Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Feb 26, 2012, 2:08 AM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Feb 27, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2012, 2:08 AM MST (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2012, 5:34 AM MST
- In force
- 19 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 09:10 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, 9.1 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
- 3395 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
344 WWUS75 KTWC 260908 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 208 AM MST SUN FEB 26 2012 AZZ502>515-261715- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.120227T1800Z-120228T0300Z/ TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- TUCSON METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-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- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SELLS...NOGALES...TUCSON... GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK... MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...DOUGLAS... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON... MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 208 AM MST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED BY 11 AM ON MONDAY AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG AREA ROADS AND INTERSTATES. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
184 WWUS75 KTWC 261633 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 933 AM MST SUN FEB 26 2012 AZZ502>515-270700- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.120227T1800Z-120228T0300Z/ TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- TUCSON METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SELLS...NOGALES...TUCSON... GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK... MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...DOUGLAS... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON... MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 933 AM MST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED BY 11 AM ON MONDAY AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG AREA ROADS AND INTERSTATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
591 WWUS75 KTWC 270447 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 947 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012 AZZ502>515-271400- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.120227T1800Z-120228T0300Z/ TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- TUCSON METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-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- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SELLS...NOGALES...TUCSON... GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK... MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...DOUGLAS... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON... MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 947 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED BY 11 AM ON MONDAY AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG AREA ROADS AND INTERSTATES. 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. && $$
817 WWUS75 KTWC 270946 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 245 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 AZZ502>515-271745- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.120227T1800Z-120228T0300Z/ TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- TUCSON METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SELLS...NOGALES...TUCSON... GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK... MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...DOUGLAS... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON... MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 245 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED BY 11 AM TODAY AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG AREA ROADS AND INTERSTATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
343 WWUS75 KTWC 271732 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1032 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 AZZ502>515-280300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.120227T1800Z-120228T0300Z/ TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- TUCSON METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-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- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SELLS...NOGALES...TUCSON... GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK... MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...DOUGLAS... CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON... MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 1032 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG AREA ROADS AND INTERSTATES. 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. && $$
669 WWUS75 KTWC 280245 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 745 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 AZZ502>506-509>511-514-515-280345- /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120228T0300Z/ TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- TUCSON METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SELLS...NOGALES...TUCSON... GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK... MAMMOTH...ORACLE...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW... MOUNT GRAHAM...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 745 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH BREEZY TO WINDY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING. $$ AZZ507-508-512-513-280900- /O.EXT.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120228T0900Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS 745 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST DURING THE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS....THEN DECREASE BY SUNRISE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG AREA ROADS AND INTERSTATES. 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. && $$
142 WWUS75 KTWC 280852 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 152 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 AZZ507-508-512-513-281300- /O.EXT.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120228T1300Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS 152 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...WIND DAMAGE TO LOOSE OBJECTS AND SMALL TREE LIMBS MIGHT BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
530 WWUS75 KTWC 281234 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 534 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 AZZ507-508-512-513-281345- /O.CAN.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120228T1300Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS 534 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS CONTINUED TO DIMINISH IN SPEED EARLY THIS MORNING. THUS...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:50 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | TWC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:11 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | 30 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.