Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2012, 3:01 PM MST. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 7:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2012, 3:01 PM MST (22:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 7:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 4:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
5 follow-up statements
059 WWUS75 KPSR 020521 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1021 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 CAZ033-021730- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.120302T1800Z-120302T2200Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- 921 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR IMPERIAL COUNTY AND JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE EIGHT WEST OF EL CENTRO LEADING INTO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS... AND JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. FOR FRIDAY...NORTHEASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING FRIDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM PST. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG VEHICLE CROSSWINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10 ON FRIDAY. BLOWING SAND AND DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ONE MILE. SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION DUE TO DIFFICULT HANDLING CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST OR SAND. && $$ 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
902 WWUS75 KPSR 021015 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 315 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 CAZ030-022100- /O.EXB.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.120302T1400Z-120302T2100Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER 215 AM PST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE LITTLE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY. * TIMING...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUES INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS. 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. && $$ AZZ025-022215- /O.EXB.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.120302T1800Z-120302T2300Z/ YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- 315 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST YUMA COUNTY INCLUDING THE YUMA AREA AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM MARTINEZ LAKE TO SAN LUIS. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY EAST-WEST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8. BLOWING SAND AND DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES. STRONG VEHICLE CROSSWINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVE WITH CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE WIND. ALSO...SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION DUE TO DIFFICULT HANDLING CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST OR SAND. && $$ AZZ020-021-026-CAZ031>033-022215- /O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.120302T1400Z-120302T2300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... BLYTHE 315 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 /215 AM PST FRI MAR 2 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MST /6 AM PST/ THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST /3 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MST /6 AM PST/ THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST /3 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...EASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8 FROM NEAR YUMA TOWARD EL CENTRO...EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10 FROM BLYTHE TOWARD DESERT CENTER...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM PARKER TO MARTINEZ LAKE...LA PAZ COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10...AND YUMA COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8. * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...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 INTERSTATES 8 AND 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. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE WIND. 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. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
903 WWUS75 KPSR 021549 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 849 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 AZZ025-022300- /O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.120302T1549Z-120302T2300Z/ YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- 849 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST YUMA COUNTY INCLUDING THE YUMA AREA AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM MARTINEZ LAKE TO SAN LUIS. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY EAST-WEST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8. BLOWING SAND AND DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES. STRONG VEHICLE CROSSWINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVE WITH CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE WIND. ALSO...SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION DUE TO DIFFICULT HANDLING CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST OR SAND. && $$ AZZ020-021-026-CAZ031>033-022300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120302T2300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... BLYTHE 849 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 /749 AM PST FRI MAR 2 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST /3 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST /3 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...EASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8 FROM NEAR YUMA TOWARD EL CENTRO...EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10 FROM BLYTHE TOWARD DESERT CENTER...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM PARKER TO MARTINEZ LAKE...LA PAZ COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10...AND YUMA COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8. * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...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 INTERSTATES 8 AND 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. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE WIND. 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. && $$ CAZ030-022100- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120302T2100Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER 749 AM PST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE LITTLE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY. * TIMING...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUES INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS. BLOWING SAND AND DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES. STRONG VEHICLE CROSSWINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVE WITH CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. ALSO...SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION DUE TO DIFFICULT HANDLING CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST OR SAND. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
012 WWUS75 KPSR 021625 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 925 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 CAZ031>033-022300- /O.NEW.KPSR.DU.Y.0004.120302T1625Z-120302T2300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120302T2300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 825 AM PST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...EASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8 FROM NEAR YUMA TOWARD EL CENTRO...EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10 FROM BLYTHE TOWARD DESERT CENTER...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM PARKER TO MARTINEZ LAKE...LA PAZ COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10...AND YUMA COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8. * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...DECREASING TO BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY EAST-WEST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 8 AND 10. BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE EXPECTED REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. STRONG VEHICLE CROSSWINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVE WITH CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE WIND. 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ020-021-025-026-022300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120302T2300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE 925 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...EASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8 FROM NEAR YUMA TOWARD EL CENTRO...EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10 FROM BLYTHE TOWARD DESERT CENTER...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM PARKER TO MARTINEZ LAKE...LA PAZ COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10...AND YUMA COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8. * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY EAST-WEST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 8 AND 10. BLOWING SAND AND DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES. STRONG VEHICLE CROSSWINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVE WITH CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE WIND. ALSO...SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION DUE TO DIFFICULT HANDLING CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST OR SAND. && $$ CAZ030-022100- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120302T2100Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER 825 AM PST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE LITTLE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY. * TIMING...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUES INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS. 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
785 WWUS75 KPSR 021948 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1248 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 CAZ031>033-022300- /O.CAN.KPSR.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120302T2300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120302T2300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 1148 AM PST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...EASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8 FROM NEAR YUMA TOWARD EL CENTRO...EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10 FROM BLYTHE TOWARD DESERT CENTER...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM PARKER TO MARTINEZ LAKE...LA PAZ COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10...AND YUMA COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...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 INTERSTATES 8 AND 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. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE WIND. 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. && 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. && $$ AZZ020-021-025-026-022300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120302T2300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE 1248 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...EASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8 FROM NEAR YUMA TOWARD EL CENTRO...EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10 FROM BLYTHE TOWARD DESERT CENTER...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM PARKER TO MARTINEZ LAKE...LA PAZ COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10...AND YUMA COUNTY INCLUDING INTERSTATE 8. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...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 INTERSTATES 8 AND 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. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE WIND. 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. && $$ CAZ030-022100- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120302T2100Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER 1148 AM PST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE LITTLE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY. * TIMING...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS. BLOWING SAND AND DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES. STRONG VEHICLE CROSSWINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVE WITH CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. ALSO...SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION DUE TO DIFFICULT HANDLING CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST OR SAND. && $$ 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, 5:01 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PSR | La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Yuma | 39 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:39 AM MST | Wind Advisory | PSR | 20 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Arizona, 2012Wind Advisories in California, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.