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Freeze Warning 7, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this freeze warning at Feb 1, 2011, 4:21 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 2, 2011, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2011, 4:21 AM MST (11:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2011, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2011, 10:00 AM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
743 WWUS75 KPSR 011121 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 421 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 .A COLD CANADIAN AIR-MASS IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE REGION... WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES ON THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY...AND FRIDAY MORNINGS. IN ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY OVER THE DESERTS OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. AZZ021-026-012300- /O.UPG.KPSR.FZ.A.0001.110202T0500Z-110202T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.FZ.W.0006.110202T0800Z-110202T1600Z/ /O.UPG.KPSR.FZ.A.0002.110203T0300Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.110202T0600Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.A.0003.110204T0300Z-110204T1700Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...TACNA...WELLTON 421 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY AND FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY. THE FREEZE WARNINGS HAVE REPLACED THE FREEZE WATCH THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR THOSE TIMES. IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA DESERTS INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF BOUSE...VICKSBURG...TACNA AND WELLTON. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR DESTROY FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ AZZ022-023-027-028-012300- /O.UPG.KPSR.FZ.A.0001.110202T0500Z-110202T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.FZ.W.0006.110202T0800Z-110202T1600Z/ /O.UPG.KPSR.FZ.A.0002.110203T0300Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.A.0003.110204T0300Z-110204T1700Z/ NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG... MESA...PHOENIX...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE... FLORENCE 421 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THOSE PERIODS. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS... INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...GILA BEND... BUCKEYE... COOLIDGE...AND CASA GRANDE. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR DESTROY FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ AZZ020-025-CAZ031>033-012300- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.110202T0600Z-110203T0000Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 421 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 /321 AM PST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND PEAK IN STRENGTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS FROM 20 TO OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PEAK GUSTS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON COULD REACH TO AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH WOULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY. THIS WOULD BE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SHIFTING CROSSWINDS COULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10 NEAR BLYTHE. 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
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834 WWUS75 KPSR 012244 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 344 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 .A COLD CANADIAN AIR-MASS IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE REGION...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES ON THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY...AND FRIDAY MORNINGS. IN ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY OVER THE DESERTS OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. AZZ021-026-021045- /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0006.110202T0800Z-110202T1600Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.110202T0600Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.A.0003.110204T0300Z-110204T1700Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...TACNA...WELLTON 344 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA DESERTS INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF BOUSE...VICKSBURG...TACNA AND WELLTON. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR DESTROY FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ AZZ022-023-027-028-021045- /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0006.110202T0800Z-110202T1600Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.A.0003.110204T0300Z-110204T1700Z/ NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG... MESA...PHOENIX...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE... FLORENCE 344 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS... INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...GILA BEND... BUCKEYE... COOLIDGE...AND CASA GRANDE. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR DESTROY FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ AZZ020-025-CAZ031>033-021045- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.110202T0600Z-110203T0000Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 344 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 /244 PM PST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND PEAK IN STRENGTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS FROM 20 TO OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PEAK GUSTS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON COULD REACH TO AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH WOULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY. THIS WOULD BE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SHIFTING CROSSWINDS COULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10 NEAR BLYTHE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
