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Wind Advisory 26, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 28, 2011, 2:53 AM PDT. It took effect at May 29, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 2011, 2:53 AM PDT (09:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 29, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 29, 2011, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
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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, 10:10 PM PDT, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 10:10 PM PDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1010 PM MST FRI MAY 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN VERY WARM WEATHER
THROUGH 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...
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE OREGON/WASHINGTON COAST IS EVIDENT
IN THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. THIS IS PART OF A LARGER REX PATTERN
OVER ALASKA/NW CANADA AND THE FAR NORTHEAST PACIFIC REGION WITH LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND STRONG UNDERCUTTING FLOW TO THE SOUTH OF AN
UPPER HIGH. LATEST MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE UPPER LOW CENTERED
NEAR THE OR/WA COAST ADVANCING SOUTHEASTWARD SATURDAY...BOTTOMING
OUT SUNDAY...THEN WEAKENING AND SHIFTING NORTHEASTWARD MONDAY.
MEANWHILE...A SUBTROPICAL HIGH CENTERED OFF THE SOUTHERN BAJA COAST
EXPANDS NORTHEASTWARD FOR A MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN OVER NORTH
AMERICA.
THE RESULT FOR OUR AREA THIS WEEKEND WILL BE DRY...WINDY...AND MUCH
COOLER CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. THUS...RED
FLAG WARNINGS...FIRE WEATHER WATCHES...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT. SEE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SECTION BELOW. BOTH NAM AND GFS
INDICATE COOL ADVECTION STARTS TOMORROW WITH AS MUCH AS 6 DEG C
COOLING AT 925 MB OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. BIAS CORRECTED GUIDANCE
DOES NOT REFLECT THIS IN THE SURFACE TEMPERATUERS AND SHOWS MORE
MODEST DOWNTRENDS THERE WITH ONLY SLIGHT COOLING AT BEST OVER
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. BOTH MODELS SHOW THE MAIN COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH SUNDAY FOR A MUCH MORE NOTICEABLE 24 HOUR CHANGE IN HIGH
TEMPERATURES. CURRENT FORECASTS REFLECT THIS PATTERN.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
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 THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE ONLY
EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 DEGREES LOWER SATURDAY COMPARED WITH TODAY.
A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY CENTERED WEST OF
WASHINGTON STATE NEAR 130 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE. THIS LOW PRESSURE
CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST TO OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA SATURDAY...THEN 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 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY...AND
IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING EL CENTRO AND IMPERIAL FROM 11 AM SATURDAY
THROUGH 9 PM SUNDAY.
THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT A WIND ADVISORY WILL HAVE TO BE
EXTENDED FROM SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING.
SEE THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
SECTION 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...WINDS WILL
TRANSITION TO LIGHT DOWNVALLEY PATTERNS BY 09Z. SOUTHWEST AND WEST
WINDS WILL PICK UP BY 18Z SATURDAY AND INCREASE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. ANTICIPATE WIND GUSTS TO 30 KTS IN THE PHOENIX AREA AFTER
21Z...35 KTS OVER THE IMPERIAL VALLEY AND LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS...MORE LIKELY OVER THE IMPERIAL VALLEY.
AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
REBUILDS OVER THE REGION. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO
THE SINGLE DIGIT RANGE. ANOTHER DRY COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
REGION THURSDAY RESULTING IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS.
&&
.PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AZ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...ZONE 20...
FROM 11 AM MST SATURDAY THROUGH 9 PM MST SUNDAY.
RED FLAG WARNING FOR YUMA...LA PAZ...MARICOPA...NORTHWEST AND
NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL...AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES INCLUDING THE
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...ZONES 20 THROUGH 28...SATURDAY
FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR YUMA...LA PAZ...MARICOPA...NORTHWEST AND
NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL...AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES INCLUDING THE
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...ZONES 20 THROUGH 28...SUNDAY
FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN RIVERSIDE
COUNTY AND IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY...ZONES 30...31...32 AND 33...FROM 11 AM PDT SATURDAY
THROUGH 9 PM PDT SUNDAY.
RED FLAG WARNING FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...ZONES 30...31...32 AND 33...SATURDAY
FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND IMPERIAL
COUNTY INCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...ZONES 31...32
AND 33...SUNDAY FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT.
&&
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
DISCUSSION...AJ/ELLIS
AVIATION...AJ
FIRE WEATHER...VASQUEZHazardous weather outlook, May 27, 6:07 AM PDT, 20 hours 46 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 28, 2:55 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PSR | Imperial, Riverside | 29 hr |
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Sources
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