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Wind Advisory 29, NWS Phoenix, AZ

October 5, 2011

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Oct 5, 2011, 3:47 AM PDT. It took effect at Oct 5, 2011, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 5, 2011, 3:47 AM PDT (10:47 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 5, 2011, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Oct 5, 2011, 9:36 PM PDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

The text

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

631 
WWUS75 KPSR 051047
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
347 AM MST WED OCT 5 2011

.STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING.

CAZ030-032-033-052300-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0029.111005T2100Z-111006T0700Z/
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
347 AM PDT WED OCT 5 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
PDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL
  PARK...IMPERIAL AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BRAWLEY... 
  CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...PEAKING
  IN STRENGTH AROUND SUNSET AND CONTINUING UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WINDS
  WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS AT
  LEAST 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS WILL GENERATE AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST AND SAND
  THAT MAY PROVE HAZARDOUS TO AREA MOTORISTS. GUSTY SHIFTING
  CROSSWINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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

CJB
2 follow-up statements
518 
WWUS75 KPSR 052022
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
122 PM MST WED OCT 5 2011

.STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING.

CAZ030-032-033-060700-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0029.111005T2100Z-111006T0700Z/
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
122 PM PDT WED OCT 5 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE 
  NATIONAL PARK...IMPERIAL AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BRAWLEY...
  CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN
  STRENGTH AROUND SUNSET AND CONTINUING UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL
  TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS 
  AT LEAST 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS WILL GENERATE AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST AND
  SAND THAT MAY PROVE HAZARDOUS TO AREA MOTORISTS. GUSTY 
  SHIFTING CROSSWINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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
649 
WWUS75 KPSR 060436
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
936 PM MST WED OCT 5 2011


CAZ030-032-033-060545-
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-111006T0700Z/
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
936 PM PDT WED OCT 5 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS AHEAD OF A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAVE NOT
MATERIALIZED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND THE STRONGEST
WINDS REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH
RANGE ACROSS IMPERIAL COUNTY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LOCALIZED
GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH MAY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO...ESPECIALLY NEAR
EL CENTRO...BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

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