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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Phoenix, AZ

April 29, 2011

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Apr 29, 2011, 2:45 AM MST. It took effect at Apr 30, 2011, 1:19 AM MST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2011, 2:45 AM MST (09:45 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 30, 2011, 1:19 AM MST
Expired
Apr 30, 2011, 7:00 PM MST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

The text

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

014 
WWUS75 KPSR 290945
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
245 AM MST FRI APR 29 2011

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>032-292145-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0017.110430T1700Z-110501T0200Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...
SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...
COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER
245 AM MST FRI APR 29 2011 /245 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 7 PM MST
/7 PM PDT/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 7 PM
MST /7 PM PDT/ SATURDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDE JOSHUA TREE
  NATIONAL PARK...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...LA PAZ
  COUNTY...AND YUMA COUNTY.

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE SATURDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON AREA WEST-EAST ROADS INCLUDING
  INTERSTATES EIGHT AND TEN...ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE OR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO DEVELOP...TEMPORARILY
  REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS. SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS
  MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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
482 
WWUS75 KPSR 292051
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
151 PM MST FRI APR 29 2011

CAZ033-301300-
/O.EXA.KPSR.WI.Y.0017.110430T1700Z-110501T0200Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
151 PM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: MAINLY THE EAST PORTION OF IMPERIAL COUNTY.

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTH WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN 40
  AND 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY DUE TO STRONG GUSTY
  CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8...
  ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO DEVELOP...TEMPORARILY REDUCING VISIBILITY
  DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS. SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>032-301300-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0017.110430T1700Z-110501T0200Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...
SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...
COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER
151 PM MST FRI APR 29 2011 /151 PM PDT FRI APR 29 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST/PDT
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST/PDT
SATURDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN RIVERSIDE
  COUNTY...MAINLY THE EAST PORTION OF IMPERIAL COUNTY...LA PAZ
  COUNTY...AND YUMA COUNTY INCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTH WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN 40
  AND 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY DUE TO STRONG GUSTY
  CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 8 AND
  10...ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO DEVELOP...TEMPORARILY REDUCING VISIBILITY
  DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS. SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE.

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

ELLIS
653 
WWUS75 KPSR 300313
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
813 PM MST FRI APR 29 2011

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-301400-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0017.110430T1700Z-110501T0200Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...
SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...
COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
813 PM MST FRI APR 29 2011 /813 PM PDT FRI APR 29 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO
7 PM MST /7 PM PDT/ SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO
7 PM MST /7 PM PDT/ SATURDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN RIVERSIDE 
  COUNTY...MAINLY THE EAST PORTION OF IMPERIAL COUNTY...LA PAZ 
  COUNTY...AND YUMA COUNTY INCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER 
  VALLEY. 

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTH WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN
  40 AND 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY DUE TO STRONG 
  GUSTY CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATES 8 AND 10...ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE OR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO DEVELOP...
  TEMPORARILY REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS. 
  SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

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
080 
WWUS75 KPSR 300819
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
119 AM MST SAT APR 30 2011

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-302030-
/O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0017.110430T0819Z-110501T0200Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...
SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...
COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
119 AM MST SAT APR 30 2011 /119 AM PDT SAT APR 30 2011/

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST /7 PM PDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN RIVERSIDE 
  COUNTY...MAINLY THE EAST PORTION OF IMPERIAL COUNTY...LA PAZ 
  COUNTY...AND YUMA COUNTY INCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER 
  VALLEY. 

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTH ARE QUICKLY SPREADING
  ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA. THE WINDS MAY
  WEAKEN SLIGHTLY DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS...AROUND 6 AM
  MST/PDT TO 9 AM MST/PDT...BUT INCREASE ONCE AGAIN AFTER THAT. THE
  STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
  INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS 
  BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: VEHICULAR TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT PRIMARILY ALONG WEST-
  EAST ORIENTED ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 8 AND 10...ESPECIALLY FOR
  LARGE OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO
  DEVELOP...TEMPORARILY REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS.
  SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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
371 
WWUS75 KPSR 302016
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
116 PM MST SAT APR 30 2011

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-010200-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110501T0200Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...
SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...
COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
116 PM MST SAT APR 30 2011 /116 PM PDT SAT APR 30 2011/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST /7 PM PDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND ALONG THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

* AFFECTED AREA: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY
  INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10...IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE
  8...LA PAZ COUNTY...AND YUMA COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF YUMA.

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE AFTER 7 PM.

* WINDS: GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 35 MPH WERE REPORTED AT BLYTHE AT 1 PM.
  EVEN STRONGER WINDS...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA.

* IMPACTS: VEHICULAR TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT PRIMARILY ALONG WEST-EAST
  ORIENTED ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 8 AND 10... ESPECIALLY FOR
  LARGE OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO
  DEVELOP...TEMPORARILY REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS.
  SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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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Sources

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