302 WWUS75 KPSR 020215 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 715 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 .A COLD CANADIAN AIR-MASS IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE REGION...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES ON THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY...AND FRIDAY MORNINGS. IN ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE SPREADING INTO THE LOWER WESTERN DESERTS TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AZZ021-026-021415- /O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.110202T0215Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0006.110202T0800Z-110202T1600Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.A.0003.110204T0300Z-110204T1700Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...TACNA...WELLTON 715 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA DESERTS INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF PARKER...TACNA...QUARTZSITE AND WENDEN. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR DESTROY FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ AZZ022-023-027-028-021415- /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0006.110202T0800Z-110202T1600Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.A.0003.110204T0300Z-110204T1700Z/ NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG... MESA...PHOENIX...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE... FLORENCE 715 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS... INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...GILA BEND... BUCKEYE... COOLIDGE...AND CASA GRANDE. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR DESTROY FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ AZZ020-025-CAZ031>033-021415- /O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.110202T0215Z-110203T0000Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 715 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 /615 PM PST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BETWEEN BLYTHE AND YUMA. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND PEAK IN STRENGTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS FROM 20 TO OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PEAK GUSTS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON COULD REACH TO AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH WOULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY. THIS WOULD BE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SHIFTING CROSSWINDS COULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST- WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10 NEAR BLYTHE. 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
219 WWUS75 KPSR 021126 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 426 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 .A COLD CANADIAN AIR-MASS IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE REGION...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES ON THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS THIS MORNING AS WELL AS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS. IN ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE LOWER WESTERN DESERTS TODAY. AZZ021-026-022300- /O.UPG.KPSR.FZ.A.0003.110204T0300Z-110204T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.FZ.W.0008.110204T0600Z-110204T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1600Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...TACNA...WELLTON 426 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA DESERTS INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF PARKER...TACNA...QUARTZSITE AND WENDEN. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR DESTROY FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. 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. && $$ AZZ022-023-027-028-022300- /O.UPG.KPSR.FZ.A.0003.110204T0300Z-110204T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.FZ.W.0008.110204T0600Z-110204T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1600Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG... MESA...PHOENIX...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE... FLORENCE 426 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS... INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...GILA BEND... BUCKEYE... COOLIDGE...AND CASA GRANDE. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. SOME OF THE COLDEST OUTLYING AREAS MAY EVEN FALL INTO THE TEENS ON THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR COULD DESTROY CITRUS...OTHER CROPS AND FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. && $$ AZZ020-025-CAZ031>033-022300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 426 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 /326 AM PST WED FEB 2 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA: THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BETWEEN BLYTHE AND YUMA. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * WINDS: STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS FROM 20 TO OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PEAK GUSTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON COULD REACH TO NEAR 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH WOULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY. THIS WOULD BE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SHIFTING CROSSWINDS COULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10 NEAR BLYTHE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX BRECKENRIDGE
329 WWUS75 KPSR 021715 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1015 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 .A COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS HAS MOVED SOUTH INTO THE REGION...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES ON THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS THIS MORNING AS WELL AS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS. IN ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE LOWER WESTERN DESERTS TODAY ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. AZZ021-026-030515- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0008.110204T0600Z-110204T1700Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...TACNA... WELLTON 1015 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA DESERTS INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF PARKER...TACNA...QUARTZSITE AND WENDEN. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR DESTROY FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ CAZ032-033-021815- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER... BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 915 AM PST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * IMPACTS: WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE MET. $$ AZZ022-023-027-028-030515- /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0008.110204T0600Z-110204T1700Z/ NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG... MESA...PHOENIX...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE... FLORENCE 1015 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS... INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...GILA BEND... BUCKEYE... COOLIDGE...AND CASA GRANDE. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. SOME OF THE COLDEST OUTLYING AREAS MAY EVEN FALL INTO THE TEENS ON THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR COULD DESTROY CITRUS... OTHER CROPS AND FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. && $$ AZZ020-025-CAZ031-030000- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...BLYTHE 1015 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 /915 AM PST WED FEB 2 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA: THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BETWEEN BLYTHE AND YUMA. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * WINDS: STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS FROM 20 TO OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PEAK GUSTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON COULD REACH TO NEAR50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH WOULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY. THIS WOULD BE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SHIFTING CROSSWINDS COULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10 NEAR BLYTHE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
