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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Phoenix, AZ

May 1, 2009

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 1, 2009, 9:47 AM PDT. It took effect at May 2, 2009, 12:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 1, 2009, 9:47 AM PDT (16:47 UTC)
In effect from
May 2, 2009, 12:00 AM PDT
Expired
May 2, 2009, 7:00 PM PDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

The text

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

000 
WWUS75 KPSR 011647
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
947 AM MST FRI MAY 1 2009

CAZ033-020400-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0013.090502T0700Z-090502T2100Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
947 AM PDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS EAST ACROSS
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL BE HIGHLY
VARIABLE...BUT PERIODS OF WEST WIND AT OR ABOVE 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR 45 MPH...WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT THE MOST WIND-PRONE
AREAS...INCLUDING IMPERIAL AND EL CENTRO. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KPSR 020336
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
836 PM MST FRI MAY 1 2009

CAZ033-021100-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0013.090502T0700Z-090502T2100Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
836 PM PDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS EAST ACROSS
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL BE HIGHLY
VARIABLE...BUT PERIODS OF WEST WIND AT OR ABOVE 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR 45 MPH...WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT THE MOST WIND-PRONE AREAS...
INCLUDING IMPERIAL AND EL CENTRO AND FURTHER WEST ALONG I-8 TO
OCOTILLO AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY LINE. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL
PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
000 
WWUS75 KPSR 021045
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
345 AM MST SAT MAY 2 2009

CAZ033-022200-
/O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090503T0200Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
345 AM PDT SAT MAY 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
IMPERIAL COUNTY.

GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
IMPERIAL COUNTY...AND THEY WILL LIKELY PEAK INTO THE MIDDLE PORTIONS
OF THE DAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS
WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
BEFORE...AND SHORTLY AFTER...SUNRISE. NOT ALL LOCATIONS WILL SEE
ADVISORY STRENGTH WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING.

THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF WEST WINDS AT OR ABOVE 30 MPH...GUSTING TO
NEAR 45 MPH...AT THE MOST WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING IMPERIAL AND EL
CENTRO AND FURTHER WEST ALONG I-8 TO OCOTILLO AND THE SAN DIEGO
COUNTY LINE. THE PEAK WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM MID MORNING
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON.

COMPUTER MODELS INDICATE THAT SOME OF THE STRONGER WINDS WILL PERSIST
INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AND AS A RESULT THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN
EXTENDED UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

CB
000 
WWUS75 KPSR 022220
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
320 PM MST SAT MAY 2 2009

CAZ033-030200-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090503T0200Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
320 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF IMPERIAL COUNTY...
BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF
WEST WINDS AT OR ABOVE 30 MPH...GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH...AT THE MOST
WIND PRONE AREAS...INCLUDING IMPERIAL AND EL CENTRO AND FURTHER WEST
ALONG I-8 TO OCOTILLO AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
000 
WWUS75 KPSR 030210
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
710 PM MST SAT MAY 2 2009


CAZ033-030315-
/O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090503T0200Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
710 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 700 PM PDT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH WELL BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS INTO THE EVENING HOURS...WITH
SOME LOCAL GUSTY WINDS PERSISTING ACROSS IMPERIAL COUNTY UNTIL
MIDNIGHT.

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

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