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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Phoenix, AZ

December 25, 2012

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2012, 12:53 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 25, 2012, 12:53 PM PST (20:53 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 26, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
Expired: Dec 26, 2012, 7:00 PM PST
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Phoenix, AZ

The text

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

766 
WWUS75 KPSR 252053
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
153 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012

.WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA WITH THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT POST-HOLIDAY TRAVELERS.

CAZ030-261200-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0020.121226T1800Z-121227T0300Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
1253 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE MORNING AND
  BE AT THEIR STRONGEST FROM MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR OUTDOOR RECREATIONALISTS AND TRAVELERS
  THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

CAZ033-261200-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0020.121226T1800Z-121227T0300Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
1253 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST IMPERIAL COUNTY...SPECIFICALLY THE
  INTERSTATE 8 CORRIDOR FROM EL CENTRO WEST TO THE COUNTY LINE.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY MORNING AND BE AT
  THEIR STRONGEST MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN AT THE RIDGETOPS BEFORE DEVELOPING
  DOWN INTO THE GAPS AND PASSES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO
  MOUNTAINS CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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

083 
WWUS75 KPSR 260901
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
201 AM MST WED DEC 26 2012

.WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA WITH THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT POST-
HOLIDAY TRAVEL.

CAZ030-270015-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0020.121226T1800Z-121227T0300Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
101 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND BE
  AT THEIR STRONGEST FROM MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR OUTDOOR RECREATIONALISTS AND 
  TRAVELERS THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

CAZ033-270015-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0020.121226T1800Z-121227T0300Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
101 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FAR SOUTHWEST IMPERIAL COUNTY...SPECIFICALLY THE
  INTERSTATE 8 CORRIDOR FROM WEST OF EL CENTRO TO OCOTILLO AND THE
  SAN DIEGO COUNTY LINE.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MID MORNING AND BE AT
  THEIR STRONGEST MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN AT THE RIDGETOPS BEFORE 
  DEVELOPING DOWN INTO THE GAPS AND PASSES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN 
  SAN DIEGO MOUNTAINS CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

861 
WWUS75 KPSR 262152
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
252 PM MST WED DEC 26 2012

.WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA WITH THE POTENTIAL TO
IMPACT POST-HOLIDAY TRAVEL.

CAZ030-270300-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
152 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK.

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DIMINISHING DURING THE EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR OUTDOOR RECREATIONALISTS AND 
  TRAVELERS THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

CAZ033-270300-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
152 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FAR SOUTHWEST IMPERIAL COUNTY...SPECIFICALLY 
  THE INTERSTATE 8 CORRIDOR FROM WEST OF EL CENTRO TO OCOTILLO 
  AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY LINE. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  BEFORE DIMINISHING INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE RIDGETOPS WHILE ALSO
  DEVELOPING DOWN INTO THE GAPS AND PASSES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN SAN
  DIEGO MOUNTAINS CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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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398 
WWUS75 KPSR 270218
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
718 PM MST WED DEC 26 2012

CAZ030-270330-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
618 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE PARK AREA.

&&

$$

CAZ033-270330-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
618 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION.


&&

$$

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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.