Wind Advisory 7, NWS Phoenix, AZ

Issued

Feb 26, 2011, 2:46 AM PST (10:46 UTC)

In effect from

Feb 26, 2011, 3:00 AM PST

Expired

Feb 26, 2011, 11:05 AM PST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Phoenix, AZ

286 
WWUS75 KPSR 261046
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
346 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WAS MOVING THROUGH
CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE ACROSS THE DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA THIS
MORNING...AND SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

CAZ033-262000-
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.110226T2100Z-110227T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.110226T1100Z-110226T2000Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO.
246 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. THE
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...INCLUDING EL CENTRO AND
  IMPERIAL AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 8 FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY LINE
  EASTWARD TO THE SAND HILLS. 

* TIMING: INCREASING WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 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.

&&

$$

AZZ024-027-028-262300-
/O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.110226T2000Z-110227T0200Z/
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
346 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE
  CITIES OF GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE AND GLOBE.

* TIMING: SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 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.

&&

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

098 
WWUS75 KPSR 261905
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1205 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011

.GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TODAY AND
TONIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS MOVING THROUGH
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS EVENING.

CAZ033-262015-
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110226T2000Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...AND IMPERIAL
1105 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT
TIMES...THEY SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...IN THE 15 TO 25
MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

AZZ024-027-028-270600-
/O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.110227T0000Z-110227T0600Z/
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
1205 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE 
  CITIES OF GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE AND GLOBE. 

* TIMING: SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 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.

&&

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

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