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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 25, 2012, 3:55 PM MST. It took effect at May 26, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2012, 3:55 PM MST (22:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- May 25, 2012, 8:43 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
473 WWUS75 KPSR 252255 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 355 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 .STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... AZZ024-260300- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.120526T1800Z-120527T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120526T0500Z/ SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS... SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD 355 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND BECOME GUSTY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...AND BE AT THEIR STRONGEST IN THE MID- AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED WIND PRONE AREA OR HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL KICK UP AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE MORE OPEN LOWER ELEVATIONS WHICH MAY SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY AND CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION. 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. && $$ CAZ033-260300- /O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120526T0500Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 355 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF IMPERIAL AND EL CENTRO. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND BECOME GUSTY BY LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND PAST MIDNIGHT...EVENTUALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...DOWN TO ONE MILE IN DUST-PRONE AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 8 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH WILL SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITIES AND CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SHIFTING CROSSWINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATES 8. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031-032-260300- /O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120526T0500Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE...BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER 355 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 /355 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AS WELL AS THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. THIS INCLUDES THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITIES OF GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE...YUMA AND BLYTHE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND BECOME GUSTY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED WIND PRONE AREA OR HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * VISIBILITY...DOWN TO ONE MILE IN DUST-PRONE AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 CORRIDORS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL KICK UP AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH MAY SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY AND CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOUTHERLY CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT HIGH PROFILE TRAFFIC ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATES 8 AND 10. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION. 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ030-260300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120526T0500Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER 355 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...INCLUDING THE COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND BECOME GUSTY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED WIND PRONE AREA OR HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL KICK UP AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH MAY SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY AND CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOUTHERLY CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT HIGH PROFILE TRAFFIC ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATES 10. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
1 follow-up statement
813 WWUS75 KPSR 260343 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 843 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 .STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... AZZ024-260445- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120526T0500Z/ /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.120526T1800Z-120527T0200Z/ SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS... SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD 843 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. A BRIEF RETURN TO GUSTY WINDS IS POSSIBLE TOMORROW MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE DRY COLD FRONT. $$ AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031-260445- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120526T0500Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE...BLYTHE 843 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012 /843 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. A BRIEF RETURN TO GUSTY WINDS IS POSSIBLE TOMORROW MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE DRY COLD FRONT. $$ CAZ030-032-033-261000- /O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120526T1000Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BRAWLEY... CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 843 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY...MAINLY JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. AFFECTED CITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EL CENTRO...SEELY...NILAND...AND DESERT CENTER. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AND WEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL KICK UP AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH MAY SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY AND CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE HANDLING MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...INCLUDING THOSE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 8...INTERSTATE 10...HIGHWAY 78...AND HIGHWAY 86...ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 12:22 PM MST | Blowing Dust Advisory | PSR | 8 hr |
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