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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Phoenix, AZ

March 6, 2011

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 6, 2011, 10:45 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2011, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2011, 10:45 AM PST (18:45 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2011, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 6, 2011, 7:09 PM PST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

The text

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

602 
WWUS75 KPSR 061845
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1145 AM MST SUN MAR 6 2011


CAZ033-071000-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.110307T0000Z-110307T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.110307T1600Z-110308T0300Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
1045 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PST
MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM
PST MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 8 AM TO
7 PM PST MONDAY. 

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

* TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN MONDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ030>032-071000-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.110307T1600Z-110308T0300Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER
1045 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS AND THE LOWER COLORADO
  RIVER VALLEY...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...CHIRIACO
  SUMMIT AND BLYTHE.

* TIMING: FROM MONDAY MORNING...CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* 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

MEYERS
1 follow-up statement
179 
WWUS75 KPSR 070309
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
809 PM MST SUN MAR 6 2011

CAZ033-071300-
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110307T1000Z/
/O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.110307T0309Z-110308T0300Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
709 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE IMPERIAL VALLEY...INCLUDING EL CENTRO...
  BRAWLEY...OCOTILLO...AND INTERSTATE EIGHT WEST OF EL CENTRO.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT...WITH A
  SLIGHT DECREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BEFORE INCREASING ONCE AGAIN
  LATE MONDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING INTO MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50
  MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE COASTAL
  MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE JACUMBA AND FISH CREEK MOUNTAINS. 

* 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. SMALL 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.

&&

$$

CAZ030>032-071300-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.110307T1600Z-110308T0300Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER
709 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST
MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS AND THE LOWER 
  COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK... 
  CHIRIACO SUMMIT AND BLYTHE. 

* TIMING: FROM MONDAY MORNING...CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING
  HOURS.

* 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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