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Wind Advisory 25, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 27, 2011, 2:18 PM PDT. It took effect at May 28, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2011, 2:18 PM PDT (21:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 28, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 29, 2011, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
530 WWUS75 KPSR 272118 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 218 PM MST FRI MAY 27 2011 .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG BUT DRY COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION SATURDAY...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. CAZ030>033-281230- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.110528T1900Z-110530T0400Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 218 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS POSTED FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE IMPERIAL VALLEY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA... JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...AND THE DESERTS TOWARD THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: IMPERIAL...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER. * TIMING: FROM NOON SATURDAY UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS...SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. BOATERS ON THE SALTON SEA AND COLORADO RIVER WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
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910 WWUS75 KPSR 272152 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 252 PM MST FRI MAY 27 2011 .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG BUT DRY COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION SATURDAY...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. AZZ020-281200- /O.EXA.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.110528T1900Z-110530T0400Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER 252 PM MST FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM MST SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARKER...EHRENBERG...CIBOLA...AND OTHER LOCATIONS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER. * TIMING: FROM NOON SATURDAY UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS...SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. BOATERS ON THE COLORADO RIVER WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ030>033-281200- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.110528T1900Z-110530T0400Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 252 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE IMPERIAL VALLEY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA... JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...AND THE DESERTS TOWARD THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: IMPERIAL...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...AND BLYTHE. * TIMING: FROM NOON SATURDAY UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS... SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. BOATERS ON THE SALTON SEA AND COLORADO RIVER WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. 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
292 WWUS75 KPSR 280953 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 253 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AND TOMORROW...RESULTING IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. AZZ020-CAZ030>032-282200- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0026.110529T1800Z-110530T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.110528T1900Z-110529T0700Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER... COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER 253 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 /253 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON MST /NOON PDT/ TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MST /MIDNIGHT PDT/ TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MST /NOON PDT/ TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MST /MIDNIGHT PDT/ TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ SUNDAY TO 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EHRENBERG...PARKER...BLYTHE...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER AND INTERSTATE TEN FROM BLYTHE TOWARD THE COACHELLA VALLEY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A SECOND ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TODAY AND SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS...SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. BOATERS ON THE COLORADO RIVER MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ033-282200- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.110528T1900Z-110530T0400Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 253 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: MOST OF IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING ALL OF THE IMPERIAL VALLEY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO AND INTERSTATE EIGHT FROM NEAR YUMA TOWARD OCOTILLO. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF IMPERIAL COUNTY. BY LATE IN THE EVENING...WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME IN MOST AREAS BUT WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG AND POSSIBLY INTENSIFY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS...GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 86. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ONCE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE MOUNTAINS ...WEST OF THE SALTON SEA AND EL CENTRO AREA...ESPECIALLY LATE SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS...SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE EIGHT...HEADING INTO OR OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF OCOTILLO...MAY EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. BOATERS ON THE SALTON SEA AND COLORADO RIVER MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. 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
842 WWUS75 KPSR 282158 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 258 PM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 AZZ021>028-291200- /O.EXB.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.110529T2100Z-110530T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE... NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION... CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE 258 PM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MST SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: QUARTZSITE...TONOPAH...PHOENIX...CASA GRANDE...EAST MESA...CHANDLER...COOLIDGE...GILA BEND...DATELAND AND YUMA. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS... SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE EIGHT...BETWEEN YUMA AND CASA GRANDE...AND INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN QUARTZSITE AND PHOENIX...MAY EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. BOATERS ON INLAND LAKES AND WATERWAYS MAY EXPERIENCE CHOP AND SWELLS AND BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. 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-CAZ030>032-291200- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110529T0700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0026.110529T1800Z-110530T0400Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER... COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER 258 PM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 /258 PM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /MIDNIGHT PDT/ TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /MIDNIGHT PDT/ TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EHRENBERG...PARKER...BLYTHE...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER AND INTERSTATE TEN FROM BLYTHE TOWARD THE COACHELLA VALLEY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A SECOND ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TODAY AND SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS... SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. BOATERS ON THE COLORADO RIVER MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ033-291200- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110530T0400Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 258 PM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: MOST OF IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING ALL OF THE IMPERIAL VALLEY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO AND INTERSTATE EIGHT FROM NEAR YUMA TOWARD OCOTILLO. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS IMPERIAL COUNTY. BY LATE IN THE EVENING...WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME IN MOST AREAS BUT WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG AND POSSIBLY INTENSIFY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS...GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 86. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ONCE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WEST ...OF THE SALTON SEA AND EL CENTRO AREA... ESPECIALLY LATE SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS... SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE EIGHT...HEADING INTO OR OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF OCOTILLO...MAY EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. BOATERS ON THE SALTON SEA AND COLORADO RIVER MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
