Wind Advisory 3, NWS Phoenix, AZ

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WWUS75 KPSR 161827
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1127 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011

.WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON.

CAZ033-170500-
/O.NEW.KPSR.DS.W.0001.110216T1827Z-110216T2300Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0003.110216T2000Z-110217T0500Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
1027 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IMPERIAL COUNTY CALIFORNIA. BLOWING DUST WILL MAINLY
  AFFECT WESTERN PORTIONS INCLUDING THE SALTON SEA AREA. OTHERWISE
  STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE COUNTY.

* TIMING: DUST STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
  ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH FROM THE WEST. 

* IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST CAUSING AREAS OF VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE
  QUARTER MILE CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OTHERWISE...THE
  STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...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.

&&

$$

CAZ030-032-170500-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0003.110216T2000Z-110217T0500Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER
1027 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING DESERT CENTER
  AND JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING

* WINDS: WIND GUSTS GENERALLY 30 TO 40 MPH BUT AS HIGH AS 50 MPH
  IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE STRONG WINDS
  CAN ALSO CAUSE DIFFICULT HANDLING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

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735 
WWUS75 KPSR 162312
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
412 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

.WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA INTO
THE EVENING HOURS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A PASSING COLD FRONT.

CAZ033-170500-
/O.EXP.KPSR.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110216T2300Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0500Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
312 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...DUST STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE DUST STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IMPERIAL COUNTY CALIFORNIA INCLUDING THE IMPERIAL
  VALLEY AND SALTON SEA AREA.

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM PST THIS
  EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF.

* WINDS: GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS... PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DRIVING ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. WINDS MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING DUST
  AND SAND THAT COULD SHARPLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND BECOME HAZARDOUS
  TO MOTORISTS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ030-032-170500-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0500Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER
312 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING DESERT 
  CENTER AND JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK 

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING

* WINDS: WIND GUSTS GENERALLY 30 TO 40 MPH BUT AS HIGH AS 50 
  MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 
  PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE 
  STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO CAUSE DIFFICULT HANDLING...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

936 
WWUS75 KPSR 170503
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1003 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011


CAZ030-032-033-170615-
/O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0500Z/
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
903 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA SINCE 9 PM...AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITERIA
FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. AS A RESULT THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST. EARLIER TONIGHT WINDS GUSTED TO 50 MPH AT LOST
HORSE...BUT GUSTS AT 8 PM DECREASED TO JUST 34 MPH.

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX