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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 16, 2012, 4:51 AM MST. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2012, 4:51 AM MST (11:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2012, 8:50 PM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
200 WWUS75 KPSR 161151 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 451 AM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 .STRONG PACIFIC STORM TO BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND FAR SOUTHWEST ARIZONA SATURDAY. AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-170000- /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.120317T1800Z-120318T0600Z/ 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... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...WELLTON...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO... EL CENTRO 451 AM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 /451 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREAS...IN CALIFORNIA...IMPERIAL AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF EL CENTRO...BRAWLEY...BLYTHE...DESERT CENTER AS WELL AS JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. IN ARIZONA...WESTERN PORTIONS OF YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES...INCLUDING YUMA...PARKER AND QUARTZSITE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AFTER 2 PM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY 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 AND SAND. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
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475 WWUS75 KPSR 162055 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 155 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 .STRONG PACIFIC STORM TO BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND FAR SOUTHWEST ARIZONA SATURDAY. AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-171215- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.120317T1800Z-120318T0600Z/ 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... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...WELLTON...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO... EL CENTRO 155 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 /155 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREAS...IN CALIFORNIA...IMPERIAL AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF EL CENTRO... BRAWLEY... BLYTHE...DESERT CENTER AS WELL AS JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. IN ARIZONA...WESTERN PORTIONS OF YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES... INCLUDING YUMA...PARKER AND QUARTZSITE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AFTER 2 PM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THIS AREA AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA. * 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 AND SAND. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
419 WWUS75 KPSR 171123 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 423 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 .STRONG PACIFIC STORM TO BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND BLOWING DUST ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY. AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031>033-180000- /O.NEW.KPSR.DU.Y.0006.120317T2200Z-120318T0700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.120317T1800Z-120318T0600Z/ 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 423 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 /423 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MST /3 PM PDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST /MIDNIGHT PDT/ TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MST /3 PM PDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST /MIDNIGHT PDT/ TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREAS...IN ARIZONA...YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES...INCLUDING YUMA...PARKER AND QUARTZSITE. IN CALIFORNIA...IMPERIAL AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF EL CENTRO... BRAWLEY...BLYTHE AND DESERT CENTER. AS WELL AS INTERSTATES 10 AND 8 THAT TRAVERSE THROUGH THESE REGIONS IN ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AFTER 2 PM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THIS AREA SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO OR BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS...MORE DIFFICULT STEERING OF MOTOR VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ022-023-027-028-180000- /O.NEW.KPSR.DU.Y.0006.120317T2200Z-120318T0700Z/ /O.EXB.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.120317T2100Z-120318T0700Z/ 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 423 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * AFFECTED AREAS...SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF GILA BEND...WICKENBURG...CASA GRANDE AND THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA. AS WELL INTERSTATES 10 AND 8 THAT TRAVERSE THROUGH THIS AREA. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AFTER 2 PM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THIS AREA FOR SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO OR BELOW ONE MILE DUE TO BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...MORE DIFFICULT STEERING OF MOTOR VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ024-180000- /O.EXB.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.120317T2100Z-120318T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS... SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD 423 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * AFFECTED AREAS...SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF GLOBE...SAN CARLOS AND ROOSEVELT LAKE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AFTER 2 PM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THIS AREA FOR SUNDAY. * 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. AREAS IN THE VICINITY OF SAN CARLOS MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ030-180000- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.120317T1800Z-120318T0600Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER 423 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREAS...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AFTER 2 PM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR SUNDAY...BUT AT LESSER SPEEDS THAN WINDS TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...MORE DIFFICULT STEERING OF MOTOR VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. ALSO...SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX NOLTE
495 WWUS75 KPSR 172136 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 236 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 .STRONG PACIFIC STORM TO BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND BLOWING DUST ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY. AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031>033-180700- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0006.120317T2200Z-120318T0700Z/ 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 236 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 /236 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /MIDNIGHT PDT/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /MIDNIGHT PDT/ TONIGHT. * AFFECTED AREAS...IN ARIZONA...YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES... INCLUDING YUMA...PARKER AND QUARTZSITE. IN CALIFORNIA... IMPERIAL AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF EL CENTRO... BRAWLEY...BLYTHE AND DESERT CENTER. AS WELL AS INTERSTATES 10 AND 8 THAT TRAVERSE THROUGH THESE REGIONS IN ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THIS AREA SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO OR BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. * IMPACTS...MORE DIFFICULT STEERING OF MOTOR VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ022-023-027-028-180700- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0006.120317T2200Z-120318T0700Z/ 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 236 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * AFFECTED AREAS...SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF GILA BEND...WICKENBURG...CASA GRANDE AND THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA. AS WELL INTERSTATES 10 AND 8 THAT TRAVERSE THROUGH THIS AREA. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES POTENTIALLY DOWN TO OR BELOW ONE MILE DUE TO BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...MORE DIFFICULT STEERING OF MOTOR VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ030-180600- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0600Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER 236 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREAS...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR SUNDAY...BUT AT LESSER SPEEDS THAN WINDS TODAY. * 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 AND SAND. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ AZZ024-180700- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS... SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD 236 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * AFFECTED AREAS...SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF GLOBE...SAN CARLOS AND ROOSEVELT LAKE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AFTER 5 PM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVEL. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...MORE DIFFICULT STEERING OF MOTOR VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS IN THE VICINITY OF SAN CARLOS MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. ALSO...SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
558 WWUS75 KPSR 180350 AAA NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 850 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 .WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS IMPERIAL COUNTY SUNDAY. CAZ033-181600- /O.CAN.KPSR.DU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0010.120318T1800Z-120319T0300Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 850 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY AND WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. * AFFECTED AREAS...IMPERIAL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF EL CENTRO AND IMPERIAL AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 8. * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH PEAK WINDS OCCURRING FROM AROUND NOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...MORE DIFFICULT STEERING OF MOTOR VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. RECREATIONAL USE OF LOCAL WATERWAYS AND LAKES MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ AZZ022-023-027-028-180500- /O.CAN.KPSR.DU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG... MESA...PHOENIX...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE... FLORENCE 850 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS OCCURRED OVER THE CENTRAL DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT DID NOT REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA. DENSE BLOWING DUST DID NOT OCCUR AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. AS A RESULT THE WIND AND BLOWING DUST ADVISORIES WERE CANCELLED. BRIEF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND A FEW PEAK GUSTS MAY REACH TO AROUND 40 MPH...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER... SUSTAINED ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PATCHY BLOWING DUST WITH TEMPORARY VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IS POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. $$ AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031-032-180500- /O.CAN.KPSR.DU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0600Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER 850 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 /850 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS OCCURRED OVER THE DESERTS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS HOWEVER WIND ADVISORY STRENGTH WINDS DID NOT OCCUR FOR THE MOST PART. NO REPORTS OF VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST WERE RECEIVED. AS A RESULT THE ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE PASSING COLD FRONT...AND THE WINDS MAY LEAD TO TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. $$ AZZ024-180500- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS... SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD 850 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS OCCURRED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER SUSTAINED WIND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR AND AS A RESULT THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ030-180500- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0600Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER 850 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS OCCURRED EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...AND PEAK GUSTS EXCEEDED 50 MPH AT LOST HORSE. HOWEVER...SINCE 7 PM WIND HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. AS A RESULT THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO THE MORNING HOURS. $$ 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 16, 5:01 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PSR | Gila, Maricopa, Pinal | 22 hr |
| Mar 16, 5:19 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PSR | 23 hr |
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