High Wind Warning 1, NWS Tucson, AZ

Issued

May 21, 2008, 2:11 PM MST (21:11 UTC)

Expired

May 21, 2008, 6:39 PM MST

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Tucson, AZ

000 
WWUS75 KTWC 212111
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
211 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008

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/O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0015.080522T1700Z-080523T0400Z/
COCHISE COUNTY-
211 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS COCHISE COUNTY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THEREFORE...A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED THROUGH 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

THESE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED DUST STORMS...WHICH WILL 
BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE. LOCATIONS
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO BLOWING DUST ARE ALONG INTERSTATE 10 AND
STATE HIGHWAYS 186 AND 191 IN COCHISE COUNTY NEAR THE WILLCOX
PLAYA.

THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN CENTERED TO OUR NORTH
THURSDAY RESULTING IN A CONTINUATION OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
THEREFORE...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THURSDAY FROM 10 AM
MST TO 9 PM MST FOR COCHISE COUNTY. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS
OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.



$$

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/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080522T0400Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
211 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THEREFORE...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...SOUTHEAST PINAL...PIMA AND
SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING.

THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN CENTERED TO OUR NORTH
THURSDAY RESULTING IN A CONTINUATION OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
THEREFORE...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THURSDAY FROM 10 AM
MST TO 9 PM MST FOR GRAHAM...GREENLEE...SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN
AND CENTRAL PIMA...COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES.

THESE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...WHICH CAN
BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW A HALF MILE. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

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


$$

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/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080522T0400Z/
WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-
211 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THEREFORE...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR WESTERN PIMA COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.


$$

000 
WWUS75 KTWC 220139
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
639 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008

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/O.EXA.KTWC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080522T0400Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0015.080522T1700Z-080523T0400Z/
COCHISE COUNTY-
639 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST
THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY. 

EXPECT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO RETURN THURSDAY.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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

$$

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/O.CAN.KTWC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080522T0400Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0015.080522T1700Z-080523T0400Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
639 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM
MST THURSDAY.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS EVENING. THUS THE
WIND ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN
THURSDAY. THUS A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9
PM MST THURSDAY.

$$

AZZ031-220245-
/O.CAN.KTWC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080522T0400Z/
WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-
639 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 


$$

AZZ019-030-034-220400-
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080522T0400Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0015.080522T1700Z-080523T0400Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
639 PM MST WED MAY 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY. 

EXPECT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH
THE REST OF TONIGHT BUT RETURN THURSDAY.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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

$$

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