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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Phoenix, AZ

February 12, 2012

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Feb 12, 2012, 1:19 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 13, 2012, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2012, 1:19 PM PST (21:19 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 13, 2012, 1:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 14, 2012, 12:00 AM PST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

The text

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

388 
WWUS75 KPSR 122119
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
219 PM MST SUN FEB 12 2012

CAZ030-032-033-131130-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.120213T2100Z-120214T0800Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...CALEXICO...
EL CENTRO
119 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
MONDAY NIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...SOUTHWEST AND NORTH
  CENTRAL PORTIONS OF IMPERIAL COUNTY...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8..AND
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY.

* TIMING...FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE
  POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR
  SAND.

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
2 follow-up statements
285 
WWUS75 KPSR 131008
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
308 AM MST MON FEB 13 2012

CAZ030-032-033-132300-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.120213T2100Z-120214T0800Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...CALEXICO...
EL CENTRO
208 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...SOUTHWEST AND NORTH
  CENTRAL PORTIONS OF IMPERIAL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 8
  CORRIDOR FROM MOUNTAIN SPRING PASS EAST TO EL CENTRO AND GORDONS
  WELL...AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY BORDERING SECTIONS
  OF INTERSTATE 10.

* TIMING...FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST OR SAND. 

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
871 
WWUS75 KPSR 132122
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
222 PM MST MON FEB 13 2012

CAZ030-032-033-140800-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120214T0800Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...CALEXICO...
EL CENTRO
122 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...SOUTHWEST AND 
  NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF IMPERIAL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE 
  INTERSTATE 8 CORRIDOR FROM MOUNTAIN SPRING PASS EAST TO EL 
  CENTRO AND GORDONS WELL...AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN RIVERSIDE 
  COUNTY BORDERING SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 10. 

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST OR SAND. 

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

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Sources

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