868 WWUS75 KPSR 022048 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 148 PM MST WED FEB 2 2011 .A COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS HAS MOVED SOUTH INTO THE REGION...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...DECREASING BY THIS EVENING...WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. AZZ023-028-030900- /O.CAN.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.HZ.W.0001.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0008.110204T0600Z-110204T1700Z/ GREATER PHOENIX AREA-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...MESA...PHOENIX... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE 148 PM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING UPGRADED TO HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY FOR THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH- CENTRAL ARIZONA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY FOR THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN PINAL COUNTY...INCLUDING CASA GRANDE. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS... INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...GILA BEND... BUCKEYE... COOLIDGE...AND CASA GRANDE. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. SOME OF THE COLDEST OUTLYING AREAS MAY EVEN FALL INTO THE TEENS ON THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR COULD DESTROY CITRUS... OTHER CROPS AND FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. && $$ AZZ020-025-CAZ031-030900- /O.EXA.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...BLYTHE 148 PM MST WED FEB 2 2011 /1248 PM PST WED FEB 2 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST /9 AM PST/ THURSDAY FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST /9 AM PST/ THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA: THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BETWEEN BLYTHE AND YUMA. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S. * WINDS: STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS FROM 20 TO OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PEAK GUSTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON COULD REACH TO NEAR50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH WOULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY. THIS WOULD BE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SHIFTING CROSSWINDS COULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10 NEAR BLYTHE. OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR COULD DESTROY CITRUS... OTHER CROPS AND FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. 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. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. && $$ CAZ030-032-033-030900- /O.EXA.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 1248 PM PST WED FEB 2 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCALES OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOW 20S TO UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR COULD DESTROY CITRUS... OTHER CROPS AND FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. && $$ AZZ021-022-026-027-030900- /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0008.110204T0600Z-110204T1700Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE... NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND 148 PM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS... INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...GILA BEND... BUCKEYE... COOLIDGE...AND CASA GRANDE. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. SOME OF THE COLDEST OUTLYING AREAS MAY EVEN FALL INTO THE TEENS ON THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR COULD DESTROY CITRUS... OTHER CROPS AND FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
071 WWUS75 KPSR 030210 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 710 PM MST WED FEB 2 2011 .A COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS HAS MOVED SOUTH INTO THE REGION...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE DECREASED...AND SHOULD DROP OFF EVEN MORE AFTER MIDNIGHT. VERY DRY AIR WILL ALLOW RAPID COOLING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE AS COLD AS TONIGHT. AZZ023-028-031415- /O.CON.KPSR.HZ.W.0001.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0008.110204T0600Z-110204T1700Z/ GREATER PHOENIX AREA-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...MESA...PHOENIX... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE 710 PM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...GILA BEND... BUCKEYE...COOLIDGE...AND CASA GRANDE. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. SOME OF THE COLDEST OUTLYING AREAS MAY EVEN FALL INTO THE TEENS ON THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTH CHANDLER AND QUEEN CREEK COULD SEE READINGS DOWN TO 19 DEGREES. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR COULD DESTROY CITRUS...OTHER CROPS AND FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. && $$ AZZ021-022-026-027-031415- /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0008.110204T0600Z-110204T1700Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE... NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND 710 PM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS... INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...GILA BEND... BUCKEYE... COOLIDGE...AND CASA GRANDE. * TEMPERATURE: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ON THE DESERTS. SOME OF THE COLDEST OUTLYING AREAS MAY EVEN FALL INTO THE TEENS ON THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: OVERNIGHT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR COULD DESTROY CITRUS... OTHER CROPS AND FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. && $$ AZZ020-025-CAZ030>033-031415- /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.110203T0600Z-110203T1700Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 710 PM MST WED FEB 2 2011 /610 PM PST WED FEB 2 2011/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST /9 AM PST/ THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST /9 AM PST/ THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BETWEEN BLYTHE AND YUMA. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S BY ABOUT 6 AM. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES...OR COULD DESTROY CITRUS...OTHER CROPS AND FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS. COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
