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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Phoenix, AZ
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
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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. && $$ AZZ024-280600- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/ SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS... SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD 305 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...INCLUDING GLOBE...HILLTOP...AND ROOSEVELT. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
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