Wind Advisory 7, NWS Tucson, AZ

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WWUS75 KTWC 161939
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1239 PM MST SUN MAR 16 2008

AZZ035-170100-
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080317T0100Z/
COCHISE COUNTY-
1239 PM MST SUN MAR 16 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SUSTAINED WEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TO COCHISE COUNTY THE REST OF
THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10 NEAR THE WILLCOX PLAYA AND IN THE
SAN SIMON VALLEY...WHERE VISIBILITIES COULD BE RESTRICTED TO BELOW
A MILE AT TIMES. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
TRAVELING THROUGH COCHISE COUNTY ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION ON
THE ROADWAYS TODAY.

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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WWUS75 KTWC 170018
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
518 PM MST SUN MAR 16 2008

AZZ035-170130-
/O.CAN.KTWC.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080317T0100Z/
COCHISE COUNTY-
518 PM MST SUN MAR 16 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO SPEEDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 25 MPH
THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

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


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
235 AM MST SUN MAR 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
AFFECT SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A
CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AS WELL AS COLDER
TEMPERATURES. DRY AND MUCH WARMER BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OCCURS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...WELL THE STORM SYSTEM WE HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING FOR THE
PAST 3-5 DAYS IS CLOSING IN ON ARIZONA THIS MORNING. WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY SHOWED THE UPPER TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA SW
INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS STARTED INTO
WESTERN AND NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE EAST
TODAY. FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE DYNAMICS WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT MOISTURE
SUPPLY IS LIMITED. VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO SOME
STRONG WINDS IN COCHISE COUNTY...THUS WILL HOIST A WIND ADVISORY
STARTING LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS. SHOWER
ACTIVITY WILL START IN THE WEST LATER THIS MORNING AND THEN START TO
SPREAD EAST WITH COVERAGE BEING SCATTERED. COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT
WILL HELP DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. ALREADY HAVE SEEN A FEW STRIKES NEAR SAN DIEGO.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER THAN THE PAST WEEK
WITH MOST LOCATION ALREADY RECORDING THERE HIGH FOR TODAY.

COLDEST PART OF TROUGH AXIS SWINGS THROUGH TONIGHT WHICH WILL LOWER
THE SNOW LEVEL TO THE VALLEY FLOOR...ESPECIALLY EAST AND SOUTH OF
TUCSON OVERNIGHT. NOT EXPECTING A WHOLE LOT...MAYBE AN INCH AT BEST
WITH THE MOUNTAINS IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE.

ON MONDAY...TROUGH AXIS CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST BUT ATMOSPHERE STILL
UNSTABLE FOR THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP.

REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST WILL BE DRY UNDER A WARMING TREND.

&&

.AVIATION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AROUND DAYBREAK SUN WITH DECKS
LOWERING TO 8-10K FT AGL LATE SUN AFTERNOON AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. ISOLD SHRA DEVELOPING DAYBREAK THEN
BECOMING SCT SHRA/TSRA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SWLY SURFACE
WINDS BECOMING 12-22 KTS AREAWIDE AND HIGHER SPEEDS/GUSTS ERN
SECTIONS SUN. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.

&&

.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WIND ADVISORY TODAY FROM 10 AM TO
    6 PM FOR COCHISE COUNTY (AZZ035)

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
732 PM MST SAT MAR 15 2008

AZZ019-030-033>035-161200-
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
732 PM MST SAT MAR 15 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW RED FLAG
CRITERIA SINCE SUNSET THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
ALSO CONTINUE TO RECOVER THIS EVENING FROM LOW READINGS OF BELOW
15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THUS...DUE TO IMPROVING HUMIDITY LEVELS
AND WIND SPEEDS...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A STRONG AND COLD WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ARIZONA
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES
IN ADDITION TO A CHANCE OF RAIN AND EVEN SOME SNOW SHOWERS FOR
EASTERN VALLEY LOCATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.