Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 25, 2009, 12:43 PM MST. It took effect at Mar 26, 2009, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2009, 12:43 PM MST (19:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2009, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2009, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KTWC 251943 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1243 PM MST WED MAR 25 2009 AZZ019-030-035-261400- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.090326T1800Z-090327T0200Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...SIERRA VISTA 1243 PM MST WED MAR 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION ON THURSDAY WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WINDS CAN ALSO CAUSE BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAKING DRIVING EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. && $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KTWC 260305 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 805 PM MST WED MAR 25 2009 AZZ019-030-035-261115- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.090326T1800Z-090327T0200Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...SIERRA VISTA 805 PM MST WED MAR 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION ON THURSDAY WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WINDS CAN ALSO CAUSE BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAKING DRIVING EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. && $$
000 WWUS75 KTWC 260949 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 249 AM MST THU MAR 26 2009 AZZ019-030-035-270200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.090326T1800Z-090327T0200Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...SIERRA VISTA 249 AM MST THU MAR 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 55 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WINDS CAN ALSO CAUSE BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAKING DRIVING EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. && $$
000 WWUS75 KTWC 261629 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 929 AM MST THU MAR 26 2009 AZZ019-030-035-270200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.090326T1800Z-090327T0200Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...SIERRA VISTA 929 AM MST THU MAR 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WINDS CAN ALSO CAUSE BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAKING DRIVING EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. && $$
000 WWUS75 KTWC 262111 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 211 PM MST THU MAR 26 2009 ...STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES IS CAUSING WINDS TO BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY OVER SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS IN EAST-WEST ALIGNED VALLEYS AND NEAR MOUNTAINTOPS. PEAK WIND GUSTS AS OF 2 PM MST INCLUDED...53 MPH FROM A SPOTTER IN BISBEE...48 MPH IN HORSE CAMP CANYON ALONG THE GRAHAM-PINAL COUNTY LINE...47 MPH AT SIERRA VISTA AND SAFFORD...AND 44 MPH AT DOUGLAS. AZZ019-030-035-270200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090327T0200Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...SIERRA VISTA 211 PM MST THU MAR 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY VEER TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 7 PM...ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN GUSTY IN THE MOUNTAINS WELL INTO THE EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A HALF OF A MILE ON VALLEY FLOORS. LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 191 AND 186 NEAR THE WILLCOX PLAYA...AGRICULTURAL AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 70 IN GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES INCLUDING SAFFORD...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN BOWIE AND THE NEW MEXICO STATE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING DUST AND WILL MAKE DRIVING EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ PYTLAK
000 WWUS75 KTWC 270156 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 656 PM MST THU MAR 26 2009 AZZ019-030-035-270300- /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090327T0200Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...SIERRA VISTA 656 PM MST THU MAR 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS CONTINUED TO DIMINISH IN SPEEDS THIS EVENING AND HAVE DROPPED BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS. THUS...THE ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE ON TIME AT 7 PM MST. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2:33 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | TWC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 2:58 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | TWC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 25, 2:58 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | 30 hr |
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