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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Phoenix, AZ

December 18, 2012

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Dec 18, 2012, 12:19 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 18, 2012, 9:00 PM PST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 18, 2012, 12:19 PM PST (20:19 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 18, 2012, 9:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 19, 2012, 7:16 AM PST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

327 
WWUS75 KPSR 182019
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
119 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

.A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL
PARK TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CAZ030-191600-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0019.121219T0500Z-121219T1600Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
1219 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY
  NEAR THE GAPS AND PASSES WITHIN THE PARK.

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.

&&

$$

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3 follow-up statements
265 
WWUS75 KPSR 190744
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1244 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012

.WINDY CONDITIONS BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK THROUGH THIS MORNING.

CAZ030-191600-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121219T1600Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
1144 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST TODAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST TODAY. WINDS AT
TWENTY NINE PALMS...JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE PARK...CONTINUED TO
GUST TO NEAR 45 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS AT LOST HORSE WERE
GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH.

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

* TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS... 
  PARTICULARLY NEAR THE GAPS AND PASSES WITHIN THE PARK. 

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.

&&

$$

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576 
WWUS75 KPSR 191150
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
450 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012


CAZ030-191600-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121219T1600Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
350 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

* TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS... 
  PARTICULARLY NEAR THE GAPS AND PASSES WITHIN THE PARK. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ021>023-026>028-200000-
/O.NEW.KPSR.FZ.A.0001.121220T0900Z-121220T1700Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE...
NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...TACNA...WELLTON...
GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE
450 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA
  DESERTS...ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY AND LA PAZ COUNTY EAST
  OF THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. ALSO INCLUDES COLDER VALLEY
  LOCATIONS IN THE PHOENIX METRO AREA. 

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S. 

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE LANDSCAPING AND AGRICULTURAL
  VEGETATION...INCREASED DEMAND FOR SPACE AT HOMELESS SHELTERS...AND PETS
  MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INSIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. 
THESE CONDITIONS COULD DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

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743 
WWUS75 KPSR 191516
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
816 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012

CAZ030-191630-
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121219T1600Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
716 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE PARK AREA. HOWEVER...EXPECT CONDITIONS
TO BECOME BREEZY LATER TODAY...WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS UP TO 35 MPH
CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

$$

AZZ021>023-026>028-200330-
/O.CON.KPSR.FZ.A.0001.121220T0900Z-121220T1700Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE...
NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...TACNA...WELLTON...
GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE
816 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS...
  ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY AND LA PAZ COUNTY EAST OF 
  THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. ALSO INCLUDES COLDER VALLEY 
  LOCATIONS IN THE PHOENIX METRO AREA. 

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE LANDSCAPING AND AGRICULTURAL 
  VEGETATION...INCREASED DEMAND FOR SPACE AT HOMELESS SHELTERS...
   AND PETS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INSIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD DESTROY OR DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

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Sources

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