863 WWUS75 KPSR 030947 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 247 AM MST THU FEB 3 2011 .A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION THIS MORNING AS WELL AS AGAIN LATE TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING IN MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. AZZ023-028-032200- /O.CON.KPSR.HZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0008.110204T0600Z-110204T1700Z/ GREATER PHOENIX AREA-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...MESA...PHOENIX... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE 247 AM MST THU FEB 3 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...GILA BEND... BUCKEYE...COOLIDGE...AND CASA GRANDE. * TEMPERATURE: LOWS THIS MORNING WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S IN PHOENIX AND COULD DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS IN THE OUTLYING AREAS AND NORMALLY COLDER DESERT LOCATIONS. LOWS FRIDAY MORNING WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 IN PHOENIX AND INTO THE LOWER 20S IN THE USUALLY COLDER SPOTS. * IMPACTS: BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES AND COULD DESTROY CITRUS OR OTHER CROPS AND FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS AND COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. && $$ AZZ021-022-026-027-032200- /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110203T1700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0008.110204T0600Z-110204T1700Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE... NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND 247 AM MST THU FEB 3 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS INCLUDING BUCKEYE...GILA BEND...AND WICKENBURG. * TEMPERATURE: LOWS THIS MORNING WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER 20S. SIMILAR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES AND COULD DESTROY CITRUS OR OTHER CROPS AND FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS AND COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. && $$ AZZ020-025-CAZ030>033-031700- /O.CON.KPSR.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110203T1700Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 247 AM MST THU FEB 3 2011 /147 AM PST THU FEB 3 2011/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST /9 AM PST/ THIS MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST /9 AM PST/ THIS MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YUMA...IMPERIAL...EL CENTRO...BLYTHE...AS WELL AS JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. * TEMPERATURE: LOWS THIS MORNING WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 DEGREES AT YUMA...AND INTO THE UPPER 20S AT EL CENTRO...IMPERIA...AND BLYTHE. * IMPACTS: BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN RUPTURED PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPES AND COULD DESTROY CITRUS OR OTHER CROPS AND FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PROTECT YOUR PETS AND COVER YOUR FROST SENSITIVE PLANTS. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze warning 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 freeze warning went out at Jan 31, 9:15 PM MST, 7 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 9:15 PM MST, 7 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
915 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A DRY AND COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO SETTLE OVER THE
REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ISOLATED AFTERNOON SNOW SHOWERS
OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA TUESDAY. A MUCH COLDER
AIRMASS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH
WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
MORNINGS ON THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS. WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. CLEAR AND WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED
THIS WEEKEND.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
NOTE: A VERY COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A
LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL AZ...INCLUDING PHOENIX.
REMAINDER OF TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
LATEST IR SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUED TO SHOW ONE SYSTEM ON ITS WAY
OUT OF OUR AREA...WHILE ANOTHER MUCH COLDER SYSTEM JUST STARTING TO
TAKE SHAPE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. SOME LINGERING INSTABILITY
SHOWERS WERE NOTED OVER MAINLY THE HIGHER TERRAIN BETWEEN ROOSEVELT
LAKE AND SAFFORD. IN FACT THE RAWS SITE AT SAN CARLOS HAD RECORDED
0.10 INCH OF PRECIP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING PERIOD.
CURRENT FORECASTS HANDLE THESE SHORT TERM TRENDS NICELY.
ELSEWHERE...SKIES WERE CLEAR OUT WEST AND WINDS WERE TAPERING OFF
ABOUT AS FORECAST. THIS WAS DUE TO A FLAT UPPER RIDGE EMBEDDED IN
THE FAST NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. SOME CIRRUS-LEVEL CLOUDS WERE
ALSO SEEN RACING SOUTHWARD ACROSS UT/NV EARLY THIS EVENING. 00Z NAM
WAS ON TRACK WITH A DEVELOPING COLD UPPER LOW ACROSS THE ROCKIES.
VERY TIGHT GRADIENTS AND STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY PARTICULARLY
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. AND THIS APPEARS TO BE THE CASE NOT
JUST ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER...BUT ALSO INTO PHOENIX.
DESERTS WILL GET A DOUBLE DOSE OF WINTER-LIKE WEATHER WHEN MINIMUM
TEMPS CHILL INTO THE 20S AND 30S. THE COLDEST NIGHT STILL APPEARS TO
BE WED NIGHT WHEN THE DRY AIR SETTLES IN...AND WINDS DIMINISH. NAM
850MB TEMPS TUMBLE TO ABOUT -4 TO -6C. THE FREEZE WATCH IS CERTAINLY
WARRANTED WITH THIS SCENARIO.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
A SECOND AND MUCH COLDER LOW PRESSURE FROM CANADA IS STILL FORECAST
TO MOVE INTO AZ TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY. THIS COLD AIRMASS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
WIDE-SPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES ON THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
DESERTS...INCLUDING PHOENIX WED AND THU MORNINGS. HOWEVER...GUSTY
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE ALSO FORECAST TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND THURSDAY...WHICH MAY SERVE TO REDUCE THE COLD IMPACT.
