Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 16, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Jun 18, 2011, 1:44 PM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Jun 19, 2011, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2011, 1:44 PM MST (20:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 19, 2011, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2011, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
Counties Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ, Greenlee County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 49 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 261 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
771 WWUS75 KTWC 182044 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 144 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 ...STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY... AZZ507>514-190600- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0016.110619T1900Z-110620T0200Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MOUNT LEMMON... SUMMERHAVEN 144 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND REACH ADVISORY LEVELS BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...EXPECT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS IN SOME LOCATIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WITH RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 40 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
084 WWUS75 KTWC 190547 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1047 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 AZZ507>514-191400- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0016.110619T1900Z-110620T0200Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MOUNT LEMMON... SUMMERHAVEN 1047 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND REACH ADVISORY LEVELS BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...EXPECT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS IN SOME LOCATIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WITH RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 40 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
038 WWUS75 KTWC 190943 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 243 AM MST SUN JUN 19 2011 AZZ503>506-515-192200- /O.EXA.KTWC.WI.Y.0016.110619T1900Z-110620T0200Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY... MARANA...VAIL...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE 243 AM MST SUN JUN 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND REACH ADVISORY LEVELS BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...EXPECT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS IN SOME LOCATIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WITH RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 40 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ507>514-192200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0016.110619T1900Z-110620T0200Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON... MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 243 AM MST SUN JUN 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND REACH ADVISORY LEVELS BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...EXPECT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS IN SOME LOCATIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WITH RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 40 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
353 WWUS75 KTWC 191843 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1143 AM MST SUN JUN 19 2011 AZZ503>515-200200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0016.110619T1900Z-110620T0200Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY... MARANA...VAIL...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE... SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD... HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 1143 AM MST SUN JUN 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING A MAXIMUM BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...EXPECT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS IN SOME LOCATIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WITH RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 40 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
192 WWUS75 KTWC 200149 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 649 PM MST SUN JUN 19 2011 AZZ503>515-200300- /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110620T0200Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY... MARANA...VAIL...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE... SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD... HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 649 PM MST SUN JUN 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DINIMISH IN SPEED THIS EVENING. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE ON TIME AT 7 PM MST. $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.