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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 7, 2011, 3:08 AM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Mar 7, 2011, 12:10 PM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2011, 3:08 AM MST (10:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2011, 12:10 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2011, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 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 10:10 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 00:00Z, 10.1 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
- 5456 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
262 WWUS75 KTWC 071008 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 308 AM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. AZZ507>514-072200- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.110307T2000Z-110308T0300Z/ 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 308 AM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY MID-MORNING... THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST AFTER 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA DECREASES. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY MID-MORNING...THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH BY 1 PM MST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES AS HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY...THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
6 follow-up statements
246 WWUS75 KTWC 071910 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1210 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 AZZ503-504-506-080300- /O.EXB.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.110307T1910Z-110308T0300Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY... MARANA...VAIL...MAMMOTH...ORACLE 1210 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES AS HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY...THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ507>514-080300- /O.EXT.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.110307T1910Z-110308T0300Z/ 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 1210 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES AS HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY...THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
342 WWUS75 KTWC 071958 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1258 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 AZZ507-508-080300- /O.NEW.KTWC.DS.W.0002.110307T1958Z-110307T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110308T0300Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX 1258 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...DUST STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES AS HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO OVER SOME ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE DUST STORM WARNING...THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...CAUSING ACCIDENTS THAT MAY INVOLVE CHAIN COLLISIONS AND MULTIPLE PILEUPS. IF DENSE DUST IS OBSERVED BLOWING ACROSS OR APPROACHING A ROADWAY...PULL YOUR VEHICLE OFF THE PAVEMENT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO STOP. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS...SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE...AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DUST STORM. && $$ AZZ503-504-506-509>514-080300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110308T0300Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-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...NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY... MARANA...VAIL...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...CLIFTON...SAFFORD... HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 1258 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES AS HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY...THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
442 WWUS75 KTWC 072205 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 305 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 AZZ507-508-080300- /O.EXP.KTWC.DS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110307T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110308T0300Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX 305 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...DUST STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE DUST STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES AS HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY...THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ503-504-506-514-080100- /O.EXT.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110308T0100Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY... MARANA...VAIL...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 305 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES AS HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY...THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ509>513-080300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110308T0300Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW... MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 305 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES AS HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY...THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
236 WWUS75 KTWC 072219 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 319 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 AZZ503-504-506-514-080100- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110308T0100Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY... MARANA...VAIL...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 319 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES AS HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY...THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ507>513-080300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110308T0300Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 319 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES AS HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY...THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
175 WWUS75 KTWC 080052 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 552 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 AZZ503-504-506-514-080200- /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110308T0100Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY... MARANA...VAIL...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 552 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS CONTINUED TO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE ON TIME AT 6 PM MST. $$ AZZ507>513-080300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110308T0300Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 552 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES AS HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY...THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
096 WWUS75 KTWC 080247 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 747 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 AZZ507>513-080400- /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110308T0300Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 747 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:08 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | 17 hr | |
| Mar 7, 12:58 PM MST | Dust Storm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Pima, Santa Cruz | 2 hr |
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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.