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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this high wind warning at Apr 8, 2013, 1:37 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2013, 1:37 PM PDT (20:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2013, 7:49 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
801 WWUS75 KPSR 082037 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 137 PM MST MON APR 8 2013 CAZ033-090300- /O.UPG.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.HW.W.0001.130408T2037Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 137 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING EL CENTRO AND IMPERIAL. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM PDT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60-65 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WITH THE POTENTIAL TO RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ROADS MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...WILL BECOME AIRBORNE. POWER LINES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER...PULL ASIDE...STAY ALIVE. && $$ AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>032-090300- /O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON... COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER 137 PM MST MON APR 8 2013 /137 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...THE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY... INCLUDING YUMA AND BLYTHE. * TIMING...BREEZY AND LOCALLY VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WITH THE POTENTIAL TO RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ROADS MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS... SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...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. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER...PULL ASIDE...STAY ALIVE. && $$ AZZ022-023-027-028-090300- /O.CON.KPSR.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ 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 137 PM MST MON APR 8 2013 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS...INCLUDING THE PHOENIX METRO AREA. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY...PEAKING BY MID AFTERNOON AND REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WITH THE POTENTIAL TO RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ROADS MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS... SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...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. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER...PULL ASIDE...STAY ALIVE. && $$ AZZ024-090300- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS... SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD 137 PM MST MON APR 8 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...INCLUDING GLOBE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY... PEAKING BY MID AFTERNOON AND REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ROADS MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS... SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
1 follow-up statement
739 WWUS75 KPSR 090249 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 749 PM MST MON APR 8 2013 CAZ033-090400- /O.CAN.KPSR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.CAN.KPSR.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 749 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING HOURS...ENDING THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. $$ AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ030>032-090400- /O.CAN.KPSR.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE... COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER 749 PM MST MON APR 8 2013 /749 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING HOURS...ENDING THE THREAT FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. $$ AZZ024-090400- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS... SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD 749 PM MST MON APR 8 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING HOURS. $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Apr 8, 9:19 AM PDT, 4 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 9:19 AM PDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
919 AM MST MON APR 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY...WITH A BRIEF COOLING TREND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH FOR
THE ENTIRE AREA. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POTENTIALLY A
THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...FOCUSED
PRIMARILY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND EAST OF PHOENIX. DRY
WEATHER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CLEARLY EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY THIS MORNING...CENTERED NEAR LAS VEGAS WITH A TRAILING
TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AS OF 16Z.
NEAR-SURFACE GRADIENT HAS ALREADY TIGHTENED UP EVEN SINCE A FEW
HOURS AGO AND NOT SURPRISINGLY...WINDS HAVE STARTED TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE AREA. ONLY OBSERVATION SITE TO REPORT BLOWING DUST AT
THIS POINT IS EL CENTRO /KNJK/...HOWEVER AREA WEB CAMS ARE BEGINNING
TO SHOW HAZY SKIES/SUSPENDED DUST ESPECIALLY ACROSS PINAL COUNTY.
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WITH
WINDS EVENTUALLY PUSHING 30G45KTS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BY 21Z.
THE CURRENT FORECAST INCLUDES A WIND ADVISORY ALONG WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST AND THIS SEEMS MORE THAN REASONABLE AT THIS POINT BASED
ON INCOMING 12Z MODEL DATA. NO CHANGES NEEDED IN THAT DEPARTMENT.
