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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Phoenix, AZ

March 5, 2012

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2012, 1:18 PM MST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2012, 1:18 PM MST (20:18 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2012, 2:00 PM MST
Expired
Mar 7, 2012, 12:00 AM MST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

The text

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

209 
WWUS75 KPSR 052018
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
118 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012


AZZ020-025-CAZ030>033-060830-
/O.NEW.KPSR.HW.W.0001.120306T2000Z-120307T0700Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...
FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
118 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012 /1218 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /NOON PST/ TUESDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /NOON PST/ TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE
  NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN RIVERSIDE AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES AND THE
  LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF
  PARKER...DESERT CENTER...BLYTHE...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS AND YUMA.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID-DAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  TO WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 55 MPH...STRONGER WINDS AND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS
  HIGHER DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND RIDGES.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...IN
  ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND REDUCING DRIVING VISIBILITY. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...TAKE DOWN TREES
  AND POWER LINES...AND LOFT LIGHT-WEIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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

&&

$$

AZZ021>024-026>028-060830-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.120306T2000Z-120307T0700Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE...
NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI...
SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...TACNA...WELLTON...
GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE
118 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

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

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...INCLUDING LA
  PAZ...YUMA...MARICOPA...NORTHERN PINAL...AND SOUTHERN GILA
  COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF WENDEN...DATELAND...
  WICKENBURG...GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE...GLOBE...AND THE GREATER
  PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...
  PEAKING DURING THE WORK RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC...AND CONTINUE TO BLOW
  INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
  ISOLATED HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN SITES MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS UP
  TO 50 MPH DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* 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 MAINLY NEAR GILA BEND...TONOPAH AND CASA
  GRANDE SOUTH OF PHOENIX. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS AND
  LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

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
4 follow-up statements
914 
WWUS75 KPSR 060430
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
930 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

AZZ020-025-CAZ030>033-061400-
/O.CON.KPSR.HW.W.0001.120306T2000Z-120307T0700Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...
FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
930 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012 /830 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /NOON PST/
TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TUESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /NOON PST/
TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE 
  NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN RIVERSIDE AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES AND 
  THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES 
  OF PARKER...DESERT CENTER...BLYTHE...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS AND 
  YUMA. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID-DAY...WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WINDS 
  ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH...STRONGER WINDS AND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH 
  POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND RIDGES. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
  IN ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND REDUCING DRIVING VISIBILITY.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...TAKE DOWN
  TREES AND POWER LINES...AND LOFT LIGHT-WEIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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

&&

$$

AZZ021>024-026>028-061400-
/O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.120306T2200Z-120307T0700Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE...
NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI...
SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...TACNA...WELLTON...
GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE
930 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MST TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...
  INCLUDING LA PAZ...YUMA...MARICOPA...NORTHERN PINAL...AND 
  SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF 
  WENDEN...DATELAND... WICKENBURG...GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE...
  GLOBE...AND THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS...PEAKING
  DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC...AND CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO THE
  EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ISOLATED
  HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN SITES MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* 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 MAINLY NEAR GILA BEND... 
  TONOPAH AND CASA GRANDE SOUTH OF PHOENIX. RECREATIONAL USE OF 
  LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY 
  WINDS. 

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
850 
WWUS75 KPSR 061120
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
420 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

AZZ020-025-CAZ031-032-062330-
/O.CAN.KPSR.HW.W.0001.120306T2000Z-120307T0700Z/
/O.EXB.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.120306T2100Z-120307T0700Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...
FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER
420 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 /320 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST /1 PM PST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST /1 PM PST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

* AFFECTED AREA...LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE
  COUNTY INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF YUMA...PARKER...BLYTHE...AND
  DESERT CENTER.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS...
  PEAKING AROUND 5 PM...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS
  WILL WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MORE DIFFICULT STEERING OF MOTOR VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL
  WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. BOATERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ROUGH WATERS
AS WELL AS BLOWING DUST FROM ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. 

