Wind Advisory 5, NWS Phoenix, AZ

Issued

Feb 25, 2011, 1:45 PM PST (21:45 UTC)

In effect from

Feb 25, 2011, 4:00 PM PST

Expired

Feb 26, 2011, 2:00 AM PST

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS Phoenix, AZ

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WWUS75 KPSR 252145
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
245 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

.GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AS A STORM
SYSTEM AFFECTS THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING AND ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ033-260945-
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/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.110226T2100Z-110227T0500Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
145 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM
PST SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM TO
9 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...INCLUDING EL CENTRO AND IMPERIAL

* TIMING: THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH

* IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. VISIBILITY IN SOME
  LOCATIONS MAY DROP BELOW 1/2 MILE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ024-027-028-260945-
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SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...
SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...
CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE
245 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM MST SATURDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: AREAS INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GILA BEND...CASA
  GRANDE AND GLOBE

* TIMING: SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH

* IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. VISIBILITY IN SOME
  LOCATIONS MAY DROP BELOW 1/2 MILE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE.

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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