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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Phoenix, AZ

May 17, 2011

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 17, 2011, 4:39 AM PDT. It took effect at May 17, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 17, 2011, 4:39 AM PDT (11:39 UTC)
In effect from
May 17, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 17, 2011, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

The text

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

367 
WWUS75 KPSR 171139
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
439 AM MST TUE MAY 17 2011


CAZ030-032-033-172345-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0022.110517T1900Z-110518T0300Z/
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
439 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 


* AFFECTED AREA: IMPERIAL AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES...INCLUDING
  THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...SALTON SEA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...AND
  PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 10 FROM INDIO TOWARD THE COLORADO RIVER.

* TIMING: NOON THROUGH 8 PM PDT.

* WINDS: INCREASING WEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND BOATERS ON THE SALTON SEA ARE
  VULNERABLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST AND
  SAND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.  


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
45 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
2 follow-up statements
546 
WWUS75 KPSR 172113
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
213 PM MST TUE MAY 17 2011

CAZ030-032-033-182115-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.110518T1800Z-110519T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110518T0300Z/
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
213 PM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA: IMPERIAL AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES... 
  INCLUDING THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...SALTON SEA...JOSHUA TREE 
  NATIONAL PARK...AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 10 FROM INDIO 
  TOWARD THE COLORADO RIVER. 

* TIMING: NOON THROUGH 8 PM PDT TODAY...AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. 

* WINDS: INCREASING WEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND BOATERS ON THE SALTON SEA
  ARE VULNERABLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  IN DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

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
45 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-CAZ031-182115-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.110518T1800Z-110519T0300Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...
SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE
213 PM MST TUE MAY 17 2011 /213 PM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST
/8 PM PDT/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM
MST /8 PM PDT/ WEDNESDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST
  ARIZONA...INCLUDING LA PAZ AND YUMA COUNTIES. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP WEDNESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS ON THE ORDER OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE ARE VULNERABLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS.
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ022-023-027-028-182115-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.110518T2100Z-110519T0300Z/
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
213 PM MST TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS...INCLUDING
  MARICOPA COUNTY AND PINAL COUNTY...AS WELL AS THE GREATER PHOENIX
  AREA. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING
  HOURS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE VULNERABLE TO STRONG CROSS
  WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

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
891 
WWUS75 KPSR 180319
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
819 PM MST TUE MAY 17 2011

CAZ030-032-033-181530-
/O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110518T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.110518T1800Z-110519T0300Z/
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
819 PM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED AS
SCHEDULED.

* AFFECTED AREA: IMPERIAL AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES... INCLUDING
  THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...SALTON SEA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...
  PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 10 FROM INDIO TOWARD THE COLORADO RIVER AND
  INTERSTATE EIGHT FROM OCOTILLO TOWARD YUMA.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND BOATERS ON THE SALTON SEA ARE
  VULNERABLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST AND
  SAND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

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-CAZ031-181530-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.110518T1800Z-110519T0300Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...
SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE
819 PM MST TUE MAY 17 2011 /819 PM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO
8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO
8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ WEDNESDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST 
  ARIZONA...INCLUDING LA PAZ AND YUMA COUNTIES. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE ARE VULNERABLE TO STRONG CROSS
  WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO 
  POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ022-023-027-028-181530-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.110518T2100Z-110519T0300Z/
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
819 PM MST TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MST
WEDNESDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS...INCLUDING 
  MARICOPA COUNTY AND PINAL COUNTY...AS WELL AS THE GREATER 
  PHOENIX AREA. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS
  WEDNESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE VULNERABLE TO STRONG CROSS 
  WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO 
  POSSIBLE.

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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