RADAR HAS REALLY LIT UP ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA SINCE 12Z AND
DESPITE RELATIVELY LOW VALUES OF PRECIPITABLE WATER AROUND 0.4
INCHES...THIS IS NOT SURPRISING GIVEN THE STRONG FORCING ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. MODEL SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A
VERY DRY SUB-CLOUD LAYER ACROSS THE LOWER DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON. A
SPRINKLE OR VIRGA IS ABOUT ALL I AM EXPECTING ACROSS THE DESERTS AND
POPS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10-20 PERCENT RANGE. TO THE NORTH AND EAST
OF PHOENIX IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...SUB-CLOUD RH VALUES SHOULD BE
CONSIDERABLY HIGHER AND 30-50 POPS SEEM REASONABLE /AND AGREE WITH
THE 09Z SREF/. MLCAPES ARE NOT FORECAST TO EXCEED 100-200 J/KG TODAY
AND WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO NORTHERN ARIZONA. THUNDER DOES NOT
APPEAR TO BE A MAJOR THREAT TODAY...BUT WILL LEAVE IN THE SLIGHT
CHANCE MENTION JUST IN CASE. COULD SEE A RUMBLE OR TWO OF THUNDER
LATER TODAY BUT THAT\S ABOUT IT.
ALL IN ALL...FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE. JUST A MATTER OF WAITING FOR
THE STRONGEST WINDS TO ARRIVE IN A FEW HOURS.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
MAIN IMPACT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT EFFICIENT MIXING THROUGH 8-10K FT WILL
YIELD WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH IN THE PHOENIX AREA AND PERHAPS
AS HIGH AS 50 MPH IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOW-LEVEL JET ACROSS THE
DUST-PRONE AREAS OF PINAL COUNTY INCLUDING CASA GRANDE AND THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY. JUST TO PROVIDE SOME
CONTEXT...NAEFS STANDARDIZED ANOMALIES ARE AS HIGH AS 4-5 AT 850 MB
AROUND 18Z...INDICATING THAT WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAVE NOT
OCCURRED THIS TIME OF YEAR AT 18Z AT LEAST THROUGH THE CFSR PERIOD
DATING BACK TO 1979. WIND ADVISORIES CONTINUE AREA-WIDE WITH DENSE
BLOWING DUST EXPECTED. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT WINDS WILL
ABATE SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING BEHIND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
STRONG VORTICITY AND JET-FORCED ASCENT WILL MAKE THE MOST OF THE
MOISTURE THAT EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA...GENERALLY AROUND 0.5 INCHES
OF PWAT PER THE LATEST GROUND-BASED PHOENIX SOUNDER. LATEST HI-RES
GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA BEFORE SPREADING
FURTHER SOUTH TOWARDS PHOENIX DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. BEST
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST
OF PHOENIX EARLY THIS EVENING WHERE LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE IS
MAXIMIZED ALONG THE FRONT. LAPSE RATES WILL STEEPEN THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE MID-LEVEL COLD POOL MAKES SOME SOUTHEASTWARD PROGRESS INTO
AZ. HOWEVER...LOW-LEVELS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY RESULTING IN
NEGLIGIBLE SURFACE-BASED AND MLCAPE. SREF CONVECTIVE PROBABILITIES
SUGGEST ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF PHOENIX.
REINFORCING VORT MAXES WILL SLOW THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE LOW
TUESDAY...PROVIDING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR CLOUDS AND ISOLATED
SHOWERS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF PHOENIX. VORTICITY-FORCED
ASCENT WILL BE ABUNDANT AND POPS WERE INCREASED MAINLY NORTH AND
EAST OF GLOBE. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIGNIFICANT AS
WELL...WITH PHOENIX MAX TEMPERATURES ONLY REACHING THE LOWER
70S...THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A MONTH. THE COOLER READINGS WILL
LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY AND FORECAST HIGHS WERE LOWERED A FEW DEGREES.
OPERATIONAL GFS AND ECMWF IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT WEDNESDAY IN
THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING LOW THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. EASTERN
PACIFIC RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN CONUS...RESULTING IN
STEADY HEIGHT RISES AND A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES BY
THURSDAY. A WEAK AND MOISTURE-STARVED TROUGH WILL LIKELY MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY...BUT WITH LITTLE IMPACT IN TERMS OF
SENSIBLE WEATHER. LOWER DESERT HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S
EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...
