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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Phoenix, AZ

February 26, 2012

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Feb 26, 2012, 1:27 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 27, 2012, 10:48 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2012, 1:27 PM MST (20:27 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 27, 2012, 10:48 AM MST
Expired
Feb 27, 2012, 11:00 PM MST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

The text

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

375 
WWUS75 KPSR 262027
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
127 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012


AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-271100-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.120227T2000Z-120228T0600Z/
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
127 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012 /1227 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /NOON PST/ TO 11 PM MST
/10 PM PST/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /NOON PST/ TO 11 PM
MST /10 PM PST/ MONDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
  VALLEY...AND YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. THIS INCLUDES
  JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...BLYTHE...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...
  EL CENTRO...YUMA...AND DATELAND.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID-DAY...PEAKING LATER IN THE
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TO BLOW INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE
  POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR
  SAND...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 10.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ022>024-027-028-271100-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.120227T2300Z-120228T0600Z/
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...
MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...
TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...
FLORENCE
127 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 11 PM MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 11 PM MST MONDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL
  COUNTY...AND MARICOPA AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. THIS
  INCLUDES WICKENBURG...THE GEATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA...GILA
  BEND...CASA GRANDE...GLOBE AND SAN CARLOS.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON...PEAKING
  DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE
  POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST
  ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF
  INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 NEAR CASA GRANDE SOUTH OF PHOENIX. 

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

MEYERS
6 follow-up statements
226 
WWUS75 KPSR 270937
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
237 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-272300-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.120227T2000Z-120228T0600Z/
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
237 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 /137 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /NOON PST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /NOON PST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...THE LOWER COLORADO 
  RIVER VALLEY...AND YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. THIS 
  INCLUDES JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...BLYTHE...PARKER...
  QUARTZSITE... EL CENTRO...YUMA...AND DATELAND. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID-DAY...PEAKING LATER IN THE 
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TO BLOW INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST OR SAND...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 
  10. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ022>024-027-028-272300-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.120227T2300Z-120228T0600Z/
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...
MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...
TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...
FLORENCE
237 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL 
  COUNTY...AND MARICOPA AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. 
  THIS INCLUDES WICKENBURG...THE GEATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN 
  AREA... GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE...GLOBE AND SAN CARLOS. 

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING
  DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 NEAR CASA GRANDE SOUTH OF 
  PHOENIX. 

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
168 
WWUS75 KPSR 271748
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1048 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-280600-
/O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.120227T1748Z-120228T0600Z/
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
1048 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 /948 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/
THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...THE LOWER COLORADO 
  RIVER VALLEY...AND YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. THIS 
  INCLUDES JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...BLYTHE...PARKER... 
  QUARTZSITE... EL CENTRO...YUMA...AND DATELAND. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAKING LATER IN THE
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TO BLOW INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST OR SAND...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 
  10. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ022>024-027-028-280600-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.120227T2300Z-120228T0600Z/
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...
MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...
TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...
FLORENCE
1048 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL 
  COUNTY...AND MARICOPA AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. 
  THIS INCLUDES WICKENBURG...THE GEATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN 
  AREA... GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE...GLOBE AND SAN CARLOS. 

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...
  PEAKING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 NEAR CASA GRANDE SOUTH OF 
  PHOENIX. 

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
244 
WWUS75 KPSR 271906
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1206 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

AZZ022>024-027-028-280600-
/O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.120227T1906Z-120228T0600Z/
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...
MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...
TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...
FLORENCE
1206 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL 
  COUNTY...AND MARICOPA AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. 
  THIS INCLUDES WICKENBURG...THE GEATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN 
  AREA... GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE...GLOBE AND SAN CARLOS. 

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON... PEAKING DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 NEAR CASA GRANDE SOUTH OF 
  PHOENIX. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-280600-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
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
1206 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 /1106 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/
THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...THE LOWER COLORADO 
  RIVER VALLEY...AND YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. THIS 
  INCLUDES JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...BLYTHE...PARKER... 
  QUARTZSITE... EL CENTRO...YUMA...AND DATELAND. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAKING LATER IN 
  THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TO BLOW INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST OR SAND...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 
  10. 

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
117 
WWUS75 KPSR 271933
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1233 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031>033-280600-
/O.NEW.KPSR.DU.Y.0002.120227T1933Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...
SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
1233 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 /1133 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012/

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/
THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM
PST/ THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...THE LOWER COLORADO 
  RIVER VALLEY...AND YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. THIS 
  INCLUDES JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...BLYTHE...PARKER... 
  QUARTZSITE... EL CENTRO...YUMA...AND DATELAND. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAKING LATER IN 
  THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TO BLOW INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...DECREASING TO BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF A MILE AT
  TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST OR SAND...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 
  10. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ022-023-027-028-280600-
/O.NEW.KPSR.DU.Y.0002.120227T1933Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...
MESA...PHOENIX...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...
FLORENCE
1233 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL 
  COUNTY...AND MARICOPA AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. 
  THIS INCLUDES WICKENBURG...THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN 
  AREA... GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE...GLOBE AND SAN CARLOS. 

