Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 14, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 24, 2012, 3:02 AM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at May 24, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2012, 3:02 AM MST (10:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 24, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- May 24, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
Counties Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ, Greenlee County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 49 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 5963 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
079 WWUS75 KTWC 241002 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 302 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012 AZZ507>513-250300- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0014.120524T1800Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0013.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON 302 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON... BUT ANYTIME BETWEEN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WILL SEE GUSTY WINDS. ON FRIDAY THE WINDS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER AND WILL COMMENCE EARLIER IN THE DAY AND LINGER LATER INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING DUST ALONG HIGHWAYS WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. THESE AREAS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN TUCSON AND PHOENIX AS WELL AS BETWEEN BENSON AND THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. IN ADDITION...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ501>506-514-515-250300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0013.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION- UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS... NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL... PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...MOUNT LEMMON... SUMMERHAVEN 302 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING DUST ALONG HIGHWAYS WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. THESE AREAS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN TUCSON AND PHOENIX AS WELL AS BETWEEN BENSON AND THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. IN ADDITION... THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
748 WWUS75 KTWC 242025 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 125 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 AZZ509>511-513-250300- /O.CAN.KTWC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0013.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW... MOUNT GRAHAM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON 125 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING DUST ALONG HIGHWAYS WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. THESE AREAS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN TUCSON AND PHOENIX AS WELL AS BETWEEN BENSON AND THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. IN ADDITION...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ507-508-512-250300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0013.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX... CHIRICAHUA NM 125 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR INTO THIS EVENING. ALSO...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR INTO THIS EVENING. ALSO...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING DUST ALONG HIGHWAYS WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. THESE AREAS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN TUCSON AND PHOENIX AS WELL AS BETWEEN BENSON AND THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. IN ADDITION... THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ501>506-514-515-250300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0013.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION- UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS... NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL... PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...MOUNT LEMMON... SUMMERHAVEN 125 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING DUST ALONG HIGHWAYS WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. THESE AREAS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN TUCSON AND PHOENIX AS WELL AS BETWEEN BENSON AND THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. IN ADDITION...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
994 WWUS75 KTWC 250258 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 758 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 AZZ507-508-512-251100- /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0013.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX... CHIRICAHUA NM 758 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. ALSO...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING DUST ALONG HIGHWAYS WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. THESE AREAS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN TUCSON AND PHOENIX AS WELL AS BETWEEN BENSON AND THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. IN ADDITION... THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ501>506-509>511-513>515-251100- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0013.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/ WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION- UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS... NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL... PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...CLIFTON...SAFFORD... HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS... MADERA CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 758 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING DUST ALONG HIGHWAYS WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. THESE AREAS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN TUCSON AND PHOENIX AS WELL AS BETWEEN BENSON AND THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. IN ADDITION...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:37 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | TWC | 11 hr | |
| May 24, 2:28 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | 54 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.