GUSTY WEST
WINDS...LOW RH...AND VERY DRY FUELS.
THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK
BRINGING SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES...INCREASED RH VALUES...A
DAILY THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND CONTINUED BREEZY
CONDITIONS. THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN EARLY NEXT
WEEK...FOLLOWED BY A SLOW WARMING AND DRYING TREND.
&&
.CLIMATE...
CLIMATE INFORMATION FOR SELECT STATIONS ACROSS THE NWS PHOENIX CWA.
NORMAL HIGH RECORD HIGH FORECAST HIGH
STATION 5/20 5/20 5/20
PHOENIX 95 106 109
YUMA 95 110 112
CASA GRANDE 97 107 108
GLOBE 85 100 98
EL CENTRO 95 111 109
BLYTHE 95 110 110
&&
.PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AZ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR AZZ020>023-025>028.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR AZZ131.
RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM FOR ALL OF
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA.
WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY FOR AZZ020>028 FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM.
CA...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR CAZ031>033.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR CAZ230>232.
RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA FOR FROM
10 AM TO 9 PM.
WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY FOR CAZ030>033 FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM.
&&
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
DISCUSSION...AJ
AVIATION...WANEK
FIRE WEATHER...WANEK
CLIMATE...ESTLEHazardous weather outlook, May 20, 6:24 AM MST, 9 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 624 AM MST TUE MAY 20 2008 AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-211330- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- 624 AM MST TUE MAY 20 2008 /624 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...WEST- CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA 10 AM MST TO 8 PM MST... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST /2 PM PDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS... A VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE REGION WILL RESULT IN RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN MOST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER ELEVATION DESERTS WILL TOP-OUT IN THE 108 TO 112 RANGE. IF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED...MAKE SURE TO HAVE PLENTY OF WATER ON HAND TO AVOID DEHYDRATION. IN ADDITION...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH GUSTY SURFACE WINDS AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGERS WILL MAKE FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY TODAY. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM 2 PM UNTIL 11 PM MST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE WEDNESDAY AS A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST STATES. STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING HOURS WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST DEVELOPING. IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY AIR...CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ALL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. ON THURSDAY...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL FIRMLY SETTLE INTO THE REGION. SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE COOLER AIR IN THE MID-LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...COMBINED WITH INCREASING AMOUNTS OF MID-LEVEL MOISTURE AND THE STRONG LATE-MAY SUNSHINE WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION. WHILE THE PROBABILITY FOR THUNDERSTORMS IS LOW AT THIS TIME...ANY STORM THAT DOES DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT REQUIRED. INIGUEZ/ESTLE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 20, 4:00 PM MST, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 400 PM MST TUE MAY 20 2008 AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-211200- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...NEW RIVER... TONOPAH...BUCKEYE...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT... CANYON...HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES...SAN LUIS... SOMERTON...YUMA...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...DATELAND...TACNA... WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE... FLORENCE...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... LOST HORSE-KEYS VIEW JTNP...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MTN...MIDLAND...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO... EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...AND THE SALTON SEA 400 PM MST TUE MAY 20 2008 /400 PM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008/ ...AFTER ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY HOT DAY TODAY...MUCH COOLER AND WINDY WEATHER IN STORE TOMORROW INTO THE END OF THE WEEK... AFTER RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AT MANY LOCATIONS TODAY...A DRASTIC COOLING TREND WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. COOL AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...LEADING TO HIGH TEMPERATURES 25 TO 30 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. THE SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...WITH A LINGERING SLIGHT CHANCE SATURDAY. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THE THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND VERY STRONG WINDS. DRY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A WARMING TREND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR OTHER FAVORITE SOURCES OF WEATHER INFORMATION...FOR THE LATEST REGARDING THIS UPCOMING SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER. AJ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 3:01 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PSR | La Paz, Yuma | 20 hr |
| May 20, 3:01 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PSR | Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Yuma | 30 hr |
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Sources
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