&&

$$

CAZ033-062330-
/O.EXB.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.120306T2100Z-120307T0700Z/
/O.EXT.KPSR.HW.W.0001.120306T2100Z-120307T0700Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
320 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING
IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IMPERIAL COUNTY THIS INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF
  EL CENTRO...BRAWLEY...OCTOTILLO...SALTON CITY...AND GLAMIS. WINDS
  WILL BE STRONGEST OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY
  ALONG INTERSTATE 8 NEAR SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS...
  PEAKING AROUND 5 PM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
  WINDS WILL WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...FOR WESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY...WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 60 MPH. FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY...SOUTHWEST 30
  TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MORE DIFFICULT STEERING OF MOTOR VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY
  CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...TAKE DOWN TREES AND POWER
  LINES...AND SEND LIGHT WEIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE TRAVELING INTO SAN DIEGO COUNTY...ARE
URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BE PREPARED
FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT HANDLING
CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. AWNINGS WILL BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ030-062330-
/O.EXT.KPSR.HW.W.0001.120306T2100Z-120307T0700Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
320 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID-DAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  EXPECTED DURING THE MID AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 50 TO 60 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND RIDGES.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  SUCH AS MOTOR HOMES. IN ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND REDUCING
  DRIVING VISIBILITY. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL
  DAMAGE...TAKE DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND SEND LIGHT WEIGHT
  UNSECURED OBJECTS AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT
HANDLING CONDITIONS. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES MAY BECOME HAMPERED. LOOSE
OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. AWNINGS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.


&&

$$

AZZ021>024-026>028-062330-
/O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.120306T2100Z-120307T0700Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE...
NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI...
SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...TACNA...WELLTON...
GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE
420 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA... 
  INCLUDING LA PAZ...YUMA...MARICOPA...NORTHERN PINAL...AND 
  SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF 
  WENDEN...DATELAND... WICKENBURG...GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE... 
  GLOBE...AND THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS... 
  PEAKING DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC...AND CONTINUE TO 
  BLOW INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO
  50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF LA PAZ COUNTY AS WELL AS
  ISOLATED HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN SITES.

* 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...GILA BEND...AND TONOPAH.
  RECREATIONAL INTERESTS ON AREA LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG
  GUSTY WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND MORE DIFFICULT
HANDLING CONDITIONS. 


&&

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
737 
WWUS75 KPSR 061850
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1150 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

CAZ033-070700-
/O.NEW.KPSR.DU.Y.0005.120306T2000Z-120307T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.HW.W.0001.120306T2100Z-120307T0700Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.120306T2100Z-120307T0700Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
1050 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

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

IN ANTICIPATION OF STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS DEVELOPING LATER THIS
AFTERNOON...A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR A LARGE PART
OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...AND
THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. DEVELOPING WIND GUSTS IN THE 45 TO 60 MPH
RANGE WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WITH
VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AT TIMES.

* AFFECTED AREA...IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF EL
  CENTRO...BRAWLEY...OCOTILLO...SALTON CITY...AND GLAMIS. AND
  PORTIONS OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AND THE COLORADO RIVER
  VALLEY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS...
  PEAKING AROUND 5 PM WHEN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND SHOULD BE
  MAXIMIZED.

* WINDS...FOR WESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY...WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH. FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY... 
  SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. THE MOST
  DUST PRONE AREAS ARE THE ALGODONES SAND DUNES IN SOUTHEAST
  CALIFORNIA JUST WEST OF YUMA...AND THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS OF THE
  IMPERIAL VALLEY AND COLORADO RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE TRAVELING INTO SAN DIEGO COUNTY...
ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT
HANDLING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. AWNINGS
WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.

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

&&

$$

CAZ030-070700-
/O.NEW.KPSR.DU.Y.0005.120306T2000Z-120307T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.HW.W.0001.120306T2100Z-120307T0700Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
1050 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

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

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID-DAY...WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE MID AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING 
  HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE 
  ACROSS HIGHER MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND RIDGES. 

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SUCH AS MOTOR HOMES. IN ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND REDUCING DRIVING VISIBILITY. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY 
  CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...TAKE DOWN TREES AND POWER 
  LINES...AND SEND LIGHT WEIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND
DIFFICULT HANDLING CONDITIONS. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES MAY BECOME
HAMPERED. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. AWNINGS WILL BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.