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS 
  AFTERNOON... PEAKING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...DECREASING TO BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF A MILE AT
  TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE
  POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST
  ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF
  INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 NEAR CASA GRANDE SOUTH OF PHOENIX. NORMALLY
  DUST PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST THIS
  AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AROUND A HALF MILE. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ030-280600-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
1133 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE
  NATIONAL PARK. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAKING LATER IN 
  THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TO BLOW INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST OR SAND...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 
  10. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ024-280600-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...
SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD
1233 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...INCLUDING
  GLOBE...HILLTOP...AND ROOSEVELT. 

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS 
  AFTERNOON... PEAKING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 NEAR CASA GRANDE SOUTH OF 
  PHOENIX. 

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
051 
WWUS75 KPSR 272008
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
108 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

AZZ023-028-280600-
/O.UPG.KPSR.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPSR.DS.W.0001.120227T2008Z-120227T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KPSR.DU.Y.0003.120227T2200Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...MESA...PHOENIX...
APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE
108 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AS WELL AS NORTHWEST PINAL
  COUNTY. 

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS 
  AFTERNOON... PEAKING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...DECREASING TO BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF A MILE AT
  TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOCALIZED AREAS OF LESS THAN A
  QUARTER MILE VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 3 PM. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 NEAR CASA GRANDE SOUTH OF 
  PHOENIX. NORMALLY DUST PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE WIDESPREAD 
  BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AROUND A 
  HALF MILE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DUST STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS HAVE GENERATED LARGE
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND THAT HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES...TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS...RESULTING IN
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN
DROP IN VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN
WHILE DRIVING...AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY
AT CLOSE RANGE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON
THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS
POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE
WAY OFF AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES.
TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031>033-280600-
/O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...
SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
108 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 /1208 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012/

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM
PST/ THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/
THIS EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM
PST/ THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...THE LOWER COLORADO 
  RIVER VALLEY...AND YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. THIS 
  INCLUDES JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...BLYTHE...PARKER... 
  QUARTZSITE... EL CENTRO...YUMA...AND DATELAND. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAKING LATER IN 
  THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TO BLOW INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...DECREASING TO BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF A MILE 
  AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST OR SAND...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 
  10. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ022-027-280600-
/O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...
GILA BEND
108 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARICOPA COUNTY...INCLUDING
  GILA BEND.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON...PEAKING DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...DECREASING TO BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF A MILE 
  AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 NEAR CASA GRANDE SOUTH OF 
  PHOENIX. NORMALLY DUST PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE WIDESPREAD 
  BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AROUND A 
  HALF MILE. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ030-280600-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
1208 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE 
  NATIONAL PARK. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAKING LATER IN 
  THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TO BLOW INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST OR SAND...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 
  10. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ024-280600-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...
SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD
108 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...INCLUDING 
  GLOBE...HILLTOP...AND ROOSEVELT. 

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS 
  AFTERNOON... PEAKING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 10 NEAR CASA GRANDE SOUTH OF 
  PHOENIX. 

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
697 
WWUS75 KPSR 272205
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
305 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

AZZ023-028-280600-
/O.EXP.KPSR.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120227T2200Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...MESA...PHOENIX...
APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE
305 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...DUST STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE DUST STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY AND A WIND ADVISORY REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AS WELL AS NORTHWEST 
  PINAL COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...DECREASING TO BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF A MILE AT
  TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE
  POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST
  ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF
  INTERSTATE 8 AND 10. NORMALLY DUST PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES
  AROUND A HALF MILE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031>033-280600-
/O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...
SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
305 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 /205 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012/

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM
PST/ THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/
THIS EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY AND A WIND ADVISORY REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...THE LOWER COLORADO 
  RIVER VALLEY...AND YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. THIS 
  INCLUDES JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...BLYTHE...PARKER... 
  QUARTZSITE... EL CENTRO...YUMA...AND DATELAND. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...DECREASING TO BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF A MILE 
  AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST OR SAND...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 AND 
  10. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ022-027-280600-
/O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...
GILA BEND
305 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY AND A WIND ADVISORY REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARICOPA COUNTY...INCLUDING
  GILA BEND AND WICKENBURG.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...DECREASING TO BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF A MILE 
  AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE
  POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST
  ACROSS THE LOWER DESERT ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF
  INTERSTATE 8 AND 10. NORMALLY DUST PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES
  AROUND A HALF MILE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ030-280600-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
205 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE 
  NATIONAL PARK. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAKING LATER IN 
  THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TO BLOW INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE
  POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR
  SAND...ESPECIALLY ALONG SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 10.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ024-280600-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...
SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD
305 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...INCLUDING 
  GLOBE...HILLTOP...AND ROOSEVELT. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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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Sources

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