Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2012, 3:24 AM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Feb 19, 2012, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2012, 3:24 AM MST (10:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2012, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2012, 6:42 PM MST
- In force
- 7 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 10:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 10.4 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
- 3084 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
961 WWUS75 KTWC 191024 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 324 AM MST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY... .THE SOUTHERN END OF A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TODAY WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO FAR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. AZZ507>513-192200- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0002.120219T1900Z-120220T0200Z/ 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 324 AM MST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON...AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ACROSS COCHISE...GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. IN ADDITION...GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
599 WWUS75 KTWC 191620 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 920 AM MST SUN FEB 19 2012 AZZ507>513-200200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0002.120219T1900Z-120220T0200Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 920 AM MST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ACROSS COCHISE...GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. IN ADDITION...GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
957 WWUS75 KTWC 192153 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 253 PM MST SUN FEB 19 2012 AZZ507>513-200200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120220T0200Z/ 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 253 PM MST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ACROSS COCHISE...GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. IN ADDITION... GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES 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. && $$
883 WWUS75 KTWC 200142 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 642 PM MST SUN FEB 19 2012 AZZ507>513-200245- /O.CAN.KTWC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120220T0200Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 642 PM MST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS CONTINUED TO DIMINISH IN SPEED THIS EVENING. $$
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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.