960 WWUS75 KPSR 290932 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 232 AM MST SUN MAY 29 2011 CAZ033-292200- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110530T0400Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 232 AM PDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: MOST OF IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING ALL OF THE IMPERIAL VALLEY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO AND THE SALTON SEA. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING NEAR AND TO THE WEST OF THE EL CENTRO AREA AND SALTON SEA...THEN INCREASE AND SPREAD EAST BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS...SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE EIGHT...HEADING INTO OR OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF OCOTILLO...MAY EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. BOATERS ON THE SALTON SEA AND COLORADO RIVER MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ AZZ020-CAZ030>032-292200- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0026.110529T1800Z-110530T0400Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER... COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER 232 AM MST SUN MAY 29 2011 /232 AM PDT SUN MAY 29 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM NEAR PARKER SOUTH TOWARD MARTINEZ LAKE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EHRENBERG...PARKER...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BLYTHE...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER AND INTERSTATE TEN FROM NEAR BLYTHE WEST TOWARD THE COACHELLA VALLEY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS: FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS...SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. BOATERS ON THE COLORADO RIVER MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ021>028-292200- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.110529T2100Z-110530T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE... NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION... CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE 232 AM MST SUN MAY 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA...GILA BEND... TACNA...YUMA...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...WICKENBURG... QUARTZSITE...SALOME...CASA GRANDE AND FLORENCE. INTERSTATES EIGHT AND TEN FROM NEAR CASA GRANDE WEST TO THE ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA BORDER. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN LATE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS...SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE EIGHT...BETWEEN YUMA AND CASA GRANDE...AND INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN QUARTZSITE AND PHOENIX...MAY EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. BOATERS ON INLAND LAKES AND WATERWAYS MAY EXPERIENCE CHOP AND SWELLS AND BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. 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
464 WWUS75 KPSR 291958 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1258 PM MST SUN MAY 29 2011 CAZ033-300400- /O.NEW.KPSR.DS.W.0003.110529T1958Z-110529T2300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110530T0400Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 1258 PM PDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: PORTIONS OF IMPERIAL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE AREAS BETWEEN BRAWLEY AND EL CENTRAL AND ALONG INTERSTATES 8 AND 10. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING NEAR AND TO THE WEST OF THE EL CENTRO AREA AND SALTON SEA...THEN INCREASE AND SPREAD EAST BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS... SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE EIGHT...HEADING INTO OR OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF OCOTILLO...MAY EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. BOATERS ON THE SALTON SEA AND COLORADO RIVER MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. 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 DUST STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS HAVE GENERATED LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND THAT HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING...AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE RANGE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. && $$ AZZ021>028-300400- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.110529T2100Z-110530T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE... NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION... CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE 1258 PM MST SUN MAY 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GILA BEND...TACNA...WELLTON...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS... SUPERIOR... TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...BUCKEYE...MESA...PHOENIX... NEW RIVER... WICKENBURG...QUARTZSITE...SALOME... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN LATE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS... SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE EIGHT...BETWEEN YUMA AND CASA GRANDE...AND INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN QUARTZSITE AND PHOENIX... MAY EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. BOATERS ON INLAND LAKES AND WATERWAYS MAY EXPERIENCE CHOP AND SWELLS AND BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ AZZ020-CAZ030>032-300400- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-110530T0400Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER... COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER 1258 PM MST SUN MAY 29 2011 /1258 PM PDT SUN MAY 29 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM NEAR PARKER SOUTH TOWARD MARTINEZ LAKE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EHRENBERG...PARKER...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER...BLYTHE...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS: FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO45 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS... SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. BOATERS ON THE COLORADO RIVER MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
644 WWUS75 KPSR 292309 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 409 PM MST SUN MAY 29 2011 CAZ033-300400- /O.EXP.KPSR.DS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110529T2300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110530T0400Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 409 PM PDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...DUST STORM WARNING FOR IMPERIAL COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... THE DUST STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR IMPERIAL COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE WINDS CAN GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND THAT MAY QUICKLY DETERIORATE VISIBILITIES FOR MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: PORTIONS OF IMPERIAL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE AREAS BETWEEN BRAWLEY AND EL CENTRAL AND ALONG INTERSTATE 8. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS... SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE EIGHT...HEADING INTO OR OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF OCOTILLO...MAY EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. BOATERS ON THE SALTON SEA AND COLORADO RIVER MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ AZZ021>028-300400- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110530T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE... NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION... CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE 409 PM MST SUN MAY 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GILA BEND...TACNA...WELLTON...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS... SUPERIOR... TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...BUCKEYE...MESA...PHOENIX... NEW RIVER... WICKENBURG...QUARTZSITE...SALOME... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS... SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE EIGHT...BETWEEN YUMA AND CASA GRANDE...AND INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN QUARTZSITE AND PHOENIX... MAY EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. BOATERS ON INLAND LAKES AND WATERWAYS MAY EXPERIENCE CHOP AND SWELLS AND BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. 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-CAZ030>032-300400- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-110530T0400Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER... COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER 409 PM MST SUN MAY 29 2011 /409 PM PDT SUN MAY 29 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM NEAR PARKER SOUTH TOWARD MARTINEZ LAKE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EHRENBERG...PARKER...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER...BLYTHE...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS: FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO45 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS... SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. BOATERS ON THE COLORADO RIVER MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. 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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at May 27, 10:25 AM PDT, 3 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 10:25 AM PDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1025 AM MST FRI MAY 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN VERY WARM WEATHER TODAY AND
SATURDAY. HOWEVER...NOT QUITE AS WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA SATURDAY. A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING WINDY WEATHER TO THE ENTIRE AREA THIS WEEKEND ESPECIALLY IN
THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH MUCH LOWER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY COMPARED
WITH SATURDAY. MUCH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR LATE MAY ARE
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING
A RETURN TO VERY WARM WEATHER TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
...WINDY WEATHER AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NEAR 120 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE WILL CONTINUE TO
INFLUENCE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA
WITH VERY WARM WEATHER TODAY AND SATURDAY. HOWEVER...NOT QUITE AS
WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AS A
PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES.
