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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2012, 1:39 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 1, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2012, 1:39 AM PST (09:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2012, 9:21 PM PST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
150 WWUS75 KPSR 010939 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 239 AM MST THU MAR 1 2012 CAZ030-033-012145- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.120301T1800Z-120302T0600Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-IMPERIAL COUNTY- 139 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE EIGHT WEST OF EL CENTRO LEADING INTO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS...AND JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM. * WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY NEAR AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDE HIGHWAY 78 WEST OF THE SALTON SEA AND INTERSTATE 8 NEAR AND WEST OF OCOTILLO. BLOWING SAND AND DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ONE MILE. SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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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994 WWUS75 KPSR 012201 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 301 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 CAZ033-021215- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.120302T1800Z-120302T2200Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- 201 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE EIGHT WEST OF EL CENTRO LEADING INTO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS... AND JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. FOR FRIDAY...NORTHEASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE LATE INTO THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM PST BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. FOR FRIDAY...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM PST. * WINDS...FOR TONIGHT...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. FOR FRIDAY...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY NEAR AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY. THIS INCLUDE HIGHWAY 78 WEST OF THE SALTON SEA AND INTERSTATE 8 NEAR AND WEST OF OCOTILLO. STRONG VEHICLE CROSSWINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10 ON FRIDAY. BLOWING SAND AND DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ONE MILE. SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. && $$ AZZ020-021-026-CAZ031-032-021215- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.120302T1800Z-120302T2200Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... BLYTHE 301 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 /201 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ TO 3 PM MST /2 PM PST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ TO 3 PM MST /2 PM PST/ FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM PARKER DOWN THROUGH BLYTHE AND ADJACENT LOCATIONS ACROSS EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN LA PAZ AND YUMA COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AFTER MIDDAY NEAR 11 AM MST/10 AM PST/ LASTING THROUGH 3 PM MST /2 PM PST/. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY EAST-WEST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10. BLOWING SAND AND DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES. STRONG VEHICLE CROSSWINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVE WITH CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. ALSO...SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. && $$ CAZ030-020600- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER 201 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8 WEST OF EL CENTRO LEADING INTO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS...AND JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY NEAR AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDE HIGHWAY 78 WEST OF THE SALTON SEA AND INTERSTATE 8 NEAR AND WEST OF OCOTILLO. BLOWING SAND AND DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ONE MILE. SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
059 WWUS75 KPSR 020521 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1021 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 CAZ033-021730- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.120302T1800Z-120302T2200Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- 921 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR IMPERIAL COUNTY AND JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE EIGHT WEST OF EL CENTRO LEADING INTO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS... AND JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. FOR FRIDAY...NORTHEASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING FRIDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM PST. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG VEHICLE CROSSWINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10 ON FRIDAY. BLOWING SAND AND DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ONE MILE. SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION DUE TO DIFFICULT HANDLING CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST OR SAND. && $$ CAZ030-020630- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER 921 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. $$ AZZ020-021-026-CAZ031-032-021730- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.120302T1800Z-120302T2200Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... BLYTHE 1021 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 /921 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ TO 3 PM MST /2 PM PST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ TO 3 PM MST /2 PM PST/ FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM PARKER DOWN THROUGH BLYTHE AND ADJACENT LOCATIONS ACROSS EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN LA PAZ AND YUMA COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AFTER MIDDAY NEAR 11 AM MST/10 AM PST/ LASTING THROUGH 3 PM MST /2 PM PST/. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY EAST-WEST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10. BLOWING SAND AND DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES. STRONG VEHICLE CROSSWINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVE WITH CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. ALSO...SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION DUE TO DIFFICULT HANDLING CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST OR SAND. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:01 AM PST | Red Flag Warning | PSR | Imperial, Riverside | 39 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:01 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PSR | 25 hr |
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