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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Apr 1, 2012, 12:58 PM MST. It took effect at Apr 2, 2012, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2012, 12:58 PM MST (19:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2012, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
995 WWUS75 KPSR 011958 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1258 PM MST SUN APR 1 2012 .WINDIER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY MONDAY. AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-021400- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0012.120402T1700Z-120403T0300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON... COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER 1258 PM MST SUN APR 1 2012 /1258 PM PDT SUN APR 1 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARKER...YUMA AND BLYTHE. * TIMING...MONDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE LATE EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOCAL VISIBILITIES MAY BE BRIEFLY REDUCED BY BLOWING DUST AS WELL. 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. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
3 follow-up statements
930 WWUS75 KPSR 012036 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 136 PM MST SUN APR 1 2012 .WINDIER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY MONDAY. AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-021400- /O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0012.120402T1500Z-120403T0300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON... COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER 136 PM MST SUN APR 1 2012 /136 PM PDT SUN APR 1 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /8 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /8 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARKER...YUMA AND BLYTHE. * TIMING...MONDAY MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE LATE EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOCAL VISIBILITIES MAY BE BRIEFLY REDUCED BY BLOWING DUST AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
642 WWUS75 KPSR 020916 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 216 AM MST MON APR 2 2012 AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-030100- /O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0012.120402T1500Z-120403T0100Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON... COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 216 AM MST MON APR 2 2012 /216 AM PDT MON APR 2 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /8 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /6 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /8 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /6 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARKER... YUMA AND BLYTHE. * TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOCAL VISIBILITIES MAY BE BRIEFLY REDUCED BY BLOWING DUST AS WELL. 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. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
033 WWUS75 KPSR 030100 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 600 PM MST MON APR 2 2012 AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-030200- /O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120403T0100Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON... COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 600 PM MST MON APR 2 2012 /600 PM PDT MON APR 2 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST /6 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST /6 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...HOWEVER THE STRONGEST GUSTS HAVE WEAKENED. $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 4:44 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PSR | La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Yuma | 9 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:34 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PSR | La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Yuma | 30 hr |
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Sources
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