THE PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY CENTERED WEST OF SEATTLE
NEAR 135 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST TO
OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS THEN EXPECTED
TO SWING EAST ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA SUNDAY AND UTAH SUNDAY
NIGHT.
THE DRY SOUTHERN END OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY
WEATHER TO OUR AREA THIS WEEKEND ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND
EVENINGS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
SUNDAY EVENING. MUCH LOWER TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED SUNDAY
COMPARED WITH SATURDAY. WELL BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR LATE MAY
ARE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY.
A WIND ADVISORY WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE ISSUED FOR IMPERIAL COUNTY
INCLUDING EL CENTRO AND IMPERIAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND
POSSIBLY OTHER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA. PLAN ON ISSUING THIS WIND ADVISORY WITH THE FORECAST
PACKAGE THAT WILL BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON.
THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE NECESSARY
FOR MOST OF THE AREA FROM SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING.
SEE THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR FIRE
WEATHER ISSUES DUE TO THE WINDY WEATHER...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE
DANGER THIS WEEKEND.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT FROM THE GULF COAST AND NORTHEAST MEXICO
IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND AND MOVE NORTHWEST TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME CENTERED OVER WEST TEXAS AND FAR SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN
TEMPERATURES WARMING BACK UP TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. IN FACT...THE
WARMEST WEATHER SO FAR THIS YEAR IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING
THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA IS EXPECTED THURSDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL AZ AND FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
INCLUDING KPHX...KIWA...KIPL...AND KBLH AIRFIELDS...
ANOTHER AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST/WEST WINDS EXPECTED AT ALL
TAF SITES. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST AGAIN ACROSS THE IMPERIAL VALLEY
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AFTERNOON WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN HEADING INTO SATURDAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY.
AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGS ACROSS THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST. SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF
45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. TIMING OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES STILL
LOOKS A BIT TRICKY...PRIMARILY SATURDAY ACROSS THE IMPERIAL VALLEY
AS SLIGHTLY MORE HUMID AIR MOVES IN AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING TROUGH
AND SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE.
HUMIDITY VALUES MAY HANG UP A BIT SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
DUE TO MUCH COOLER AIR COMING IN BEHIND THE FRONT. AREAS MOST LIKELY
TO SEE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS REACHED WILL BE THE DESERTS OF SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. OVERALL GIVEN THE
EXISTING HIGH FIRE DANGER IN MANY AREAS AND THE APPROACHING HOLIDAY
WEEKEND...EXTRA CAUTION IS ADVISED. QUIET AND WARMING WEATHER WILL
FOLLOW EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AZ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING AZZ020>028.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING AZZ020>028.
CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING CAZ031>033.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING CAZ031>033.
&&
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
DISCUSSION...ELLIS
AVIATION...INIGUEZ
FIRE WEATHER...INIGUEZHazardous weather outlook, May 27, 6:07 AM PDT, 8 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 607 AM MST FRI MAY 27 2011 CAZ033-281400- IMPERIAL COUNTY- 607 AM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF IMPERIAL COUNTY THIS EVENING...AND A FEW GUSTS MAY EXCEED 40 MPH...MAINLY SOUTHWEST OF EL CENTRO. THE WINDS MAY GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS WEEKEND AND CAUSE STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...AND PEAK GUSTS COULD REACH OR EXCEED 45 MPH. IT IS LIKELY THAT A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED FOR PART OF BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND...WHICH MAY BE ABLE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AND CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. SEE NWS PRODUCT PHXRFWPSR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ020>028-CAZ031-032-281400- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- 607 AM MST FRI MAY 27 2011 /607 AM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA... SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...AND GENERATE STRONG GUSTY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. PEAK WIND GUSTS ON SATURDAY MAY APPROACH 40 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD SEE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. PEAK GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR SOME OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS MAY GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST...POSSIBLY LOWERING VISIBILITIES BELOW 3 MILES AND GENERATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. SEE NWS PRODUCT PHXRFWPSR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ030-281400- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- 607 AM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...PRODUCING GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. PEAK WIND GUSTS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY APPROACH 40 MPH AT TIMES. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR EITHER SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. .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 BRECKENRIDGE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2:32 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PSR | Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino | 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.