SOUTH-CENTRAL AZ...INCLUDING KPHX...KIWA...AND KSDL...
OCCASIONAL MORNING EAST DRAINAGE WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO SOUTHERLY
MID MORNING AND W-SWSTRLY HEADINGS BY THE AFTERNOON WHILE INCREASING
IN SPEED FOR THE PHX AREA TERMINALS. STRONG SURFACE WINDS WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20-30KTS WITH GUSTS OF 35-45KTS EXPECTED AFTER
18Z. EXPECT LARGE AREAS OF SUSPENDED DUST TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES FOR
THE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW 10SM BY 18Z AND LOCALLY BELOW 5SM.
MID TO HIGH CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE DAY...BECOMING BROKEN
BETWEEN 8-10KFT WITH FROPA NEAR OR AFTER 08/20Z. LATEST HI-RES
FORECAST MODELS INDICATE TERRAIN BASED SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY DEVELOP
ALONG THE FRONT BACK ACROSS THE PHX METRO AREA AFTER 21Z AND FOR NOW
INCLUDED VCSH FOR KSDL AND KIWA. ELEVATED W-SW WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING NEAR 15KTS UNTIL THE LATE EVENING HOURS.
SOUTHWEST AZ AND SOUTHEAST CA...INCLUDING KIPL AND KBLH...
STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE
FRONT. SUSTAINED W-SW WINDS OF 20-30KTS WITH GUSTS OF 35-45KTS
ANTICIPATED LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING FOR KIPL AND KBLH. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DUE TO LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST/SAND...AS LOW AS 4SM AT TIMES AFTER 08/18Z. STRONG GUSTY WINDS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING INTO THE
10-15KT RANGE OVERNIGHT.
AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS WITH A WARMING TREND THE LATTER HALF OF THIS
WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING WELL ABOVE NORMAL ONCE AGAIN.
ANTICIPATE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT MOST LOCATIONS
WITH MODEST OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. EXPECT BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY...MAINLY SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA...WITH LIGHT WINDS THE REST OF THE WEEK.
&&
.PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AZ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING AZZ020>023-025>028.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
AZZ022>024-027-028.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
AZZ020-021-025-026.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING CAZ031.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
CAZ030>033.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING CAZ030-032-033.
&&
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DISCUSSION...LEINS/HIRSCH
AVIATION...NOLTE/CB
FIRE WEATHER...AJHazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 6:02 AM PDT, 7 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 602 AM MST MON APR 8 2013 AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ030>033-091315- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- 602 AM MST MON APR 8 2013 /602 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SPREADING EAST INTO ARIZONA DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 40 MPH WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SOME MORE EXPOSED WIND PRONE LOCATIONS MAY SEE WINDS GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND PROMOTE THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AZZ024-091315- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 602 AM MST MON APR 8 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 45 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS WITH LOCAL RIDGE TOPS AND GAPS REACHING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 8, 8:44 AM PDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
844 AM MST MON APR 08 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0837 AM NON-TSTM WND GST SEELEY 32.78N 115.68W
04/08/2013 M46 MPH IMPERIAL CA TRAINED SPOTTER
VISIBILITY 2 MILES IN BLOWING DUST
&&
EVENT NUMBER PSR1300036
KINCAIDLocal storm report, Apr 8, 12:16 PM PDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1216 PM MST MON APR 08 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1214 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 ENE GLOBE 33.40N 110.77W
04/08/2013 M60 MPH GILA AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER PSR1300037
MOLocal storm report, Apr 8, 1:34 PM PDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
134 PM MST MON APR 08 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0127 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NW EL CENTRO 32.83N 115.61W
04/08/2013 M58 MPH IMPERIAL CA ASOS
MEASURED AT NAVAL AIR STATION KNJK SUSTAINED 46 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 58 MPH
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EVENT NUMBER PSR1300038
MOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 10:00 AM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PSR | 10 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in California, 2013Every high wind warning in 2013
Sources
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