Wind Advisory 10, NWS Phoenix, AZ

Issued

Mar 17, 2012, 8:50 PM PDT (03:50 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 18, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT

Expired

Mar 18, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS Phoenix, AZ

558 
WWUS75 KPSR 180350 AAA
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
850 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

.WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS IMPERIAL COUNTY SUNDAY.

CAZ033-181600-
/O.CAN.KPSR.DU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0010.120318T1800Z-120319T0300Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
850 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY AND WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED.

* AFFECTED AREAS...IMPERIAL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF EL
  CENTRO AND IMPERIAL AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 8.

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING
  HOURS WITH PEAK WINDS OCCURRING FROM AROUND NOON THROUGH THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MORE DIFFICULT STEERING OF MOTOR VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. RECREATIONAL USE OF
  LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY
  WINDS. ALSO...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.

&&

$$

AZZ022-023-027-028-180500-
/O.CAN.KPSR.DU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...
MESA...PHOENIX...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...
FLORENCE
850 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS OCCURRED OVER THE CENTRAL DESERTS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT DID NOT REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA.
DENSE BLOWING DUST DID NOT OCCUR AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR FOR THE
REST OF TONIGHT. AS A RESULT THE WIND AND BLOWING DUST ADVISORIES
WERE CANCELLED. BRIEF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
LATER TONIGHT AND A FEW PEAK GUSTS MAY REACH TO AROUND 40 MPH...MAINLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...
SUSTAINED ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PATCHY
BLOWING DUST WITH TEMPORARY VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IS POSSIBLE WITH
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

$$

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031-032-180500-
/O.CAN.KPSR.DU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0600Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...
SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER
850 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 /850 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012/

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS OCCURRED OVER THE DESERTS DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS HOWEVER WIND ADVISORY STRENGTH WINDS DID
NOT OCCUR FOR THE MOST PART. NO REPORTS OF VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE
IN BLOWING DUST WERE RECEIVED. AS A RESULT THE ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED. LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT
ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE PASSING COLD FRONT...AND THE WINDS
MAY LEAD TO TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR
SAND. 

$$

AZZ024-180500-
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...
SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD
850 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS OCCURRED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER SUSTAINED
WIND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR AND AS A RESULT
THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

CAZ030-180500-
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0600Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
850 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS OCCURRED EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...AND PEAK GUSTS
EXCEEDED 50 MPH AT LOST HORSE. HOWEVER...SINCE 7 PM WIND HAVE FALLEN
BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY
FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. AS A RESULT THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST
INTO THE MORNING HOURS.

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

303 
WWUS75 KPSR 180951
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
251 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

.WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS IMPERIAL COUNTY SUNDAY.

CAZ033-190300-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0010.120318T1800Z-120319T0300Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
251 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREAS...IMPERIAL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES 
  OF EL CENTRO AND IMPERIAL AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 8. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP DURING THE 
  MORNING HOURS WITH PEAK WINDS OCCURRING FROM AROUND NOON 
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MORE DIFFICULT STEERING OF MOTOR VEHICLES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 
  RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED 
  BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. ALSO...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.

&&

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

474 
WWUS75 KPSR 190250
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
750 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

CAZ033-190400-
/O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
750 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ENDED. THEREFORE
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED. 

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

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