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

&&

$$

AZZ020-025-CAZ031-032-070700-
/O.NEW.KPSR.DU.Y.0005.120306T2000Z-120307T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.120306T2100Z-120307T0700Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...
FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER
1150 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 /1050 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012/

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

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 MIDNIGHT MST
/11 PM PST/ TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN 
  RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF YUMA...PARKER... 
  BLYTHE...AND DESERT CENTER. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS... 
  PEAKING AROUND 5 PM...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 
  WINDS WILL WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 
  MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MORE DIFFICULT STEERING OF MOTOR VEHICLES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. RECREATIONAL USE OF 
  LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY 
  WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR
SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. BOATERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
ROUGH WATERS AS WELL AS BLOWING DUST FROM ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

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

&&

$$

AZZ021>024-026>028-070700-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.120306T2100Z-120307T0700Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE...
NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI...
SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...TACNA...WELLTON...
GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE
1150 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA... 
  INCLUDING LA PAZ...YUMA...MARICOPA...NORTHERN PINAL...AND 
  SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF 
  WENDEN...DATELAND... WICKENBURG...GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE... 
  GLOBE...AND THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS... 
  PEAKING DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC...AND CONTINUE TO 
  BLOW INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF LA PAZ COUNTY AS 
  WELL AS ISOLATED HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN SITES. 

* 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...GILA BEND... AND TONOPAH.
  RECREATIONAL INTERESTS ON AREA LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG
  GUSTY WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND MORE
DIFFICULT HANDLING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
728 
WWUS75 KPSR 070356
NPWPSR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
856 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

CAZ033-070700-
/O.CAN.KPSR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120307T0700Z/
/O.CAN.KPSR.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120307T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T0700Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
756 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR WESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY HAS BEEN REPLACED...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN PLACE FOR WESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY HAS
BEEN REPLACED WITH A WIND ADVISORY. THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY THAT
WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IMPERIAL COUNTY

* TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM PST ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL LINGER THROUGH
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* WINDS...FOR WESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY... 
  SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND
  SAND. THE MOST DUST PRONE AREAS ARE THE ALGODONES SAND DUNES IN
  SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA JUST WEST OF YUMA...AND THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS
  OF THE IMPERIAL VALLEY AND COLORADO RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE TRAVELING INTO SAN DIEGO COUNTY...
ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT HANDLING CONDITIONS. LOOSE
OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. AWNINGS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ030-070700-
/O.CAN.KPSR.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120307T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120307T0700Z/
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
756 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK.

* TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM PST ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL LINGER THROUGH
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE 
  ACROSS HIGHER MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND RIDGES. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SUCH AS MOTOR HOMES. IN ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND REDUCING DRIVING VISIBILITY. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY 
  CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...TAKE DOWN TREES AND POWER 
  LINES...AND SEND LIGHT WEIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED
FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT HANDLING
CONDITIONS. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES MAY BECOME HAMPERED. LOOSE
OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. AWNINGS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.

&&

$$

AZZ020-025-CAZ031-032-070700-
/O.CAN.KPSR.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120307T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T0700Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...FORTUNA
FOOTHILLS...YUMA...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER
856 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 /756 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/
TONIGHT...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
MST /11 PM PST/ TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN  
RIVERSIDE COUNTY INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF YUMA...PARKER...  
BLYTHE...AND DESERT CENTER.

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT MST/11 PM PST...ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL
  LINGER THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...MORE DIFFICULT STEERING OF MOTOR VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF LOCALIZED AREAS
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR
SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. 

&&

$$

AZZ022>024-027-028-070500-
/O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T0700Z/
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
856 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

GUSTY WINDS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS...HOWEVER THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ENDED. 

$$

AZZ021-026-070700-
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T0700Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUARTZSITE
856 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...PARKER AND QUARTZSITE

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT MST...ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL LINGER
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF LA PAZ COUNTY AS 
  WELL AS ISOLATED HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN SITES. 

* 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 
  THE INTERSTATE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND MORE
DIFFICULT HANDLING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 1:18 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningPSR35 hr
Mar 5, 2:00 PM MSTRed Flag WarningPSRGila, La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Yuma30 hr

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