IN WIND SHELTERED AREAS...TEMPS WILL REACH THEIR COLD POTENTIAL...
BUT IN BREEZY AREAS MINIMUM TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ELEVATED.
THEREFORE...BECAUSE OF THE COLD POTENTIAL WED AND THU...A FREEZE
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WED...THU...AND FRI MORNINGS. IT PERHAPS
WILL BE TOO WINDY ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
CA FOR A FREEZE WATCH.
INTERESTING IS...NUMERICAL GUIDANCE FOR SKY HARBOR AIRPORT FOR WED
AND THU FORECAST NEAR RECORD BREAKING TEMPERATURES FOR COLD
AFTERNOONS AND COLD NIGHTS.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...
DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT SHOULD RESULT IN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND
WARMER TEMPERATURES.
&&
.AVIATION...
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...INCLUDING KPHX AND KIWA AIRFIELDS...WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH 01/12Z WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.
MUCH BIGGER CONCERN REMAINS FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AZ ON TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY WHEN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WHIP UP WITH ANOTHER COLD
FRONT PASSAGE. LATEST MODEL RUN/00Z NAM/ GIVES SKY HARBOR WEST WINDS
AT 23 KNOTS FOR 02/00Z.
SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING KIPL AND KBLH
AIRFIELDS...
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS TONIGHT. BIG CONCERN
REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TUESDAY NIGHT AND
INTO WED...WHEN NORTH WINDS INCREASES TO 25 TO 30 KTS. SOME BLOWING
DUST MAY NEED TO BE INSERTED INTO TAFS FOR KBLH.
AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
A DRY AND VERY COLD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE
AREA WEDNESDAY...BRINGING HIGH TEMPERATURES TO THE LOWER DESERT THAT
MAY BE 20 DEGREES OR MORE BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS. HIGH TEMPERATURES
OVER COOLER DESERTS WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 40S. BREEZY TO VERY
WINDY WEATHER IS EXPECTED...WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS TO BLOW DOWN THE
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DROP
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS DESPITE THE COOL AIR...AND COMBINED WITH THE
STRONG WINDS CONDITIONS MAY WELL APPROACH OR EXCEED CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER THRESHOLDS WEDNESDAY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. THE BEST BET FOR DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY.
CONTINUED VERY COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY...BUT WITH MUCH
LESS WIND...SO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS SHOULD NOT BE
REACHED.
A DRY NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALLOWING FOR A WARMING TREND EACH DAY. BY THE
WEEKEND HIGHS OVER THE WARMER DESERTS WILL RANGE FROM MID 60S TO LOW
70S...A BIT BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE BUT GRADUALLY RISE WITH VALUES CLIMBING INTO
THE MID TO UPPER TEENS OVER THE WEEKEND OVER LOWER DESERTS.
&&
.PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AZ...FREEZE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
AZZ021>023-026>028.
FREEZE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
AZZ021>023-026>028.
FREEZE WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
AZZ021>023-026>028.
CA...NONE.
&&
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
DISCUSSION...SIPPLE/VASQUEZ
AVIATION...SIPPLE
FIRE WEATHER...CB/AJHazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 6:24 AM MST, 21 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 624 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 AZZ021>023-026>028-011330- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 624 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. IF ANY STORMS FORM...THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE LIGHTNING. NO DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL OR FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FREEZING TEMEPRATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...LESS SO FRIDAY NIGHT. MITIGATION EFFORTS WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY TO PROTECT SENSITIVE POPULATIONS AND PLANTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ024-011330- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 624 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TODAY AND WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT. SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 4500 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT ANTICIPATED ON ROADWAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL BE A LINGERING SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF GLOBE. MUCH COLDER AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ020-025-CAZ030>033-011330- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- 624 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 /524 AM PST MON JAN 31 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS. FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE COMMON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. MITIGATION EFFORTS WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY TO PROTECT SENSITIVE POPULATIONS AND PLANTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:21 AM MST | Freeze Warning | PSR | 29 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:21 AM MST | Wind Advisory | PSR | 37 hr | |
| Feb 1, 2:08 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PSR | La Paz, Yuma | 29 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.